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Featherweight–Super Featherweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)

Kid Chocolate

"The Cuban Bon Bon"

136
Wins
10
Losses
6
Draws
51
KOs
38%
KO %
Born
1910
Died
1988
Nationality
Cuba
Career
1927–1938

Cuba's first world champion, a dazzling stylist.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1927–1938
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Johnny Cruz · W UD

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  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Pancho Dencio · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  3. Signature fight

    vs Tommy Ryan

    W KO · Broadway Arena , Brooklyn, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  4. Signature fight

    vs Fidel LaBarba

    W MD · New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  5. Milestone

    50th recorded win

    vs Benny Hall · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  6. Milestone

    100th recorded win

    vs Andre Sarilla · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  7. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Nicky Jerome · D PTS. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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Title wins · dates not yet documented

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

Kid Chocolate · Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0
Kid Chocolate · Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0

1 archival photographs under their original licences.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1927-10-22WJohnny CruzUD6Nuevo Fronton, Havana, Cuba
1927-12-17WJose 'Joe' CastilloPTS6Miramar Garden, Havana, Cuba
1928-02-11WJohnny CruzKO5Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba
1928-03-03WKid SotolongoKO1Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba
1928-03-10WAngel DiazKO7Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba
1928-04-07WClemente 'Remache' MoralesTKO4Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba
1928-05-14WKid SaguitaTKO5Gran Stadium, Camaguey, Cuba
1928-06-04WJose 'Joe' CastilloPTS6Havana, Cuba
1928-06-16WPablo BlancoKO5Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba
1928-07-11WEddie EnosTKO3Mitchel Field Arena, Mineola, New York, U.S.
1928-07-25WNick DeSalvoPTS8Mitchel Field Arena, Mineola, New York, U.S.
1928-08-15WJohnny GreenKO6Mitchel Field Arena, Mineola, New York, U.S.
1928-08-25WNick MercerKO3Ridgewood Grove , New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-08-31WMike CastleTKO3Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-09-17WSammy TischPTS10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-10-01WJohnny EricksonPTS10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-10-10WEddie O'DowdPTS10Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-10-29WJoey RossKO1St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-11-03WFrisco GrandeTKO4Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-11-08WPinky SilverbergPTS8St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-11-19WJackie SchweitzerKO6St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-11-24WPinky MayTKO6Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-11-30DJoey ScalfaroPTS10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-12-10WJohnny HelsteinPTS10Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
1928-12-17WEmil PalusoTKO8St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1928-12-22WPancho DencioTKO2Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-03-09WPhil O'DowdKO1Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-03-18WAl RackowKO4Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
1929-03-22WJohnny VaccaTKO9Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1929-04-12WBushy GrahamDQ7New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-04-22WVic BurroneUD10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-04-29WTommy RyanKO1Broadway Arena , Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
1929-05-07WSteve SmithUD10Kingston Armory, Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1929-05-22WFidel LaBarbaMD10New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-06-05WGregorio VidalSD10Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1929-06-18WTerry RothTKO3Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-06-24WJackie JohnstonKO1Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1929-07-10WIgnacio FernandezPTS10Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-07-19WMilton CohenPTS10Playland Stadium, Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-07-30WSteve SmithUD10Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1929-08-07WTommy LorenzoTKO6Mitchel Field Arena, Mineola, New York, U.S.
1929-08-29WAl SingerSD12Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-11-09WJohnny EricksonPTS10Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-11-19WJim El ZairdPTS10Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
1929-11-27WEddie O'DowdKO2St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-12-10WHerman SilverbergKO1Uptown Lenox S.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-12-18WDominick PetronePTS10New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-12-21WJohnny LawsonKO2Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S.
1929-12-24WChick SuggsUD10Nuevo Fronton, Havana, Cuba
1930-02-23WVic BurronePTS10Miramar Garden, Havana, Cuba
1930-03-05WBenny HallPTS10Plant Field, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
1930-03-21WAl RidgewayTKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1930-04-28WJohnny EricksonPTS10Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1930-07-02WDominick PetroneTKO6Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S.
1930-07-10WVic BurroneKO3Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
1930-07-15WLuigi QuadriniPTS10Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
1930-08-07LJack 'Kid' BergSD10Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
1930-10-16WBenny NaborsKO1Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S.
1930-10-27WMickey DoyleKO1Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
1930-11-03LFidel LaBarbaUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1930-12-12LBattling BattalinoUD15Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1931-05-29WGeorge GoldbergTKO7Stauch's Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1931-06-12WSteve SmithPTS10White City Stadium, West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
1931-06-17WMaxie LeinerPTS10Bronx Parkway Arena, White Plains, New York, U.S.
1931-06-29WHarry SankeyPTS10Woodcliff Park, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
1931-07-15WBenny BassTKO7Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1931-10-01WJoey ScalfaroTKO1Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
1931-10-12WSteve SmithPTS10Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
1931-10-21WAl 'Rube' GoldbergTKO3Hollywood Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
1931-10-26WBuck OlivaKO2Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
1931-11-02WLew FeldmanUD10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1931-11-20LTony CanzoneriSD15Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1932-03-06WDominick PetronePTS10Viejo Fronton, Havana, Cuba
1932-04-10WDavey AbadPTS15Arena Polar, Havana, Cuba
1932-05-16WMike SarkoPTS10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1932-05-26WSteve SmithPTS10Belmont Park, Garfield, New Jersey, U.S.
1932-06-01WLew FeldmanUD15Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
1932-06-06WMike SarkoPTS10Bonacker's Stadium, Rensselaer, New York, U.S.
1932-06-16WRoger BernardPTS10Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1932-06-22WJohnny FarrUD10Meyers Bowl, North Braddock Pennsylvania, U.S.
1932-07-18LJack 'Kid' BergMD15Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, New York, U.S.
1932-08-04WEddie SheaUD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1932-08-10WJohnny FarrPTS10Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
1932-09-01WFrankie MarcheseKO4Municipal Stadium, Freeport, New York, U.S.
1932-09-06WSteve SmithUD10Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1932-09-15WFrank FarielloPTS6Municipal Stadium, Freeport, New York, U.S.
1932-10-04WJohnny FarrPTS10Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1932-10-13WLew FeldmanKO12Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1932-11-14WPete NeboPTS10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1932-11-21WEddie ReillyPTS10New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S.
1932-11-29WJohnny AlbaPTS6Jamaica Arena, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
1932-11-30WMaxie LeinerKO1St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1932-12-09WFidel LaBarbaMD15Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1933-05-01WJohnny FarrUD10Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1933-05-19WSeaman Tommy WatsonUD15Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1933-07-15WNic BensaPTS10Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
1933-08-02WFrans MachtensPTS10Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
1933-09-29WNic BensaTKO10Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France
1933-11-01WJoe GhnoulyMD10Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1933-11-24LTony CanzoneriKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1933-12-04WFrankie WallacePTS10Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1933-12-25LFrankie KlickTKO7Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1934-04-16WFrankie WallacePTS10Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1934-04-24DBobby GrayPTS10Forman's Arena, San Jose, California, U.S.
1934-05-11WPete NeboPTS10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1934-05-22DTommy PaulPTS10Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1934-05-29WEmil PalusoTKO7Bakersfield Arena, Bakersfield, California, U.S.
1934-06-28WFrankie MarchesePTS10Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1934-07-31WBuster BrownPTS8Coney Island Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S.
1934-08-17WAndre SarillaKO7Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S.
1934-11-05WJerry MazzaPTS10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1935-01-19WCliff BoykinKO5Plaza de Toros, Maracay, Venezuela
1935-03-17LSimon ChavezPTS10Caracas, Venezuela
1935-07-04WPete NeboPTS10Havana, Cuba
1935-07-06WJohnny EricksonPTS10Ocean View A.A., Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
1935-07-11LPetey HayesUD10Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S.
1935-09-03WKid JacksonKO7Havana, Cuba
1935-11-30WPelon GuerraKO3Arena Polar, Havana, Cuba
1935-12-07LPhil BakerUD10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1936-02-01WAndy MartinPTS10Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba
1936-05-30WLew FeldmanPTS10Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba
1936-07-18WJoey BrownPTS10Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba
1936-09-19WJose SantosPTS10Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba
1936-12-19WJohnny EricksonPTS8Rockland Palace, New York City, New York, U.S.
1936-12-26WAl GillettePTS8Rockland Palace, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-01-07WJoe LaFauciPTS8Star Casino, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-01-13WJohnny EricksonTKO5Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
1937-01-19WTony PaganoTKO4Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
1937-01-28WJohnny MirabellaPTS8Star Casino, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-02-27WJimmy LancasterPTS6Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-03-09DBernie FriedkinPTS8Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
1937-03-18WJoe WoodsKO1Star Casino, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-03-27WAllie TedescoPTS8Rockland Palace, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-04-09WFrankie AnselmPTS10Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
1937-05-25WHenry HookPTS10Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
1937-06-02WAl ReidPTS10Hippodrome, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-06-07WCharley GomerPTS8Dyckman Oval, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-06-15WYoung ChappiePTS8Canarsie Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-06-18WAl GilletteTKO4Ocean View A.A., Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
1937-06-20WJohnny EricksonPTS10Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba
1937-07-02WJoe MarcientePTS8Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, California, U.S.
1937-07-20WYoung ChappiePTS8Canarsie Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-07-27DOrville DrouillardPTS8Braddock Bowl, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
1937-08-02WCharley GomerPTS10Carlin's Park, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
1937-08-13WJoe MarcientePTS10Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-08-16WJimmy TramberiaKO3Hempstead Bowl, Hempstead, New York, U.S.
1937-08-19WJohnny DeFoeUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-09-05WPhil BakerPTS10Estadio Tropical, Havana, Cuba
1937-11-06WYoung ChappiePTS10Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba
1937-12-23WJohnny MirabellaKO4Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba
1938-03-20WFillo EchevarriaPTS10Arena Polar, Havana, Cuba
1938-12-18DNicky JeromePTS10Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba

Showing 152 of 152 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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