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Mahmoud Charr
Born (1984-10-10) 10 October 1984 (age 40)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalitySyrian
German
Other namesDiamond Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins31
Wins by KO17
Losses4

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. He has held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title since 2017 and challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in 2012.[1] In 2015, he was shot four times in the stomach after confronting an internet troll in a German fast-food restaurant.[3] Charr underwent double-hip replacement surgery in May 2017.[4]

Early life and career

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

Charr was slated to fight WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on September 8, 2012 in Moscow, Russia for the WBC Heavyweight Championship.

Charr turned up during the post-fight press conference of the David Haye-Dereck Chisora fight on July 14 (Haye won via TKO in the 5th round) in order to challenge Haye, after promising to defeat Klitschko in September.

Klitschko won the fight via TKO when Charr had to be stopped due to a cut received from Vitali's punches. Charr strongly protested the stoppage but the decision stayed giving Charr the first defeat of his professional career.[5]

Mahmoud Charr defended his WBC International Silver heavyweight title against Yakup Saglam in Galaţi, Romania on February 22, 2013.[6]

A few days before a scheduled WBA Title fight against Fres Oquendo in September 2018, Charr tested positive for Drostanolone and Trenbolone, and as a result the fight was cancelled.[7]

Manuel Charr vs David Haye

Charr was due to fight David Haye at Manchester Arena on 29 June 2013.[8] However, Haye pulled out of the fight due to a hand injury and decided to fight Tyson Fury instead on September 28. That bout was also cancelled.

Personal life

Mahmoud Charr was born in Lebanon in 1984 to a Lebanese mother and a Syrian father. His father died in Lebanese Civil War. In 1989 when he was five years old, he and his family fled to Germany where he grew up in Essen. Now Charr lives in Cologne. He has suffered chronic hip pain most of his adult life and has had both hips replaced.

Essen shooting

In 2015, an altercation at a kebab shop in Essen 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.[9] The perpetrator, whom Charr identified to police, turned himself in to police.[10]

Professional boxing record

35 fights 31 wins 4 losses
By knockout 17 3
By decision 14 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
35 Win 31–4 Russia Alexander Ustinov UD 12 25 Nov 2017 Germany König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Won vacant WBA (Regular) heavyweight title
34 Win 30–4 Albania Sefer Seferi UD 10 17 Sep 2016 Germany EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany Won vacant WBA International heavyweight title
33 Win 29–4 Belarus Andrei Mazanik TKO 7 (8), 2:08 4 Jun 2016 Germany Autohaus Duerkop, Kassel, Germany
32 Loss 28–4 Latvia Mairis Briedis KO 5 (10), 2:55 22 Aug 2015 Russia Akhmat-Arena, Grozny, Russia
31 Win 28–3 Australia Alex Leapai UD 10 22 May 2015 Russia Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, Russia
30 Loss 27–3 France Johann Duhaupas MD 10 10 Apr 2015 Russia Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, Russia
29 Win 27–2 United States Michael Grant RTD 5 (10), 3:00 24 Oct 2014 Russia Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, Germany
28 Loss 26–2 Russia Alexander Povetkin KO 7 (12), 1:09 30 May 2014 Russia Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia For vacant WBC International heavyweight title
27 Win 26–1 United States Kevin Johnson UD 10 12 Apr 2014 Germany Telekom Dome, Bonn, Germany
26 Win 25–1 Russia Dennis Bakhtov RTD 5 (12), 3:00 19 Oct 2013 Germany Messehalle, Leipzig, Germany Retained WBC International Silver, WBC Baltic, and WBC Mediterranean heavyweight titles;
Won vacant WBC CIS, and Slovac Boxing Bureau (CISBB) heavyweight titles
25 Win 24–1 Ukraine Oleksiy Mazikin KO 3 (12), 2:10 15 Jun 2013 Germany Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main, Germany Retained WBC Baltic and WBC Mediterranean heavyweight titles
24 Win 23–1 Germany Yakup Saglam RTD 2 (12), 3:00 22 Feb 2013 Romania Galaţi Skating Rink, Galaţi, Romania Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title
23 Win 22–1 Germany Konstantin Airich KO 1 (12), 0:44 22 Dec 2012 Germany Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany Won vacant WBC Baltic and WBC Mediterranean heavyweight titles
22 Loss 21–1 Ukraine Vitali Klitschko TKO 4 (12), 2:04 8 Sep 2012 Russia Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, Russia For WBC heavyweight title
21 Win 21–0 Ukraine Taras Bidenko UD 12 30 Mar 2012 Germany Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title
20 Win 20–0 Brazil Marcelo Luiz Nascimento RTD 8 (12), 3:00 18 Nov 2011 Germany Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany Won vacant WBC International Silver heavyweight title
19 Win 19–0 Turkey Serdar Uysal DQ 1 (6), 1:28 3 Sep 2011 Germany Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
18 Win 18–0 United Kingdom Danny Williams TKO 7 (8), 1:16 25 Jun 2011 Germany Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany
17 Win 17–0 Germany Jonathan Pasi TKO 5 (8), 2:58 19 Feb 2011 Germany Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
16 Win 16–0 United States Zack Page MD 8 4 Dec 2010 Germany Sport Center, Schwerin, Germany
15 Win 15–0 United States Robert Hawkins RTD 5 (8), 3:00 19 Nov 2010 Germany Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
14 Win 14–0 Jamaica Owen Beck TKO 10 (10), 2:44 9 Jan 2010 Germany Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
13 Win 13–0 United States Sherman Williams UD 10 10 Oct 2009 Germany Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany
12 Win 12–0 United States Ramon Hayes TKO 3 (8), 0:42 6 Jun 2009 Germany Koenig Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Nigeria Gbenga Oloukun KO 7 (8), 1:29 25 Apr 2009 Germany König Palast, Krefeld, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Turkey Adnan Serin UD 6 31 May 2008 Germany Burg-Waechter, Düsseldorf, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Latvia Edgars Kalnārs UD 4 19 Apr 2008 Germany Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Latvia Aleksandrs Selezens UD 4 5 Apr 2008 Germany Burg-Waechter, Düsseldorf, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Cuba Pedro Carrion MD 8 13 May 2006 Germany Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Czech Republic Radovan Kuca KO 1 (6), 1:35 8 Apr 2006 Germany Saaltheater Geulen, Aachen, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Germany Stefan Baumann TKO 1 (6), 0:38 28 Jan 2006 Germany Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Romania Valentin Marinel KO 2 (4), 0:40 16 Jul 2005 Germany Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Turkey Özcan Cetinkaya UD 4 11 Jun 2005 Germany Big Box, Kempten, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Hungary Nandor Kovacs TKO 2 (4) 28 May 2005 Austria Lugner City, Vienna, Austria
1 Win 1–0 Czech Republic David Vicena UD 4 14 May 2005 Germany Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany

References

  1. ^ a b "Manuel Charr - Boxer". Boxrec.com.
  2. ^ "Manuel Charr changes name back to Mahmoud, signs new promoter deal". WorldBoxingNews.com.
  3. ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150903/sports-other-sports/article/germany%E2%80%99s-boxing-star-manuel-charr-shot-snack-bar
  4. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/alexander-ustinov-vs-manuel-charr-lands-on-boxnation--122754
  5. ^ "Vitali Klitschko beats Manuel Charr in four rounds". www.bbc.co.uk. 8 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Alekseev Beats Wilson, Charr KO's Saglam, Hammer Wins - Boxing News". boxingscene.com.
  7. ^ "Boxen: Positiver Dopingtest - WM-Kampf von Weltmeister Charr abgesagt". Spiegel Online. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  8. ^ "David Haye to fight Manuel Charr at Manchester Arena in June". www.bbc.co.uk. 28 April 2013.
  9. ^ http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/manuel-charr-hospitalised-after-being-shot/
  10. ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/news/suspect-shooting-german-boxer-manuel-charr-turns-himself-192234657--box.html
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title WBC International Silver
heavyweight champion
18 November 2011 – July 2014 		Vacant
Title next held by
Edmund Gerber
Vacant
Title next held by
Andrzej Wawrzyk 		WBC Baltic
heavyweight champion
21 December 2012 – June 2013 		Vacant
Title next held by
Artur Szpilka
Vacant
Title last held by
Erkan Teper 		WBC Mediterranean
heavyweight champion
21 December 2012 – March 2014 		Vacant
Title next held by
Agit Kabayel
Vacant
Title last held by
Andrzej Wawrzyk 		WBC CIS & Slovac Boxing Bureau (CISBB)
heavyweight champion
19 October 2013 – July 2015 		Vacant
Title next held by
Apti Davtaev
Vacant
Title next held by
Eugene Hill 		WBA International
heavyweight champion
17 September 2016 – December 2017 		Vacant
Title next held by
Johann Duhaupas
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Ruslan Chagaev 		WBA heavyweight champion
Regular title
25 November 2017 – Present 		Incumbent
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