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Total Fights | 36 |
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Wins | 31 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 19 |
KO Losses | 2 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning seven years and 10 months, Leotis Martin fought 36 times with 31 wins and 5 losses.
Martin retired from professional boxing with a record of 31-5. He had a 52.8% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 19 of his total 36 fights being knockout wins. Martin suffered two knockout losses, both of which were in non-title fights.
His last fight was a 9th round KO victory over Sonny Liston on December 6, 1969.
Some of Martin's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Sonny Liston, Alvin Lewis, Karl Mildenberger, Thad Spencer, Sonny Banks, Wendell Newton, and Mariano Echevarria.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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36 | Dec 6, 1969 | 30 | Sonny Liston | Win | KO9 |
35 | Nov 18, 1969 | 30 | Roger Russell | Win | UD |
34 | Oct 28, 1969 | 30 | Wendell Newton | Win | KO7 |
33 | Feb 26, 1969 | 29 | Alvin Lewis | Win | SD |
32 | Nov 26, 1968 | 29 | Alvin Lewis | Win | TKO9 |
31 | Sep 7, 1968 | 29 | Oscar Bonavena | Loss | UD |
30 | May 28, 1968 | 29 | Thad Spencer | Win | TKO9 |
29 | Apr 27, 1968 | 29 | Henry Clark | Loss | MD |
28 | Apr 5, 1968 | 29 | Karl Mildenberger | Win | KO7 |
27 | Nov 27, 1967 | 28 | Roger Russell | Loss | SD |
26 | Aug 5, 1967 | 28 | Jimmy Ellis | Loss | TKO9 |
25 | Jun 6, 1967 | 28 | Billy Daniels | Win | PTS |
24 | May 29, 1967 | 28 | Lee Carr | Win | KO2 |
23 | May 29, 1967 | 28 | Ulric Regis | Win | TKO5 |
22 | Feb 26, 1967 | 27 | Remington Dyanti | Win | TKO3 |
21 | Feb 3, 1967 | 27 | Mariano Echevarria | Win | RTD3 |
20 | Dec 22, 1966 | 27 | Roberto Davila | Win | PTS |
19 | Dec 5, 1966 | 27 | Amos Johnson | Win | KO3 |
18 | Dec 6, 1965 | 26 | Von Clay | Win | PTS |
17 | Oct 14, 1965 | 26 | Curtis Bruce | Win | TKO6 |
16 | May 10, 1965 | 26 | Sonny Banks | Win | KO9 |
15 | Apr 19, 1965 | 26 | Don Warner | Win | KO1 |
14 | Mar 29, 1965 | 26 | Earl Battles | Win | KO3 |
13 | Feb 22, 1965 | 25 | Dave Bailey | Win | PTS |
12 | Apr 20, 1964 | 25 | Dave Russell | Win | PTS |
11 | Feb 25, 1964 | 24 | Allan Harmon | Win | PTS |
10 | Sep 30, 1963 | 24 | Floyd McCoy | Loss | KO2 |
9 | Jul 22, 1963 | 24 | Billy Johnson | Win | KO1 |
8 | Jun 24, 1963 | 24 | Johnny Alford | Win | PTS |
7 | Jun 24, 1963 | 24 | Frank Davis | Win | TKO2 |
6 | Apr 13, 1963 | 24 | Monte Monnie McCoy | Win | TKO4 |
5 | Feb 5, 1963 | 23 | Buddy Moore | Win | PTS |
4 | Dec 18, 1962 | 23 | Joe Washington | Win | PTS |
3 | May 21, 1962 | 23 | German Hernandez | Win | KO1 |
2 | Apr 23, 1962 | 23 | Bob Rutherford | Win | KO4 |
1 | Jan 26, 1962 | 22 | Bobby Warthem | Win | SD |
Leotis Martin (Otis Lee) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Helena, Arkansas, U.S. on March 10, 1939. Martin died on November 20, 1995 at the age of 56 years. His professional boxing career spanned more than 7 years — from 1962 to 1969.
Martin made his professional boxing debut against Bobby Warthem at the age of 22 on January 26, 1962, defeating Warthem via 4 round split decision. He went on to win 8 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 5 wins via stoppage.
Martin had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against fellow American boxer Sonny Liston at 30 years of age, on December 6, 1969. Martin won the fight via 9th round KO.
Although Martin had a total of 36 fights, this fight against Sonny Liston is the sole highlight of his career.
December 6, 1969: Leotis Martin puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Sonny Liston via 9th round KO.
Martin knocked out 19 of his 36 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 52.8%. Of his total 31 wins, 19 of them were via KO (61.3%).