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Nick Burley (born May 17 1875 in Austin Nevada USA – died March 5 1911 in Seattle Washington USA) was an American boxer of Croatian descent (from Boljenovići Pelješac 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 Daily News reported that Burley died of a heart attack on Western Avenue in Seattle Washington.