of 1969, being knocked out by Cuban José Nápoles in thirteen rounds, in Los Angeles. On June 29 the pair had a rematch, in Nápoles' adopted hometown of Mexico City, Mexico, and Nápoles repeated his victory, this time by a tenth round knockout. Cokes had eleven more fights before retiring, winning seven, losing three and drawing in one. His last three fights were in South Africa. He retired after a ten round decision win against Ezra Mnzinyane on October 5 of 1972. Cokes had a record of 62 wins, 14 losses and four draws, with 30 wins by knockout. After boxing Cokes became a trainer after he retired. Some of the fighters he worked with include Quincy Taylor and Ike Ibeabuchi. Cokes also made one film appearance in the year of his retirement. He appeared in the 1972 John Huston film Fat City alongside future Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges and Stacy Keach. In 2003, Cokes was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Death Cokes died at age 82 of heart failure on May 29, 2020. Professional boxing record See also List of world welterweight boxing champions References External links 1937 births 2020 deaths American male boxers African-American boxers 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people Sportspeople from Dallas Boxers from Texas World Boxing Association champions World Boxing Council champions The Ring (magazine) champions Welterweight boxers World welterweight boxing champions International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees