Charr vs Ustinov

Who won Charr vs Ustinov?

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

The scorecards were announced as 115-111, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Manuel 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, Manuel Charr stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws.

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

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

Ustinov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Charr.

Both Manuel Charr & Alexander Ustinov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Charr's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Ustinov's, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2005, 1 day later than Ustinov, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 210 to Ustinov's 193.

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

Alexander Ustinov was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 201lb 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 beat Sefer Seferi on 17th September 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Goeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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

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

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

He had lost to Johann Duhaupas on 10th April 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 beat Konstantin Airich on 12th December 2015 by knockout in the 5th round at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.

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

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

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

He had defeated David Tua on 16th November 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, Manuel Charr had been fighting more than Alexander Ustinov.

Going to this contest, Manuel 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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?

Manuel 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.