Mahmoud Charr
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Real name | Mahmoud Omeirat Charr |
Nickname(s) | Diamond Boy |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
Reach | 77 in (196 cm) |
Nationality |
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Born | Beirut, Lebanon | 10 October 1984
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 36 |
Wins | 32 |
Wins by KO | 18 |
Losses | 4 |
Mahmoud Omeirat Charr[2] (Arabic: محمود عميرات شار; born 10 October 1984), also known as Manuel Charr, is a Lebanese-born German professional boxer of Syrian descent who held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title from November 2017 to January 2021, and challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in 2012.[1] Charr has a knockout-to-win percentage of 56.25%.[3]
Early life[]
Mahmoud started his martial arts career with Thai boxing at the age of 17. Two years later he became the youngest ever German Champion in Muay Thai. In 2005 he became the German Champion and the European Champion in Thai-Boxing at the age of 19. Due to his track record in Thai-Boxing, in 2000 Mahmoud was invited to a training camp for professional boxers at the famous Max Schmeling Gym in Berlin. Here his professional boxing career started under the supervision of the famous German boxing coach Ulli Wegner.
Amateur boxing[]
- 2002 TeutoCup Champion (Germany)
- 2003 District Champion (Germany)
- 2004 Westfahlen Champion (Germany)
- 2004 Western German Champion
Professional boxing[]
After compiling a perfect record of 21-0, Charr fought WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on September 8, 2012 in Moscow, Russia. Charr was knocked down in the second round with a right hook, and he lost the bout by fourth-round technical knockout when it was stopped due to a cut received as a result of Klitschko's punches. Charr strongly protested the stoppage but the decision remained the same, giving Charr the first defeat of his professional career.[4]
Charr defended his WBC International Silver heavyweight title against Yakup Saglam in Galaţi, Romania on February 22, 2013.[5]
He turned up to the post-fight press conference of the David Haye vs. Derek Chisora fight on 14 July 2012 in order to challenge the victorious Haye. Charr and Haye agreed to fight at Manchester Arena on 29 June 2013,[6] but on 14 May, Haye pulled out due to a hand injury sustained in training.[7] Haye went on to agree to fight undefeated Tyson Fury instead on 28 September, but that bout was also cancelled.[8]
Charr improved his record to 26-1 with wins over Oleksiy Mazikin, Dennis Bakhtov and Kevin Johnson, before challenging highly-ranked Alexander Povetkin on 30 May 2014 for the vacant WBC International title in Moscow, Russia. Charr lost the bout by seventh-round knockout, suffering his second career loss.[9]
Charr's fight against Povetkin was the first of five consecutive bouts that subsequently took place in Russia, the last of which was a brutal one-punch fifth-round knockout defeat to Mairis Breidis on 22 August 2015 in Grozny, Chechnya.[10]
After improving to 30-4, Charr faced Alexander Ustinov for the vacant WBA (Regular) title in Oberhausen, Germany on 25 November 2017, and won by unanimous decision.[11] Despite the "Regular" title being secondary to the WBA's "Super" title which at the time was held by Anthony Joshua, the victory nonetheless meant that Charr was the first German heavyweight world champion in 85 years.[12]
A few days before Charr was scheduled to defend his WBA (Regular) title against Fres Oquendo in September 2018, Charr tested positive for drostanolone and trenbolone, and as a result the fight was cancelled.[13]
In January 2021, Charr was stripped of his WBA (Regular) title due to inactivity.[14] More than 3 years since he last fought, Charr returned to the ring on 15 May 2021 and recorded his 32nd career victory, with a second-round knockout of undefeated Christopher Lovejoy.[15]
Personal life[]
In 2015, an altercation at a kebab shop in Essen, Germany led to a drive-by shooting which left Charr shot four times in the abdomen and forced to undergo emergency surgery that night to save his life. Charr was dining with rapper Kay One at the time of the incident, which occurred following an argument with an online troll who had been abusing the boxer for some weeks.[16] The perpetrator, whom Charr identified to police, turned himself in to the police.[17][18] Charr underwent double-hip replacement surgery in May 2017.[19]
Professional boxing record[]
36 fights | 32 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 18 | 3 |
By decision | 13 | 1 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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36 | Win | 32–4 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (12), 1:09 | 15 May 2021 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 31–4 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 25 Nov 2017 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA (Regular) heavyweight title |
34 | Win | 30–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 17 Sep 2016 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA International heavyweight title |
33 | Win | 29–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8), 2:08 | 4 Jun 2016 | ![]() |
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32 | Loss | 28–4 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10), 2:55 | 22 Aug 2015 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 28–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 22 May 2015 | ![]() |
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30 | Loss | 27–3 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | 10 Apr 2015 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 27–2 | ![]() |
RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | 24 Oct 2014 | ![]() |
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28 | Loss | 26–2 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (12), 1:09 | 30 May 2014 | ![]() |
For vacant WBC International heavyweight title |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 12 Apr 2014 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 19 Oct 2013 | ![]() |
Retained WBC International Silver and WBC Mediterranean heavyweight titles; Won vacant WBC CIS and Slovac Boxing Bureau (CISBB) heavyweight titles |
25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (12), 2:10 | 15 Jun 2013 | ![]() |
Retained WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title |
24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 2 (12), 3:00 | 22 Feb 2013 | ![]() |
Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title |
23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 0:44 | 22 Dec 2012 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title |
22 | Loss | 21–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (12), 2:04 | 8 Sep 2012 | ![]() |
For WBC heavyweight title |
21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 30 Mar 2012 | ![]() |
Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 18 Nov 2011 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC International Silver heavyweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
DQ | 1 (6), 1:28 | 3 Sep 2011 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8), 1:16 | 25 Jun 2011 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8), 2:58 | 19 Feb 2011 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
MD | 8 | 4 Dec 2010 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 19 Nov 2010 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10), 2:44 | 9 Jan 2010 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 10 Oct 2009 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8), 0:42 | 6 Jun 2009 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (8), 1:29 | 25 Apr 2009 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 31 May 2008 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 19 Apr 2008 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 5 Apr 2008 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
MD | 8 | 13 May 2006 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 1:35 | 8 Apr 2006 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 0:38 | 28 Jan 2006 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4), 0:40 | 16 Jul 2005 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 11 Jun 2005 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | 28 May 2005 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 14 May 2005 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Manuel Charr - Boxer". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Manuel Charr changes name back to Mahmoud, signs new promoter deal". WorldBoxingNews.com.
- ^ "BoxRec: Mahmoud Charr". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Vitali Klitschko beats Manuel Charr in four rounds". www.bbc.co.uk. 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Alekseev Beats Wilson, Charr KO's Saglam, Hammer Wins - Boxing News". boxingscene.com.
- ^ "David Haye to fight Manuel Charr at Manchester Arena in June". www.bbc.co.uk. 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Haye withdraws from Charr fight". BBC Sport. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Boxing: Tyson Fury fight cancelled after David Haye is advised to". The Independent. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Alexander Povetkin vs. Manuel Charr - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Sukachev, Alexey. "Mairis Briedis With Brutal One Punch KO of Manuel Charr". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (25 November 2017). "Charr decisions Ustinov for vacant WBA title". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ hermesauto (26 November 2017). "Boxing: Lebanon-born Charr beats long odds to end Germany's 85-year wait for a world heavyweight champion". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Boxen: Positiver Dopingtest - WM-Kampf von Weltmeister Charr abgesagt". Spiegel Online. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Charr stripped of WBA heavyweight title, Bryan vs. Stiverne for vacant belt". World Boxing News. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Mahmoud Charr KOs Christopher Lovejoy in curious WBA heavyweight title fight". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Gigney, George. "Manuel Charr hospitalised after being shot - Boxing News". www.boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Suspect in shooting of German boxer Manuel Charr turns himself in". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Germany's boxing star Manuel Charr shot in snack bar". Deccan Chronicle. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Random Hits. "Alexander Ustinov vs Manuel Charr Lands on BoxNation". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
External links[]
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Heavyweight boxers
- Sportspeople from Beirut
- World Boxing Association champions
- World heavyweight boxing champions
- German people of Lebanese descent
- German people of Syrian descent
- Lebanese emigrants to Germany