Kid Chocolate

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo (January 6, 1910 – August 8, 1988), better known as Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxer who enjoyed great success both in the boxing ring and outside it during the 1930s. Chocolate boxed professionally between 1927 and 1938. His record was 136 wins, 10 losses and 6 draws, 51 wins coming by knockout and one no-decision bout, also making Ring magazine's list of boxers with 50 or more career knockout wins. He became a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame alongside Bass, Berg and Canzoneri.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 6, 1910 (Havana), Died August 8, 1988 (Havana)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	BVE-53843	10-in.	6/17/1929	Kid Chocolate	Orquesta Vicente Sigler	Jazz/dance band, with monologue	speaker

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LCNAR: Kid Chocolate, 1910-1988 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84216902

Wikidata: Kid Chocolate - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1740848

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