Charlie Brown (boxer)

Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown 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

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Age	Location	Notes
44	Loss		Sammy Fuentes	KO	2	Jul 9, 1993		Noumea, New Caledonia
43	Loss	26–15–2	Johnny Bizzarro	KO	10	Feb 7, 1993		Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
42	Loss	26–14–2	Tommy Small	TKO	4, 1:00	Oct 10, 1992		Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.
41	Loss	26–13–2	Joseph Alexander	TKO	4	Oct 5, 1989		Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
40	Loss	26–12–2	Donald Gwinn	UD	8	Jul 14, 1989		Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.
39	Loss	26–11–2	Genaro León	KO	2	Jul 23, 1988		Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
38	Loss	26–10–2	Stanley Longstreet	TKO	4, 1:09	Apr 29, 1988		Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
37	Loss	26–9–2	Loreto Garza	TKO	4, 1:09	Feb 12, 1988		Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S.
36	Loss	26–8–2	Tony Martin	TKO	8	Nov 11, 1987		Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
35	Loss	26–7–2	José Luis Ramírez	UD	10	Oct 25, 1986		Zenith Palais, Paris, France
34	Loss	26–6–2	Anthony Williams	MD	8	Sep 30, 1986		Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
33	Win	26–5–2	Nick Parker	PTS	10	Dec 2, 1985		Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
32	Win	25–5–2	Pat Leglise	KO	3	Sep 20, 1985		Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
31	Loss	24–5–2	Tyrone Crawley	MD	12	Jun 5, 1985		Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	For vacant NABF lightweight title
30	Draw	24–4–2	Jorge Nina	PTS	8	Feb 7, 1985		Golden Eagle Caterers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
29	Loss	24–4–1	Cornelius Boza-Edwards	TKO	3, 1:27	Oct 13, 1984		Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.
28	Win	24–3–1	Ezzard Charles Adams	TKO	1, 0:43	Aug 29, 1984		Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
27	Loss	23–3–1	Harry Arroyo	TKO	14, 2:07	Apr 15, 1984		Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Lost IBF lightweight title
26	Win	23–2–1	Melvin Paul	SD	15	Jan 30, 1984		Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Won inaugural IBF lightweight title
25	Win	22–2–1	Ruben Munoz Jr.	KO	1, 1:32	Dec 13, 1983		Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
24	Win	21–2–1	Sammy Matos	TKO	2	Oct 26, 1983		Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
23	Win	20–2–1	Jerome Artis	UD	10	Jun 15, 1983		Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
22	Win	19–2–1	Al Carter	TKO	9	May 5, 1983		Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
21	Win	18–2–1	Gary Gibson	UD	8	Nov 18, 1982		Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S.
20	Win	17–2–1	Marcus Starks	UD	8	Jun 13, 1982		Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
19	Win	16–2–1	Luis Mejias	UD	10	May 16, 1982		Harrah's Marina Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
18	Win	15–2–1	Derrick Cuttino	TKO	6	Mar 27, 1982		Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
17	Win	14–2–1	Quentin Blackman	TKO	1, 0:50	Nov 10, 1981		Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
16	Win	13–2–1	Dexter Smith	TKO	4	Jul 25, 1981		Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
15	Win	12–2–1	Gary Brown	TKO	8, 1:19	Jun 14, 1981		Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
14	Win	11–2–1	Marion Thomas	TKO	1	Mar 28, 1981		Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
13	Loss	10–2–1	Curtis Harris	TKO	4, 1:20	Sep 18, 1980		Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S.
12	Win	10–1–1	Gary Hinton	PTS	10	Jul 3, 1980		Resorts International Rutland Room, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
11	Win	9–1–1	Michael Ross	TKO	6, 1:32	Jun 5, 1980		Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
10	Draw	8–1–1	Greg Netter	PTS	6	Feb 18, 1980		Forum, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.
9	Win	8–1	Elliot Freeman	KO	3	Nov 29, 1979		Alan B. Shepard Civic Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
8	Loss	7–1	Jose Gonzalez	UD	6	Nov 21, 1979		Rockne Hall, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Jerry Strickland	KO	2, 1:25	Nov 8, 1979		Tyndall Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Angel Cruz	PTS	6	Sep 11, 1979		Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Danny Daniels	TKO	1 2:40	Aug 18, 1979		Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Henry Barber	KO	3, 0:43	Jul 31, 1979		Steel Pier Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	C.J. Faison	KO	3, 0:45	May 23, 1979		Starplex Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Cortez Jackson	KO	1, 1:09	May 22, 1979		Forum, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Wayne Dabney	KO	1, 1:30	Apr 10, 1979		The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.