Charles Martin (30-4-1, 27) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on April 24, 1986. At the age of 26 years on October 27, 2012, he made his professional boxing debut against Vashawn Tomlin, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 24th career fight at 29 years old, Martin became a heavyweight world champion on January 16, 2016 after defeating Vyacheslav Glazkov via 3rd-round TKO to win the vacant IBF title.
Martin's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Matthew McKinney at age 38 on November 16, 2024. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Charles Martin's best fights have been against Vyacheslav Glazkov, Alexander Flores, Devin Vargas, Gerald Washington, Rafael Pedro and Tom Dallas.
Martin has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | Nov 16, 2024 38 years, 6 months 30-4-1 (27) | Matthew McKinney | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
34  | Jul 1, 2023 37 years, 2 months 29-4-1 (26) | 23 years, 7 months 14-0 (14) | HW | 10 | UD | LOSS |
33  | Sep 4, 2022 36 years, 4 months 29-3-1 (26) | 40 years, 8 months 22-7 (9) | HW | 4 | KO | WIN |
32  | Jan 1, 2022 35 years, 8 months 28-3-1 (25) | 42 years, 9 months 32-2 (27) | HW | 6 | TKO | LOSS |
31  | Feb 22, 2020 33 years, 9 months 28-2-1 (25) | 37 years, 9 months 20-3-1 (13) | HW | 6 | TKO | WIN |
30 | Jul 13, 2019 33 years, 2 months 27-2-1 (24) | Daniel Martz | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
29 | Mar 16, 2019 32 years, 10 months 26-2-1 (23) | Gregory Corbin | HW | 8 | DQ | WIN |
28  | Sep 8, 2018 32 years, 4 months 25-2-1 (23) | 29 years, 5 months 17-0 (14) | HW | 10 | UD | LOSS |
27 | Jul 18, 2017 31 years, 2 months 25-1-1 (23) | Mike Marrone | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
26 | Apr 25, 2017 31 years 24-1-1 (22) | Byron Polley | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
25  | Apr 9, 2016 29 years, 11 months 23-1-1 (21) | 26 years, 5 months 15-0 (15) | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Lost IBF |
24  | Jan 16, 2016 29 years, 8 months 23-0-1 (21) | 31 years, 3 months 21-0-1 (13) | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
23 | Sep 26, 2015 29 years, 5 months 22-0-1 (20) | Vicente Sandez | HW | 3 | KO | WIN |
22 | Apr 25, 2015 29 years 21-0-1 (19) | Tom Dallas | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
21 | Feb 28, 2015 28 years, 10 months 20-0-1 (18) | Raphael Zumbano Love | HW | 10 | KO | WIN |
20 | Jan 9, 2015 28 years, 8 months 19-0-1 (17) | Damon McCreary | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
19 | Jul 23, 2014 28 years, 2 months 18-0-1 (16) | Kertson Manswell | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
18 | May 20, 2014 28 years 17-0-1 (15) | Rafael Pedro | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
17  | Apr 16, 2014 27 years, 11 months 16-0-1 (14) | 23 years, 8 months 14-0 (12) | HW | 4 | KO | WIN |
16 | Mar 1, 2014 27 years, 10 months 15-0-1 (13) | Tyyab Beale | 2 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Feb 6, 2014 27 years, 9 months 14-0-1 (12) | Maurenzo Smith | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
14 | Dec 21, 2013 27 years, 7 months 13-0-1 (11) | Glendy Hernandez | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
13 | Nov 14, 2013 27 years, 6 months 12-0-1 (10) | Joey Dawejko | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
12 | Oct 25, 2013 27 years, 6 months 11-0-1 (9) | Dieuly Aristilde | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Sep 21, 2013 27 years, 4 months 10-0-1 (8) | Vincent Thompson | 6 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jul 19, 2013 27 years, 2 months 9-0-1 (8) | Aaron Kinch | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jun 6, 2013 27 years, 1 months 8-0-1 (7) | Joshua Clark | 6 | UD | WIN | |
8 | May 22, 2013 27 years 7-0-1 (7) | Sylvester Barron | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 30, 2013 26 years, 11 months 6-0-1 (6) | Alvaro Morales | 4 | MD | DRAW | |
6 | Mar 14, 2013 26 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Phillip Triantafillo | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Feb 23, 2013 26 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Anthony Hinson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Feb 1, 2013 26 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Kosetatino Sinoti | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Dec 21, 2012 26 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Terrance Perro | 4 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Nov 17, 2012 26 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Larry Ward | 3 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 27, 2012 26 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Vashawn Tomlin | 1 | KO | WIN |
