# 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

| 44 fights | 26 wins | 16 losses |
| By knockout | 18 | 11 |
| By decision | 8 | 5 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
| 44 | Loss | 26–16–2 | Sammy Fuentes | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 9, 1993 | 35 years, 65 days | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 43 | Loss | 26–15–2 | Johnny Bizzarro | KO | 10 (10) | Feb 7, 1993 | 34 years, 278 days | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 42 | Loss | 26–14–2 | Tommy Small | TKO | 4 (?), 1:00 | Oct 10, 1992 | 34 years, 158 days | Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 41 | Loss | 26–13–2 | Joseph Alexander | TKO | 4 (8) | Oct 5, 1989 | 31 years, 153 days | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 40 | Loss | 26–12–2 | Donald Gwinn | UD | 8 | Jul 14, 1989 | 31 years, 70 days | Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 39 | Loss | 26–11–2 | Genaro León | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 23, 1988 | 30 years, 79 days | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 38 | Loss | 26–10–2 | Stanley Longstreet | TKO | 4 (10), 1:09 | Apr 29, 1988 | 29 years, 360 days | Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 37 | Loss | 26–9–2 | Loreto Garza | TKO | 4 (10), 1:09 | Feb 12, 1988 | 29 years, 283 days | Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 36 | Loss | 26–8–2 | Tony Martin | TKO | 8 (10) | Nov 11, 1987 | 29 years, 190 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 35 | Loss | 26–7–2 | José Luis Ramírez | UD | 10 | Oct 25, 1986 | 28 years, 173 days | Zenith Palais, Paris, France | |
| 34 | Loss | 26–6–2 | Anthony Williams | MD | 8 | Sep 30, 1986 | 28 years, 148 days | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 26–5–2 | Nick Parker | PTS | 10 | Dec 2, 1985 | 27 years, 211 days | Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 32 | Win | 25–5–2 | Pat Leglise | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 20, 1985 | 27 years, 138 days | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 31 | Loss | 24–5–2 | 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 | 24–4–2 | Jorge Nina | PTS | 8 | Feb 7, 1985 | 26 years, 278 days | Golden Eagle Caterers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 29 | Loss | 24–4–1 | Cornelius Boza-Edwards | TKO | 3 (10), 1:27 | Oct 13, 1984 | 26 years, 161 days | Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. | |
| 28 | Win | 24–3–1 | 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 | 23–3–1 | 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 | 23–2–1 | 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 | 22–2–1 | 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 | 21–2–1 | Sammy Matos | TKO | 2 (10) | Oct 26, 1983 | 25 years, 174 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Jerome Artis | UD | 10 | Jun 15, 1983 | 25 years, 41 days | Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Al Carter | TKO | 9 (10) | May 5, 1983 | 25 years, 0 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Gary Gibson | UD | 8 | Nov 18, 1982 | 24 years, 197 days | Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Marcus Starks | UD | 8 | Jun 13, 1982 | 24 years, 39 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Luis Mejias | UD | 10 | May 16, 1982 | 24 years, 11 days | Harrah's Marina Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Derrick Cuttino | TKO | 6 (8) | Mar 27, 1982 | 23 years, 326 days | Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Quentin Blackman | TKO | 1 (?), 0:50 | Nov 10, 1981 | 23 years, 189 days | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Dexter Smith | TKO | 4 (6) | Jul 25, 1981 | 23 years, 81 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | 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 | 11–2–1 | Marion Thomas | TKO | 1 (?) | Mar 28, 1981 | 22 years, 327 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 13 | Loss | 10–2–1 | Curtis Harris | TKO | 4 (10), 1:20 | Sep 18, 1980 | 22 years, 136 days | Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 10–1–1 | Gary Hinton | PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1980 | 22 years, 59 days | Resorts International Rutland Room, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 9–1–1 | Michael Ross | TKO | 6 (8), 1:32 | Jun 5, 1980 | 22 years, 31 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 10 | Draw | 8–1–1 | Greg Netter | PTS | 6 | Feb 18, 1980 | 21 years, 289 days | Forum, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Elliot Freeman | KO | 3 (8) | Nov 29, 1979 | 21 years, 208 days | Alan B. Shepard Civic Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Jose Gonzalez | UD | 6 | Nov 21, 1979 | 21 years, 200 days | Rockne Hall, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jerry Strickland | KO | 2 (?), 1:25 | Nov 8, 1979 | 21 years, 187 days | Tyndall Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Angel Cruz | PTS | 6 | Sep 11, 1979 | 21 years, 129 days | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Danny Daniels | TKO | 1 (6) 2:40 | Aug 18, 1979 | 21 years, 87 days | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Henry Barber | KO | 3 (?), 0:43 | Jul 31, 1979 | 21 years, 87 days | Steel Pier Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | C.J. Faison | KO | 3 (?), 0:45 | May 23, 1979 | 21 years, 18 days | Starplex Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Cortez Jackson | KO | 1 (4), 1:09 | May 22, 1979 | 21 years, 17 days | Forum, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Wayne Dabney | KO | 1 (4), 1:30 | Apr 10, 1979 | 20 years, 340 days | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |