Manuel Charr
| Manuel Charr | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Mahmoud Omeirat Charr |
| Nickname(s) | Diamond Boy |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Born |
10 October 1984 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 35 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 4 |
Manuel Charr (born Mahmoud Omeirat Charr; 10 October 1984, Beirut, Lebanon) is a professional boxer who lives in Germany and is a former WBA (Regular) heavyweight champion. He has challenged once for the WBC title.[1] In 2015, Charr was shot four times in the stomach after confronting an internet troll in a German fast-food restaurant.[2] Charr underwent double-hip replacement surgery in May 2017.[3]
Early life and career
Manuel 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 Manuel 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.[4]
Manuel Charr defended his WBC International Silver heavyweight title against Yakup Saglam in Galaţi, Romania on February 22, 2013.[5]
A few days before a scheduled WBA-Title-fight against Fres Oquendo in September 2018, Charr was positiv tested on Drostanolone and Trenbolone, as a result the fight was cancelled.[6]
Manuel Charr vs David Haye
Charr was due to fight David Haye at Manchester Arena on 29 June 2013.[7] 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
He is of Syrian descent and was born in Lebanon. Manuel has suffered chronic hip pain most of his adult life and has had both hips replaced.
Essen shooting
In 2015, an altercation at a kabab 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 that had been abusing the boxer for some weeks.[8]
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 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 |  |
UD | 12 | 2017-11-25 |  |
Won vacant WBA (Regular) heavyweight title |
| 34 | Win | 30–4 |  |
UD | 10 | 2016-09-17 | |
Won vacant WBA International heavyweight title. |
| 33 | Win | 29–4 |  |
TKO | 7 (8), 2:08 | 2016-06-04 | |
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| 32 | Loss | 28–4 |  |
KO | 5 (10), 2:55 | 2015-08-22 | |
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| 31 | Win | 28–3 |  |
UD | 10 | 2015-05-22 | |
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| 30 | Loss | 27–3 |  |
MD | 10 | 2015-04-10 | |
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| 29 | Win | 27–2 |  |
RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | 2014-10-24 | |
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| 28 | Loss | 26–2 | |
KO | 7 (12), 1:09 | 2014-05-30 | |
For WBC International heavyweight title. |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | |
UD | 10 | 2014-04-12 | |
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| 26 | Win | 25–1 | |
RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 2013-10-19 | |
Won vacant WBC CIS & Slovac Boxing Bureau (CISBB) heavyweight title, retained WBC International Silver, WBC Baltic & WBC Mediterranean heavyweight titles. |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 |  |
KO | 3 (12), 2:10 | 2013-06-15 | |
Retained WBC Baltic & WBC Mediterranean heavyweight titles. |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | |
RTD | 2 (12), 3:00 | 2013-02-22 |  |
Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title. |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 |  |
KO | 1 (12), 0:44 | 2012-12-22 | |
Won vacant WBC Baltic and WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title. |
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | |
TKO | 4 (12), 2:04 | 2012-09-08 | |
For WBC heavyweight title. |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | |
UD | 12 | 2012-03-30 | |
Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title. |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 |  |
RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 2011-11-18 | |
Won vacant WBC International Silver heavyweight title. |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 |  |
DQ | 1 (6), 1:28 | 2011-09-03 | |
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| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  |
TKO | 7 (8), 1:16 | 2011-06-25 | |
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 | |
TKO | 5 (8), 2:58 | 2011-02-19 | |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 | |
MD | 8 | 2010-12-04 | |
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 | |
RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 2010-11-19 | |
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  |
TKO | 10 (10), 2:44 | 2010-01-09 | |
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | |
UD | 10 | 2009-10-10 | |
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 | |
TKO | 3 (8), 0:42 | 2009-06-06 | |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  |
KO | 7 (8), 1:29 | 2009-04-25 | |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | |
UD | 6 | 2008-05-31 | |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | |
UD | 4 | 2008-04-19 | |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | |
UD | 4 | 2008-04-05 | |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  |
MD | 8 | 2006-05-13 | |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  |
KO | 1 (6), 1:35 | 2006-04-08 | |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | |
TKO | 1 (6), 0:38 | 2006-01-28 | |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | |
KO | 2 (4), 0:40 | 2005-07-16 | |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | |
UD | 4 | 2005-06-11 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  |
TKO | 2 (4) | 2005-05-28 |  |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | |
UD | 4 | 2005-05-14 | |
Professional debut. |
References
- 1 2 "Manuel Charr - Boxer". Boxrec.com.
- ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150903/sports-other-sports/article/germany%E2%80%99s-boxing-star-manuel-charr-shot-snack-bar
- ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/alexander-ustinov-vs-manuel-charr-lands-on-boxnation--122754
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Boxen: Positiver Dopingtest - WM-Kampf von Weltmeister Charr abgesagt". Spiegel Online. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ↑ "David Haye to fight Manuel Charr at Manchester Arena in June". www.bbc.co.uk. 28 April 2013.
- ↑ http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/manuel-charr-hospitalised-after-being-shot/
External links
| Sporting positions | ||||
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| 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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