Nick Burley (May 17, 1875 – March 5, 1911) was an American boxer of
Croatian descent (from
Boljenovići,
Pelješac
Pelješac (; Chakavian: ; it, Sabbioncello) is a peninsula in southern Dalmatia in Croatia. The peninsula is part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and is the second largest peninsula in Croatia. From the isthmus that begins at Ston, to the to ...
peninsula) His boxing career 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
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Daily News reported that Burley died of a heart attack on Western Avenue, in Seattle, Washington.
[Cyber Boxing Zone. http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/burley-nick.htm Retrieved Feb. 17, 2006]
See also
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List of bare-knuckle boxers
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People
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
External links
Burley's Record at Cyber Boxing Zone
References
1875 births
1911 deaths
Boxers from Nevada
Bare-knuckle boxers
American people of Croatian descent
American male boxers
Heavyweight boxers
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