On June 29, 1942, Ezzard Charles (23-2-1, 11 KOs) and Charley Burley (52-6-1, 31 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 10-round bout.
Ezzard Charles is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Burley, 1 month and 4 days ago. Charley Burley is on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Holman Williams, 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ezzard Charles at 99-1 winning odds. Charley Burley really doesn't have much to present against Charles.
In the rematch, Ezzard Charles defeated Charley Burley via points decision in the 10-round fight. Charles improves his record to 24-2-1, while Burley adds a loss to his record at 52-7-1.