On July 1, 2023, a 37-year-old Charles Martin (29-3-1, 26 KOs) and a 23-year-old Jared Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Martin came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 27 days. Anderson was on a 14-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Jared Anderson defeated Charles Martin via unanimous decision in the 10-round heavyweight fight. Anderson improves his record to 15-0, while Martin adds a loss to his record at 29-4-1.
On January 1, 2022, a 35-year-old Charles Martin (28-2-1, 25 KOs) and a 42-year-old Cuban boxer Luis Ortiz (32-2, 27 KOs) met in the ring.
Martin came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 10 months, and 10 days. Ortiz was on a 1-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 25 days.
Luis Ortiz stopped Charles Martin via TKO in the 6th round. Ortiz improves his record to 33-2 (28 KOs), while Martin adds a loss to his record at 28-3-1.
On September 8, 2018, a 32-year-old Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 KOs) and a 29-year-old Polish boxer Adam Kownacki (17-0, 14 KOs) met in the ring.
Martin came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 21 days. Kownacki was on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 19 days.
Adam Kownacki defeated Charles Martin via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Kownacki improves his record to 18-0, while Martin adds a loss to his record at 25-2-1.
On April 9, 2016, the 29-year-old IBF heavyweight world champion, Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs), faced a 26-year-old British boxer Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Martin came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days. Joshua was on a 15-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 28 days.
Anthony Joshua made very easy work of Charles Martin, stopping the champion via KO in the 2nd. Joshua improves his record to 16-0 (16 KOs), while Martin adds a loss to his record at 23-1-1.