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Holman Williams 140 lbs lost to Cocoa Kid 142 lbs by MD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1936-03-13
• Location: Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Referee: Johnny Sehrt 4-4
• Judge: Roy Kelly 3-5
• Judge: George Van Kuren 4-5

"It was a fine fight and, although the house seemed fairly evenly divided in its opinion as to who won, everybody agreed he got his money's worth." Cocoa Kid was able to keep Williams at arm's length with a strong left jab. Williams shook Cocoa Kid up in the 4th and 9th round. Reporter Pete Baird had Cocoa winning 5-4-1.

Each fighter was paid about $749

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune