Mahmoud Charr was born in Beirut, Lebanon on October 10, 1984. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on May 14, 2005 against David Vicena. Charr defeated Vicena via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Charr got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 21 professional fights. On September 8, 2012 Charr challenged Vitali Klitschko's WBC heavyweight title but lost via 4th round TKO.
He became a world champion on November 25, 2017 at the age of 33 years, after by defeating Alexander Ustinov, the then-reining WBA (Regular) heavyweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 35th fight as a professional.
Charr's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Kubrat Pulev at age 40, on December 7, 2024, in which he lost his WBA (Regular) heavyweight title.
Some of Mahmoud Charr's best fights so far have been against Sefer Seferi, Danny Williams, Michael Grant, Alex Leapai, Nuri Seferi, and Kevin Johnson. For a complete list of Charr's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Mahmoud Charr".
Charr has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Mahmoud Charr Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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39 | Dec 07, 2024 | 40 | Kubrat Pulev 43 31-3 | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Dec 21, 2022 | 38 | Nuri Seferi 45 42-10 | win | TKO 2 |
37 | May 28, 2022 | 37 | Nikola Milačić | win | KO 3 |
36 | May 15, 2021 | 36 | Christopher Lovejoy | win | KO 2 |
35 | Nov 25, 2017 | 33 | Alexander Ustinov | win | UD 12 |
34 | Sep 17, 2016 | 31 | Sefer Seferi 37 21-0 | win | UD 10 |
33 | Jun 04, 2016 | 31 | Andrei Mazanik | win | TKO 7 |
32 | Aug 22, 2015 | 30 | Mairis Briedis 30 16-0 | loss | KO 5 |
31 | May 22, 2015 | 30 | Alex Leapai 35 30-6-3 | win | UD 10 |
30 | Apr 10, 2015 | 30 | Johann Duhaupas 34 31-2 | loss | MD 10 |
29 | Oct 24, 2014 | 30 | Michael Grant 42 48-5 | win | RTD 5 |
28 | May 30, 2014 | 29 | Alexander Povetkin 34 26-1 | loss | KO 7 |
27 | Apr 12, 2014 | 29 | Kevin Johnson 34 29-5-1 | win | UD 10 |
26 | Oct 19, 2013 | 29 | Dennis Bakhtov | win | RTD 5 |
25 | Jun 15, 2013 | 28 | Oleksiy Mazikin | win | KO 3 |
24 | Feb 22, 2013 | 28 | Yakup Saglam | win | RTD 2 |
23 | Dec 22, 2012 | 28 | Konstantin Airich | win | KO 1 |
22 | Sep 08, 2012 | 27 | Vitali Klitschko 41 44-2 | loss | TKO 4 |
21 | Mar 30, 2012 | 27 | Taras Bidenko | win | UD 12 |
20 | Nov 18, 2011 | 27 | Marcelo Luiz Nascimento | win | RTD 8 |
19 | Sep 03, 2011 | 26 | Serdar Uysal | win | DQ 1 |
18 | Jun 25, 2011 | 26 | Danny Williams 37 43-9 | win | TKO 7 |
17 | Feb 19, 2011 | 26 | Jonathan Pasi | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Dec 04, 2010 | 26 | Zack Page | win | MD 8 |
15 | Nov 19, 2010 | 26 | Robert Hawkins | win | RTD 5 |
14 | Jan 09, 2010 | 25 | Owen Beck | win | TKO 10 |
13 | Oct 10, 2009 | 25 | Sherman Williams | win | UD 10 |
12 | Jun 06, 2009 | 24 | Ramon Hayes | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Apr 25, 2009 | 24 | Gbenga Oloukun | win | KO 7 |
10 | May 31, 2008 | 23 | Adnan Serin | win | UD 6 |
9 | Apr 19, 2008 | 23 | Edgars Kalnārs | win | UD 4 |
8 | Apr 05, 2008 | 23 | Aleksandrs Selezens | win | UD 4 |
7 | May 13, 2006 | 21 | Pedro Carrion | win | MD 8 |
6 | Apr 08, 2006 | 21 | Radovan Kuca | win | KO 1 |
5 | Jan 28, 2006 | 21 | Stefan Baumann | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Jul 16, 2005 | 20 | Valentin Marinel | win | KO 2 |
3 | Jun 11, 2005 | 20 | Özcan Cetinkaya | win | UD 4 |
2 | May 28, 2005 | 20 | Nandor Kovacs | win | TKO 2 |
1 | May 14, 2005 | 20 | David Vicena | win | UD 4 |