10 Facts About Manuel Charr

1.

Mahmoud Omeirat Charr, previously known as Manuel Charr, is a German professional boxer who held the WBA heavyweight title from 2017 to 2021, and challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in 2012.

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2.

Manuel 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.

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3.

Manuel Charr strongly protested the stoppage but the decision remained the same, giving Manuel Charr the first defeat of his professional career.

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4.

Manuel Charr defended his WBC International Silver heavyweight title against Yakup Saglam in Galati, Romania on February 22,2013.

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5.

Manuel Charr 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.

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6.

Manuel Charr lost the bout by seventh-round knockout, suffering his second career loss.

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7.

Manuel 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.

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8.

In 2015, an altercation at a kebab shop in Essen, Germany led to a drive-by shooting which left Manuel Charr shot four times in the abdomen and forced to undergo emergency surgery that night to save his life.

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9.

Manuel 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.

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10.

The perpetrator, whom Manuel Charr identified to police, turned himself in to the police.

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