Charr vs Ustinov

Who won Charr vs Ustinov?

Mahmoud Charr beat Alexander Ustinov by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 25th, 2017, at Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The scorecards were announced as 115-111, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Mahmoud Charr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the WBA heavyweight championship of the world.

Charr vs Ustinov stats

Back in November 2017, Mahmoud Charr stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Alexander Ustinov made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Mahmoud Charr was the younger man by 8 years, at 33 years old.

Ustinov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Charr.

Both Mahmoud Charr and Alexander Ustinov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Charr's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Ustinov's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 1 day later than Ustinov, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 222 compared to Ustinov's 193.

Mahmoud Charr went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA at heavyweight.

Alexander Ustinov was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.

Charr vs Ustinov form

Charr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Sefer Seferi on September 17, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Goeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Andrei Mazanik on June 4, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Autohaus Duerkop, Hessen.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mairis Briedis on August 22, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Alex Leapai on May 22, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Luzhniki, Moscow.

He had lost to Johann Duhaupas on April 10, 2015, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Ustinov had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Konstantin Airich on December 12, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Maurice Harris on October 10, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Travis Walker on July 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Chauncy Welliver on December 11, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia.

He had defeated David Tua on November 16, 2013, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mahmoud Charr had been fighting more than Alexander Ustinov.

Going into this contest, Mahmoud Charr had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 8 days ago, while Alexander Ustinov's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 13 days ago.

Charr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Ustinov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Charr vs Ustinov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Charr vs Ustinov?

Charr vs Ustinov was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Charr vs Ustinov?

Mahmoud Charr was a 137/100 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Alexander Ustinov made his way into the ring at 13/20 (-150) with oddsmakers.