Charles Martin vs. Anthony Joshua was a professional boxing match contested on 9 April 2016, for the IBF heavyweight championship.

[2] Following the IBF's decision to strip newly crowned unified champion Tyson Fury of their version of the heavyweight championship for failing to agree terms for a fight with mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov, due to contractual obligations to face former unified champion Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch,[3] the IBF ordered a fight between Glazkov and No.

[4] The bout took place on 16 January 2016 at the Barclays Center, New York, with Martin winning via third-round TKO after Glazkov suffered a knee injury and was unable to continue.

Groves dropped Brophy with a right to the liver in the 4th and while Scot just about beat the count, he looked on unsteady legs and referee Howard Foster stopped the contest.

With the win, Groves hoped to land either a fourth shot at a world title or a fight with either Martin Murray or Callum Smith.

Joshua applied minimal pressure, throwing probing jabs to the head and body and the occasional right hand.

In the final 30 seconds, Joshua grazed Martin with a straight right hand which appeared to cause the champion to momentarily stumble.

Martin quickly rose up to his feet as Van Imschoot waved off the fight at 1 minute and 32 seconds, giving Joshua a second-round knockout win to secure the IBF heavyweight title.

[15] The was also just the sixth British born heavyweight champion following Bob Fitzsimmons, Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno, David Haye and Tyson Fury.