Yilmaz Coskun, 35, is due to appear before magistrates in Barkingside tomorrow in connection with the death of Hidir Aksakal, Metropolitan Police said.
A second man has been charged with murder after a decomposing body was discovered at a woodland beauty spot, police have said.
Yilmaz Coskun, 35, is due to appear before magistrates in Barkingside tomorrow in connection with the death of Hidir Aksakal.
Turkish national Mr Aksakal - also known as Boxer Cetin and Musa Yakut - was found close to Hollow Ponds in Epping Forest, north-east London, on September 9.
Another man, 40-year-old Remzi Akguc, has also appeared at Redbridge Magistrates' Court on suspicion of murdering the 53-year-old. He is due to appear for a plea hearing at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, December 15.
Mr Aksakal lived in Margate, Kent, but had close links to the Green Lanes area of Haringey, north London, where he used to live.
A post-mortem examination revealed he was murdered and detectives say his body could have been in Epping Forest for several weeks.
Another man, 22, was arrested on suspicion of murder and has been released on police bail.
A fourth man was also arrested and released on bail in connection with the investigation.