Lightweight · United States

Charlie Brown

27-20-2 18 KO · 1979–1993

Charlie Brown was a lightweight boxer from United States, born Apr 16, 1958. Record 27-20-2 with 18 knockouts over 1979–1993. World titles: IBF lightweight (1984). Charlie Brown last fought Sammy Fuentes on Jul 9, 1993 and lost by KO in round 2 of 10.

Also: Чарли Браун · تشارلى براون · تشارلي براون
+5 moreچارلی براون · চার্লি ব্রাউন · チャーリー・ブラウン · Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown · チャーリー・ブラウン (ボクサー)
BornApr 16, 1958
Country🇺🇸 United States
StanceOrthodox
Reach183 cm
NicknameChoo Choo
DebutApr 10, 1979
Career1979–1993
Rounds boxed271
KO share67%
Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
TitlesIBF lightweight · 1984
Boxerbook rating1234 ± 241 · inactive since Jul 1993Why here ›
Confirmed bouts7 of 49

Career record

Record
27-20-2, 18 KOs · 1979–1993

Last result

L
Sammy Fuentes 🇵🇷
KO 2/10 · Noumea, New Caledonia
1993-07-09 ›
✓✓ two sources

The record

49 bouts, 1979–1993, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
Sammy Fuentes 🇵🇷
KO 2/10 · Noumea, New Caledonia
Brown 27-19-2 · Fuentes 24-12-1
1993-07-09 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Johnny Bizzarro
KO 10/10 · Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-18-2 · Bizzarro —
1993-02-07 ›
✓ one source
L
Tommy Small
TKO 4 · Clarksburg, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-17-2 · Small —
1992-10-10 ›
✓ one source
L
Joseph Alexander
TKO 4/8 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-16-2 · Alexander —
1989-10-05 ›
✓ one source
L
Donald Gwinn
UD 8/8 · Parkersburg, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-15-2 · Gwinn —
1989-07-14 ›
✓ one source
L
Genaro Léon 🇲🇽
KO 2/10 · Tijuana, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Brown 27-14-2 · Léon 27-2-0
1988-07-23 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Stanley Longstreet
TKO 4/10 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-13-2 · Longstreet —
1988-04-29 ›
✓ one source
L
Loreto Garza 🇺🇸
TKO 4/10 · Arco Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-12-2 · Garza 18-1-1
1988-02-12 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Tony Martin
TKO 8/10 · Resorts International, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-11-2 · Martin —
1987-11-11 ›
✓ one source
L
UD 10/10 · Zenith Palais, Paris, 🇫🇷
Brown 27-10-2 · Ramírez 91-6-0
1986-10-25 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Anthony Williams
MD 8/8 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-9-2 · Williams —
1986-09-30 ›
✓ one source
L
Dave McAuley 🇬🇧
TKO 1/8 · Ulster Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Brown 27-8-2 · McAuley 9-0-2
1986-04-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Greg Haugen 🇺🇸
TKO 1/10 · Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-7-2 · Haugen 13-0-0
1986-01-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Nick Parker
PTS 10/10 · Entertainment Centre, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Brown 26-7-2 · Parker —
1985-12-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Pat Leglise
KO 3/10 · Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Brown 25-7-2 · Leglise —
1985-09-20 ›
✓ one source
L
For vacant NABF lightweight title
MD 12/12 · Resorts International, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 25-6-2 · Crawley —
1985-06-05 ›
✓ one source
D
Jorge Nina
PTS 8/8 · Golden Eagle Caterers, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Brown 25-6-1 · Nina —
1985-02-07 ›
✓ one source
L
TKO 3/10 · Kings Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Brown 25-5-1 · Edwards 40-5-0
1984-10-13 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Harry Arroyo 🇺🇸
For IBF lightweight title
TKO 8/15 · High Stadium, Struthers, 🇺🇸
Brown 25-4-1 · Arroyo 24-0-0
1984-09-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Ezzard Charles Adams
TKO 1/10 · Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 24-4-1 · Adams —
1984-08-29 ›
✓ one source
Show all 49 bouts
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Harry Arroyo 🇺🇸
Lost IBF lightweight title
TKO 14/15 · Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 24-3-1 · Arroyo 23-0-0
1984-04-15 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Melvin Paul
Won inaugural IBF lightweight title
SD 15/15 · Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 23-3-1 · Paul —
1984-01-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Ruben Munoz Jr.
KO 1/10 · Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 22-3-1 · Munoz Jr. —
1983-12-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Sammy Matos
TKO 2/10 · Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 21-3-1 · Matos —
1983-10-26 ›
✓ one source
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Brown 20-3-1 · Escalera 53-13-3
1983-09-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Jerome Artis
UD 10/10 · Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 19-3-1 · Artis —
1983-06-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Carter
TKO 9/10 · Resorts International, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 18-3-1 · Carter —
1983-05-05 ›
✓ one source
L
Duke McKenzie 🇬🇧
TKO 1/6 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Brown 18-2-1 · McKenzie 0-0-0
1982-11-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Gary Gibson
UD 8/8 · Ice World, Totowa, 🇺🇸
Brown 17-2-1 · Gibson —
1982-11-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Marcus Starks
UD 8/8 · Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 16-2-1 · Starks —
1982-06-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Luis Mejias
UD 10/10 · Harrah's Marina Resort, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 15-2-1 · Mejias —
1982-05-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Derrick Cuttino
TKO 6/8 · Civic Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Brown 14-2-1 · Cuttino —
1982-03-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Quentin Blackman
TKO 1 · Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 13-2-1 · Blackman —
1981-11-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Dexter Smith
TKO 4/6 · Resorts International, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 12-2-1 · Smith —
1981-07-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Gary Brown
TKO 8/8 · Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 11-2-1 · Brown —
1981-06-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Marion Thomas
TKO 1 · Resorts International, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 10-2-1 · Thomas —
1981-03-28 ›
✓ one source
L
Curtis Harris
TKO 4/10 · Ice World, Totowa, 🇺🇸
Brown 10-1-1 · Harris —
1980-09-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Gary Hinton 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Resorts International Rutland Room, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 9-1-1 · Hinton 9-0-0
1980-07-03 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Michael Ross
TKO 6/8 · Resorts International, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 8-1-1 · Ross —
1980-06-05 ›
✓ one source
D
Greg Netter
PTS 6/6 · Forum, Upper Darby, 🇺🇸
Brown 8-1-0 · Netter —
1980-02-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Elliot Freeman
KO 3/8 · Alan B. Shepard Civic Center, Virginia Beach, 🇺🇸
Brown 7-1-0 · Freeman —
1979-11-29 ›
✓ one source
L
Jose Gonzalez
UD 6/6 · Rockne Hall, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Brown 7-0-0 · Gonzalez —
1979-11-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Jerry Strickland
KO 2 · Tyndall Armory, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Brown 6-0-0 · Strickland —
1979-11-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Angel Cruz
PTS 6/6 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Brown 5-0-0 · Cruz —
1979-09-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Danny Daniels
TKO 1/6 · Resorts International, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 4-0-0 · Daniels —
1979-08-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Henry Barber
KO 3 · Steel Pier Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Brown 3-0-0 · Barber —
1979-07-31 ›
✓ one source
W
C.J. Faison
KO 3 · Starplex Armory, Washington, 🇺🇸
Brown 2-0-0 · Faison —
1979-05-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Cortez Jackson
KO 1/4 · Forum, Upper Darby, 🇺🇸
Brown 1-0-0 · Jackson —
1979-05-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Wayne Dabney
KO 1/4 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Brown 0-0-0 · Dabney —
1979-04-10 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

1984-01-30 – 1984-04-15

Facts

What is Charlie Brown's record?
Charlie Brown's professional record is 27-20-2 with 18 knockouts.
Who did Charlie Brown fight last?
Charlie Brown last fought Sammy Fuentes on Jul 9, 1993 and lost by KO in round 2 of 10.
Which world titles has Charlie Brown held?
Charlie Brown has held 1 world title reign: IBF lightweight (1984).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 10146 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10146. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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