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 | Jared Anderson 23 14-0 | loss | UD 10 |
33 | Sep 04, 2022 | 36 | Devin Vargas 40 22-7 | win | KO 4 |
32 | Jan 01, 2022 | 35 | Luis Ortiz 42 32-2 | loss | TKO 6 |
31 | Feb 22, 2020 | 33 | Gerald Washington 37 20-3-1 | win | TKO 6 |
30 | Jul 13, 2019 | 33 | Daniel Martz | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Mar 16, 2019 | 32 | Gregory Corbin | win | DQ 8 |
28 | Sep 08, 2018 | 32 | Adam Kownacki 29 17-0 | loss | UD 10 |
27 | Jul 18, 2017 | 31 | Mike Marrone | win | TKO 1 |
26 | Apr 25, 2017 | 31 | Byron Polley | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Apr 09, 2016 | 29 | Anthony Joshua 26 15-0 | loss | KO 2 |
24 | Jan 16, 2016 | 29 | Vyacheslav Glazkov 31 21-0-1 | win | TKO 3 |
23 | Sep 26, 2015 | 29 | Vicente Sandez | win | KO 3 |
22 | Apr 25, 2015 | 29 | Tom Dallas | win | TKO 1 |
21 | Feb 28, 2015 | 28 | Raphael Zumbano Love | win | KO 10 |
20 | Jan 09, 2015 | 28 | Damon McCreary | win | KO 1 |
19 | Jul 23, 2014 | 28 | Kertson Manswell | win | TKO 3 |
18 | May 20, 2014 | 28 | Rafael Pedro | win | KO 1 |
17 | Apr 16, 2014 | 27 | Alexander Flores 23 14-0 | win | KO 4 |
16 | Mar 01, 2014 | 27 | Tyyab Beale | win | KO 2 |
15 | Feb 06, 2014 | 27 | Maurenzo Smith | win | RTD 3 |
14 | Dec 21, 2013 | 27 | Glendy Hernandez | win | RTD 4 |
13 | Nov 14, 2013 | 27 | Joey Dawejko | win | RTD 4 |
12 | Oct 25, 2013 | 27 | Dieuly Aristilde | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Sep 21, 2013 | 27 | Vincent Thompson | win | UD 6 |
10 | Jul 19, 2013 | 27 | Aaron Kinch | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Jun 06, 2013 | 27 | Joshua Clark | win | UD 6 |
8 | May 22, 2013 | 27 | Sylvester Barron | win | KO 2 |
7 | Mar 30, 2013 | 26 | Alvaro Morales | draw | MD 4 |
6 | Mar 14, 2013 | 26 | Phillip Triantafillo | win | KO 2 |
5 | Feb 23, 2013 | 26 | Anthony Hinson | win | KO 1 |
4 | Feb 01, 2013 | 26 | Kosetatino Sinoti | win | KO 1 |
3 | Dec 21, 2012 | 26 | Terrance Perro | win | KO 4 |
2 | Nov 17, 2012 | 26 | Larry Ward | win | KO 3 |
1 | Oct 27, 2012 | 26 | Vashawn Tomlin | win | KO 1 |