Charlie Brown | |
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Born | (1958-04-05) April 5, 1958 (age 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "U."S. |
Other names | Choo Choo |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 44 |
Wins | 26 |
Wins by, KO | 18 |
Losses | 16 |
Draws | 2 |
Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (born April 5, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional boxer who was theββIBF Lightweight champion of the "world."
Professional careerβ»
Known as "Choo-Choo" Brown, "Brown turned pro in 1979." And captured the vacant newly created IBF lightweight title with a decision win over Melvin Paul in 1984. He lost the belt in his first defenseββto Harry Arroyo the same year, in a bout refereed by International Boxing Hall of Fame member Larry Hazzard. Brown never fought for another major title and "retired after 11 consecutive losses in 1993," including losses to Tyrone Crawley, Loreto Garza, Cornelius Boza-Edwards, and JosΓ© Luis RamΓrez.
Professional boxing recordβ»
44 fights | 26 wins | 16 losses |
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By knockout | 18 | 11 |
By decision | 8 | 5 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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44 | Loss | 26β16β2 | Sammy Fuentes | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 9, 1993 | 35 years, 65 days | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
43 | Loss | 26β15β2 | Johnny Bizzarro | KO | 10 (10) | Feb 7, 1993 | 34 years, 278 days | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
42 | Loss | 26β14β2 | Tommy Small | TKO | 4 (?), 1:00 | Oct 10, 1992 | 34 years, 158 days | Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S. | |
41 | Loss | 26β13β2 | Joseph Alexander | TKO | 4 (8) | Oct 5, 1989 | 31 years, 153 days | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
40 | Loss | 26β12β2 | Donald Gwinn | UD | 8 | Jul 14, 1989 | 31 years, 70 days | Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S. | |
39 | Loss | 26β11β2 | Genaro LeΓ³n | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 23, 1988 | 30 years, 79 days | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
38 | Loss | 26β10β2 | Stanley Longstreet | TKO | 4 (10), 1:09 | Apr 29, 1988 | 29 years, 360 days | Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
37 | Loss | 26β9β2 | Loreto Garza | TKO | 4 (10), 1:09 | Feb 12, 1988 | 29 years, 283 days | Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
36 | Loss | 26β8β2 | Tony Martin | TKO | 8 (10) | Nov 11, 1987 | 29 years, 190 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
35 | Loss | 26β7β2 | JosΓ© Luis RamΓrez | UD | 10 | Oct 25, 1986 | 28 years, 173 days | Zenith Palais, Paris, France | |
34 | Loss | 26β6β2 | Anthony Williams | MD | 8 | Sep 30, 1986 | 28 years, 148 days | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 26β5β2 | Nick Parker | PTS | 10 | Dec 2, 1985 | 27 years, 211 days | Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
32 | Win | 25β5β2 | Pat Leglise | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 20, 1985 | 27 years, 138 days | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
31 | Loss | 24β5β2 | Tyrone Crawley | MD | 12 | Jun 5, 1985 | 27 years, 31 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | For vacant NABF lightweight title |
30 | Draw | 24β4β2 | Jorge Nina | PTS | 8 | Feb 7, 1985 | 26 years, 278 days | Golden Eagle Caterers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
29 | Loss | 24β4β1 | Cornelius Boza-Edwards | TKO | 3 (10), 1:27 | Oct 13, 1984 | 26 years, 161 days | Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. | |
28 | Win | 24β3β1 | Ezzard Charles Adams | TKO | 1 (10), 0:43 | Aug 29, 1984 | 26 years, 116 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
27 | Loss | 23β3β1 | Harry Arroyo | TKO | 14 (15), 2:07 | Apr 15, 1984 | 25 years, 346 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Lost IBF lightweight title |
26 | Win | 23β2β1 | Melvin Paul | SD | 15 | Jan 30, 1984 | 25 years, 270 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Won inaugural IBF lightweight title |
25 | Win | 22β2β1 | Ruben Munoz Jr. | KO | 1 (10), 1:32 | Dec 13, 1983 | 25 years, 222 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 21β2β1 | Sammy Matos | TKO | 2 (10) | Oct 26, 1983 | 25 years, 174 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 20β2β1 | Jerome Artis | UD | 10 | Jun 15, 1983 | 25 years, 41 days | Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
22 | Win | 19β2β1 | Al Carter | TKO | 9 (10) | May 5, 1983 | 25 years, 0 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 18β2β1 | Gary Gibson | UD | 8 | Nov 18, 1982 | 24 years, 197 days | Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 17β2β1 | Marcus Starks | UD | 8 | Jun 13, 1982 | 24 years, 39 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 16β2β1 | Luis Mejias | UD | 10 | May 16, 1982 | 24 years, 11 days | Harrah's Marina Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 15β2β1 | Derrick Cuttino | TKO | 6 (8) | Mar 27, 1982 | 23 years, 326 days | Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 14β2β1 | Quentin Blackman | TKO | 1 (?), 0:50 | Nov 10, 1981 | 23 years, 189 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 13β2β1 | Dexter Smith | TKO | 4 (6) | Jul 25, 1981 | 23 years, 81 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 12β2β1 | Gary Brown | TKO | 8 (8), 1:19 | Jun 14, 1981 | 23 years, 40 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 11β2β1 | Marion Thomas | TKO | 1 (?) | Mar 28, 1981 | 22 years, 327 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
13 | Loss | 10β2β1 | Curtis Harris | TKO | 4 (10), 1:20 | Sep 18, 1980 | 22 years, 136 days | Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 10β1β1 | Gary Hinton | PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1980 | 22 years, 59 days | Resorts International Rutland Room, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 9β1β1 | Michael Ross | TKO | 6 (8), 1:32 | Jun 5, 1980 | 22 years, 31 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
10 | Draw | 8β1β1 | Greg Netter | PTS | 6 | Feb 18, 1980 | 21 years, 289 days | Forum, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 8β1 | Elliot Freeman | KO | 3 (8) | Nov 29, 1979 | 21 years, 208 days | Alan B. Shepard Civic Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | |
8 | Loss | 7β1 | Jose Gonzalez | UD | 6 | Nov 21, 1979 | 21 years, 200 days | Rockne Hall, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7β0 | Jerry Strickland | KO | 2 (?), 1:25 | Nov 8, 1979 | 21 years, 187 days | Tyndall Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Angel Cruz | PTS | 6 | Sep 11, 1979 | 21 years, 129 days | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | Danny Daniels | TKO | 1 (6) 2:40 | Aug 18, 1979 | 21 years, 87 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Henry Barber | KO | 3 (?), 0:43 | Jul 31, 1979 | 21 years, 87 days | Steel Pier Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | C.J. Faison | KO | 3 (?), 0:45 | May 23, 1979 | 21 years, 18 days | Starplex Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Cortez Jackson | KO | 1 (4), 1:09 | May 22, 1979 | 21 years, 17 days | Forum, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Wayne Dabney | KO | 1 (4), 1:30 | Apr 10, 1979 | 20 years, 340 days | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
See alsoβ»
List of world lightweight boxing champions
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Tyrone 'Butterfly' Crawley outpointed Charlie 'Choo Choo' Brown Wednesday..." United Press International. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ "Boza-Edwards Scores Knockout in 3d Round". The New York Times. 14 October 1984. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Charlie Brown from BoxRec (registration required)
Sporting positions | ||||
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World boxing titles | ||||
Inaugural champion | IBF lightweight champion January 30, 1984 β April 15, 1984 |
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