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Middleweight · United States
Charley Burley 83-12-2, 1 NC 49 KO · 1936–1950
Charley Burley was a middleweight boxer from United States, born Sep 6, 1917. Record 83-12-2, 1 NC with 49 knockouts over 1936–1950. Charley Burley last fought Pilar Bastidas on Jul 22, 1950 and won by PTS over 10 rounds.
Also: تشارلى بورلى · تشارلي بورلي · چارلی بارلی +5 more चार्ली बर्ले · ચાર્લી બર્લી · チャーリー・バーリー · 찰리 벌리 · Charles Duane Burley
Born Sep 6, 1917
Died Oct 16, 1992
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 175 cm
Debut Sep 29, 1936
Career 1936–1950
Rounds boxed 703
KO share 59%
Born in Bessemer, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Titles USA California state middleweight title 1944
Boxerbook rating 1775 ± 333 · inactive since Jul 1950Why here › Confirmed bouts 27 of 98
Career record Record
83-12-2, 1 NC, 49 KOs · 1936–1950
Last result W
Pilar Bastidas
PTS 10/10 · Plaza de Toros de Acho, Lima, 🇵🇪
The record 98 bouts, 1936–1950, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 84-11-2
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 98, Wikipedia (ru) · 2
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Pilar Bastidas
PTS 10/10 · Plaza de Toros de Acho, Lima, 🇵🇪
Burley 82-12-2 · Bastidas —
W
Buddy Hodnett
KO 6/8 · Aragon Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 81-12-2 · Hodnett —
W
Chuck Higgins
KO 1/8 · Aragon Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 80-12-2 · Higgins —
W
Willie Wright
PTS 8/8 · Zivic Arena, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 79-12-2 · Wright —
L
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Burley 79-11-2 · Williams —
W
Lonnie Craft
KO 3/6 · Huntington, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Burley 78-11-2 · Craft —
W
Larry Cartwright
TKO 8/10 · Huntington, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Burley 77-11-2 · Cartwright —
L
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Burley 77-10-2 · Lytell 38-12-4
W
UD 10/10 · Zivic Arena, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 76-10-2 · Lytell 32-10-4
W
Charley Banks
PTS 10/10 · Zivic Arena, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 75-10-2 · Banks —
W
Oakland Billy Smith
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Burley 74-10-2 · Smith —
W
Paulie Peters
TKO 2/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Burley 73-10-2 · Peters —
W
Charley Dodson
TKO 3/10 · Aragon Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 72-10-2 · Dodson —
W
Oakland Billy Smith
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Burley 71-10-2 · Smith —
W
Speedy Duvall
KO 4/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Burley 70-10-2 · Duvall —
W
Dave Clark
KO 1/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Burley 69-10-2 · Clark —
W
UD 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 68-10-2 · Wade 61-11-6
W
Oscar Boyd
KO 2/8 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 67-10-2 · Boyd —
L
UD 12/12 · Civic Stadium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Burley 67-9-2 · Williams 128-20-9
W
Joe Carter
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Burley 66-9-2 · Carter —
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Retained USA California state middleweight title TKO 12/15 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Burley 65-9-2 · Chase 67-14-8
W
Young Gene Buffalo
TKO 5/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Burley 64-9-2 · Buffalo —
W
Frankie Nelson
TKO 7/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Burley 63-9-2 · Nelson —
W
Al Gilbert
TKO 4/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Burley 62-9-2 · Gilbert —
W
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Burley 61-9-2 · Moore 60-8-5
W
Won USA California state middleweight title KO 9/15 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Burley 60-9-2 · Chase 63-11-7
W
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Burley 59-9-2 · Wade 58-7-5
W
Bobby Berger
KO 5/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Burley 58-9-2 · Berger —
W
Bobby Birch
PTS 10/10 · Lane Field, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Burley 57-9-2 · Birch —
NC
NC 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Burley 57-9-2 · Williams 104-15-6
D
PTS 10/10 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Burley 57-9-1 · Hardwick 152-40-7
W
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Burley 56-9-1 · Wade 50-5-5
W
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Burley 55-9-1 · Chase 51-5-5
W
Harvey Massey
TKO 9/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Burley 54-9-1 · Massey —
L
SD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Burley 54-8-1 · Marshall 34-7-2
W
Cecilio Lozada
TKO 2/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Burley 53-8-1 · Lozada —
L
For world colored middleweight title UD 15/15 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Burley 53-7-1 · Williams 96-14-6
W
For vacant world colored middleweight title TKO 9/15 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Burley 52-7-1 · Williams 96-13-6
L
PTS 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 52-6-1 · Charles 23-2-1
W
PTS 10/10 · Crosley Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Burley 51-6-1 · Williams 93-12-6
L
UD 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 51-5-1 · Charles 22-2-1
W
KO 2/10 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Burley 50-5-1 · Wilson —
W
Joe Sutka
KO 4/8 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Burley 49-5-1 · Sutka —
W
Phil McQuillan
KO 1/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Burley 48-5-1 · McQuillan —
W
Cleo McNeal
KO 5/10 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Burley 47-5-1 · McNeal —
W
Jay D Turner
TKO 7/10 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Burley 46-5-1 · Turner —
W
UD 10/10 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Burley 45-5-1 · Williams 91-9-6
W
RTD 6/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Burley 44-5-1 · Hogue —
W
Milo Theodorescu
TKO 4/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Burley 43-5-1 · Theodorescu —
W
TKO 5/10 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Burley 42-5-1 · Burke —
W
TKO 10/10 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Burley 41-5-1 · Hogue —
W
Jerry Hayes
KO 4/10 · City Auditorium, Eau Claire, 🇺🇸
Burley 40-5-1 · Hayes —
W
Ted Morrison
TKO 2/8 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Burley 39-5-1 · Morrison —
W
Antonio Fernandez
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Burley 38-5-1 · Fernandez —
W
Otto Blackwell
PTS 8/8 · Gardens, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Burley 37-5-1 · Blackwell —
W
Young Gene Buffalo
TKO 5/10 · Gardens, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Burley 36-5-1 · Buffalo —
W
Ossie Harris
TKO 9/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 35-5-1 · Harris —
W
Eddie Ellis
TKO 5/8 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Burley 34-5-1 · Ellis —
W
Babe Synnott
TKO 5/8 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 33-5-1 · Synnott —
W
Vince Pimpinella
PTS 10/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Burley 32-5-1 · Pimpinella —
W
PTS 10/10 · Butler Street Sports Arena, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 31-5-1 · Peirce —
L
UD 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 31-4-1 · Bivins 14-0-0
W
Kenny LaSalle
UD 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 30-4-1 · LaSalle —
D
PTS 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 30-4-0 · Abrams 32-3-1
W
Carl Dell
PTS 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Burley 29-4-0 · Dell —
W
Sam Edwards
KO 2/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Burley 28-4-0 · Edwards —
W
Baby Kid Chocolate
TKO 5/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Burley 27-4-0 · Chocolate —
W
Nate Bolden
PTS 10/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 26-4-0 · Bolden —
L
PTS 15/15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Burley 26-3-0 · Williams 64-7-4
W
Mickey Makar
KO 1/10 · Moose Temple, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 25-3-0 · Makar —
W
Jimmy Leto
PTS 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 24-3-0 · Leto —
W
UD 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 23-3-0 · Zivic 83-20-5
L
Jimmy Leto
SD 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 23-2-0 · Leto —
W
Sonny Jones
TKO 7/12 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 22-2-0 · Jones —
W
UD 10/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 21-2-0 · Soose 10-1-0
W
Werther Arcelli
KO 1/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 20-2-0 · Arcelli —
W
Won world colored welterweight title UD 15/15 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 19-2-0 · Hardwick 100-28-5
W
Leon Zorrita
UD 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 18-2-0 · Zorrita —
W
UD 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 17-2-0 · Zivic 60-18-4
W
Mike Barto
TKO 4/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 16-2-0 · Barto —
L
SD 10/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 16-1-0 · Zivic 57-18-4
W
Art Tate
KO 2/6 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 15-1-0 · Tate —
W
Carl Turner
UD 4/4 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 14-1-0 · Turner —
W
Johnny Folio
PTS 4/4 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 13-1-0 · Folio —
W
Tiger Jackson
KO 2/4 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 12-1-0 · Jackson —
L
Eddie Dolan
UD 8/8 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 12-0-0 · Dolan —
W
Sammy Grippe
TKO 6/8 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 11-0-0 · Grippe —
W
Remo Fernandez
TKO 7/8 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 10-0-0 · Fernandez —
W
Mickey O'Brien
PTS 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Burley 9-0-0 · O'Brien —
W
Keith Goodballet
TKO 2/8 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 8-0-0 · Goodballet —
W
Sammy Grippe
PTS 6/6 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 7-0-0 · Grippe —
W
Ray Gray
PTS 6/6 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 6-0-0 · Gray —
W
Johnny Folio
TKO 5/8 · Palisades Rink, McKeesport, 🇺🇸
Burley 5-0-0 · Folio —
W
Ray Collins
TKO 5/8 · Oil City, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Burley 4-0-0 · Collins —
W
Ralph Gizzy
KO 2/8 · K. of C. Hall, Oil City, 🇺🇸
Burley 3-0-0 · Gizzy —
W
Eddie Wirko
TKO 5/6 · Moose Lodge, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 2-0-0 · Wirko —
W
Ralph Gizzy
PTS 6/6 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 1-0-0 · Gizzy —
W
George Liggins
KO 4/4 · Moose Temple, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Burley 0-0-0 · Liggins —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Charley Burley's record? Charley Burley's professional record is 83-12-2, 1 NC with 49 knockouts.
Who did Charley Burley fight last? Charley Burley last fought Pilar Bastidas on Jul 22, 1950 and won by PTS over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 10653 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10653 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.