Nick Burley

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Nick Burley
Statistics
Real name	Nicholas Barovich
Rated at	Heavyweight
Nationality	United States Of America
Birth date	May 17, 1875(1875-05-17)
Birth place	Austin, Nevada
Death date	March 5, 1911 (aged 35)
Stance
Boxing record
Total fights	72
Wins	45
Wins by KO	37
Losses	21
Draws	5
No contests	1

Nick Burley (born May 17, 1875 in Austin, Nevada – March 5, 1911 in Seattle, Washington) was an American boxer from 1890 until 1907. In 1902 he defeated Frank "Paddy" Slavin to win the Heavyweight Championship of the Yukon Territory. The March 6, 1911 Tacoma, Washington Daily News reported that Burley died of a heart attack on Western Avenue, in Seattle, Washington.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of bare-knuckle boxers

[edit] External links

• Burley's Record at Cyber Boxing Zone

[edit] References

1. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone. http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/burley-nick.htm Retrieved Feb. 17, 2006