Christian Hammer (born Cristian Ciocan) is a Romanian-German professional boxer who held the

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European

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title three times between 2012 and 2018.

Professional career

Ciocan's first coach was Felix Păun.

Hammer vs. Gregorin

He turned pro in Germany in 2008, but lost against Robert Gregorin his professional debut. He won his next seven fights, but his winning streak was ended in 2010 after losing two fights in a row against

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and

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. Ciocan won the Won German International

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title in 2012 from Serdar Uysal, and vacant

EU Heavyweight title from Danny Williams.

Hammer vs. Fury

In 2015, he lost to British future world champion,

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for the WBO International Heavyweight title.

Hammer vs. Teper

He held the WBO European Heavyweight title, which he won from

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in 2016.

Hammer vs. Ortiz

On March 2, 2019, Hammer fought title contented Luis Ortiz. Ortiz was ranked #3 by the WBC and #8 by the IBF at heavyweight at the time. Ortiz won the fight convincingly, winning 100-90 and 99-91 twice on the scorecards.

Hammer vs. Yoka

On November 27, 2020, Hammer faced Tony Yoka. Yoka won the fight in convincing fashion, winning 100-89 across all three scorecards.

Hammer vs. H. Fury

On October 16, 2021, Hammer fought

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. Fury was ranked #4 by the WBA and #14 by the IBF and heavyweight. Hammer was forced to retire in the fifth round due to injury.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

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2006 Junior World Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsChristian Hammer - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings
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