the title was later vacated, and godfrey won it a second time on 24 august 1931 in toronto, canada when he defeated seal harris, whom he knocked out in the 2nd round. he defended it three more times before losing to obidiah "obie" walker on points in a 10-round fight held in philadelphia on 9 october 1933. in the interim between the two titles, he fought bearcat wright for the "black heavyweight championship" on 19 december 1930 in atlanta, georgia, but the 10-round fight was a draw.