Anthony Martinez also known as White Chocolate (born 8 January 1999), is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBA–NABA heavyweight title, the IBO Ibero-American heavyweight title, and the WBO Latino cruiserweight title.
Early life He was born in Miami, Florida, into a Cuban family. His father introduced him to boxing in Allapattah, Florida, at the age of 12 years old.
Career
Martinez started participating in amateur boxing at age 12 during which he won state honors, including two Florida golden gloves championships and the Florida State P.A.L championship. At 17, he transitioned to professional boxing, joining Mundo Boxing, led by trainer Pedro Diaz. He is also trained by Cuban boxer Yordanis Despaigne. He debuted professionally on February 24, 2018. He became the WBO Latino champion on March 6, 2021, and successfully defended his title against Christian Galvez.
He was the training partner of Tyron Woodley in Woodley's fight against Jake Paul. He was ranked 15 in the WBO cruiserweight category in 2021 after winning his cruiserweight title against Evert Bravo. He has appeared in videos of rappers El Alfa and Farruko. He became the IBO Ibero-American heavyweight champion on Dec 14, 2024 upon defeating Brayan Santander.
Martinez has taken part in 22 fights, with a record of 20 wins and two losses, with 18 of his 20 wins by knockout. He has fought against Alejandro Berrio, Milton Nunez, Fulgencio Zuniga, Evert Bravo, amongst others during the course of his career. His two losses came from fighting Ismael Ocles and David Light, the former by a four-round split decision in just his second bout, and the latter by a first-round KO.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes22Win20–2Brayan SantanderKO2 (10), 14 Dec 202421Win19–2Francisco Silvens MateoTKO2 (10), 15 Jun 202420Win18–2Carlos Rafael CruzTKO1 (10), 20 Dec 202319Win17–2Jackson dos SantosKO2 (10), 7 Oct 202318Win16–2Epifanio MendozaRTD2 (8), 5 Jul 202317Win15–2Santander Silgado GelezUD103 Mar 202316Win14–2Alejandro BerrioTKO3 (10), 19 Nov 202215Win13–2Deibis BerrocalRTD4 (10), 26 Sep 202214Loss12–2David LightKO1 (10), 31 Oct 202013Win12–1Alejandro Gustavo FalligaTKO1 (8), 11 Feb 202212Win11–1Deivis CasseresKO2 (10), 21 Nov 202111Win10–1Cristian GalvezTKO2 (10), 4 Jun 202110Win9–1Evert BravoTKO3 (10), 6 Mar 20219Win8–1Samuel MillerKO1 (8), 29 Oct 20208Win7–1Milton NúñezKO1 (6), 17 Jan 20207Win6–1Fulgencio ZúñigaUD618 Nov 20196Win5–1Dumar CarrascalRTD2 (6), 21 Sep 20195Win4–1Jose CalyecacKO1 (4), 24 May 20194Win3–1Aneudy Marte RodriguezTKO1 (4), 14 Apr 20193Win2–1Ivan Basurto MonroyTKO1 (4), 2 Feb 20192Loss1–1Ismael OclesSD431 Aug 20181Win1–0Sebastian Palacios RodriguezTKO4 (4)24 Feb 2018
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