Charles Martin was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on April 24, 1986. He made his professional debut at the age of 26 years on October 27, 2012 against Vashawn Tomlin. Martin defeated Tomlin via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Martin became a world champion at the age of 29 after 23 professional fights. He challenged Vyacheslav Glazkov for the vacant IBF heavyweight title and stopped Glazkov in the 3rd of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Martin's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Jared Anderson at age 37, on July 1, 2023.
Some of Charles Martin's best fights so far have been against Alexander Flores, Vyacheslav Glazkov, Gerald Washington, and Devin Vargas. For a complete list of Martin's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Charles Martin".
Martin has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Charles Martin Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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34 | Jul 01, 2023 | 37 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
33 | Sep 04, 2022 | 36 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
32 | Jan 01, 2022 | 35 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
31 | Feb 22, 2020 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
30 | Jul 13, 2019 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Mar 16, 2019 | 32 | ![]() | win | DQ 8 |
28 | Sep 08, 2018 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
27 | Jul 18, 2017 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
26 | Apr 25, 2017 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Apr 09, 2016 | 29 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
24 | Jan 16, 2016 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
23 | Sep 26, 2015 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
22 | Apr 25, 2015 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
21 | Feb 28, 2015 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
20 | Jan 09, 2015 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
19 | Jul 23, 2014 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
18 | May 20, 2014 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
17 | Apr 16, 2014 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
16 | Mar 01, 2014 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
15 | Feb 06, 2014 | 27 | ![]() | win | RTD 3 |
14 | Dec 21, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
13 | Nov 14, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
12 | Oct 25, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Sep 21, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
10 | Jul 19, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Jun 06, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
8 | May 22, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
7 | Mar 30, 2013 | 26 | ![]() | draw | MD 4 |
6 | Mar 14, 2013 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
5 | Feb 23, 2013 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Feb 01, 2013 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Dec 21, 2012 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
2 | Nov 17, 2012 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
1 | Oct 27, 2012 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
Charles Martin has won 1 world championship in a world-title fight at the heavyweight weight division.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Won | Method | Round |
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1 |
Jan 16, 2016 | Vyacheslav Glazkov | Heavyweight | IBF | TKO | 3 |
Martin has lost 1 world championship in 1 title-defense fight.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Lost | Method | Round |
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1 |
Apr 09, 2016 | Anthony Joshua | Heavyweight | IBF | KO | 2 |