Charles Martin: record, next fight and profile →
Charles Martin now has one heavyweight title belt. That’s not enough for him. He picked up the International Boxing Federation title this past Saturday, topping Vyacheslav Glazkov by third-round technical knockout to a belt left vacant after being stripped from heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Glazkov lost when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and was unable to continue.
In the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING opener, Charles Martin won the IBF Heavyweight World Championship when Vyacheslav Glazkov suffered a right knee injury in the third round and was unable to continue. The fight was scored a third round TKO (1:50) after Glazkov told referee Earl Brown that he was unable to continue.
Charles Martin’s win over Vyacheslav Glazkov is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, Martin picked up a vacant heavyweight world title with a third-round technical knockout. On the other hand, the victory came as a result of Glazkov suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which meant that Martin didn’t get the satisfaction of having people see the win come at his hands and as a spotlight performance of what he can do in the ring.
In the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING opener, Charles Martin won the IBF Heavyweight World Championship when Vyacheslav Glazkov suffered a right knee injury in the third round and was unable to continue. The fight was scored a third round TKO (1:50) after Glazkov told referee Earl Brown that he was unable to continue.
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - In a battle for the vacant IBF heavyweight title, #1 ranked Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov (21-1-1, 13 KOs) was dropped and was unable to continue in the third, as #3 ranked Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) became a new world champion.
The night was always billed as the first heavyweight fight to take place in Brooklyn in 115 years, though previously served as the tagline for the main event between Deontay Wilder and Artur Szpilka. That honor now belongs to the evening's co-feature, as Vyacheslav Glazkov faces Charles Martin in a vacant title fight. Both bouts air live on Showtime from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (Saturday, 10:00 p.m. ET).
New York, NY- Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov (21-0-1, 13KOs) will have the chance to be a world champion come Saturday night when he faces Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20KOs) for the vacant IBF heavyweight crown at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Coming from the amateur school of boxing in Ukraine, he expected such a chance.
The pre-fight tension continues to exist between Deontay Wilder and Artur Szpilka, though calmer heads helped prevent additional outbursts during Friday's weigh-in ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, which also hosts Saturday's live Showtime-televised action.
New York, New York - Not many people including the man himself, Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20KOs), thought he would be getting a shot at a piece of the heavyweight championship this soon.
BROOKLYN - A dramatic fight week continued Thursday as WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and bruising Polish contender Artur Szpilka participated inthe final press conference before they enter the ring this Saturday, January 16 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center.