Anthony Martinez

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...

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 References External links Boxing record for Anthony Martinez from BoxRec (registration required)