Charlie Brown (boxer)

Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (born April 5, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional boxer who was the IBF Lightweight champion of the world.

Professional career 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 defense to 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 José Luis Ramírez.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateAgeLocationNotes44LossSammy FuentesKO2 (10)Jul 9, 199343Loss26–15–2Johnny BizzarroKO10 (10)Feb 7, 199342Loss26–14–2Tommy SmallTKO4 (?), Oct 10, 199241Loss26–13–2Joseph AlexanderTKO4 (8)Oct 5, 198940Loss26–12–2Donald GwinnUD8Jul 14, 198939Loss26–11–2Genaro LeónKO2 (10)Jul 23, 198838Loss26–10–2Stanley LongstreetTKO4 (10), Apr 29, 198837Loss26–9–2Loreto GarzaTKO4 (10), Feb 12, 198836Loss26–8–2Tony MartinTKO8 (10)Nov 11, 198735Loss26–7–2José Luis RamírezUD10Oct 25, 198634Loss26–6–2Anthony WilliamsMD8Sep 30, 198633Win26–5–2Nick ParkerPTS10Dec 2, 198532Win25–5–2Pat LegliseKO3 (10)Sep 20, 198531Loss24–5–2Tyrone CrawleyMD12Jun 5, 198530Draw24–4–2Jorge NinaPTS8Feb 7, 198529Loss24–4–1Cornelius Boza-EdwardsTKO3 (10), Oct 13, 198428Win24–3–1Ezzard Charles AdamsTKO1 (10), Aug 29, 198427Loss23–3–1Harry ArroyoTKO14 (15), Apr 15, 198426Win23–2–1Melvin PaulSD15Jan 30, 1984 25Win22–2–1Ruben Munoz Jr.KO1 (10), Dec 13, 198324Win21–2–1Sammy MatosTKO2 (10)Oct 26, 198323Win20–2–1Jerome ArtisUD10Jun 15, 198322Win19–2–1Al CarterTKO9 (10)May 5, 198321Win18–2–1Gary GibsonUD8Nov 18, 198220Win17–2–1Marcus StarksUD8Jun 13, 198219Win16–2–1Luis MejiasUD10May 16, 198218Win15–2–1Derrick CuttinoTKO6 (8)Mar 27, 198217Win14–2–1Quentin BlackmanTKO1 (?), Nov 10, 198116Win13–2–1Dexter SmithTKO4 (6)Jul 25, 198115Win12–2–1Gary BrownTKO8 (8), Jun 14, 198114Win11–2–1Marion ThomasTKO1 (?)Mar 28, 198113Loss10–2–1Curtis HarrisTKO4 (10), Sep 18, 198012Win10–1–1Gary HintonPTS10Jul 3, 198011Win9–1–1Michael RossTKO6 (8), Jun 5, 198010Draw8–1–1Greg NetterPTS6Feb 18, 19809Win8–1Elliot FreemanKO3 (8)Nov 29, 19798Loss7–1Jose GonzalezUD6Nov 21, 19797Win7–0Jerry StricklandKO2 (?), Nov 8, 19796Win6–0Angel CruzPTS6Sep 11, 19795Win5–0Danny DanielsTKO1 (6) Aug 18, 19794Win4–0Henry BarberKO3 (?), Jul 31, 19793Win3–0C.J. FaisonKO3 (?), May 23, 19792Win2–0Cortez JacksonKO1 (4), May 22, 19791Win1–0Wayne DabneyKO1 (4), Apr 10, 1979

See also List of world lightweight boxing champions

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