Christian Hammer | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Cristian Ciocan 27 September 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | The Hammer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 198 cm (78 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christian Hammer (born Cristian Ciocan) is a Romanian-German professional boxer who held the WBO European heavyweight title three times between 2012 and 2018.
Ciocan's first coach was Felix Păun.
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 Mariusz Wach and Taras Bidenko. Ciocan won the Won German International Heavyweight title in 2012 from Serdar Uysal, and vacant WBO EU Heavyweight title from Danny Williams.
In 2015, he lost to British future world champion, Tyson Fury for the WBO International Heavyweight title.
He held the WBO European Heavyweight title, which he won from Erkan Teper in 2016.
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. [2]
On November 27, 2020, Hammer faced Tony Yoka. Yoka won the fight in convincing fashion, winning 100-89 across all three scorecards. [3]
On October 16, 2021, Hammer fought Hughie Fury. 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. [4]
| 37 fights | 27 wins | 10 losses |
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| By knockout | 17 | 5 |
| By decision | 10 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 38 | Loss | 27–11 | Dillian Whyte | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 17 Mar 2024 | TF Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Ireland | |
| 37 | Loss | 27–10 | Joe Joyce | TKO | 4 (12), 1:20 | 2 Jul 2022 | Wembley Arena, London, England | For WBC Silver and vacant WBO International heavyweight titles |
| 36 | Win | 27–9 | Drazen Zanjanin | TKO | 1 (8), 2:58 | 28 May 2022 | Die Bucht, Berlin, Germany | |
| 35 | Loss | 26–9 | Frank Sánchez | UD | 10 | 1 Jan 2022 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US | |
| 34 | Loss | 26–8 | Hughie Fury | RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | 16 Oct 2021 | Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 33 | Win | 26–7 | Patryk Kowoll | TKO | 3 (8), 2:18 | 15 May 2021 | Box Gym, Cologne, Germany | |
| 32 | Loss | 25–7 | Tony Yoka | UD | 10 | 27 Nov 2020 | H Arena, Nantes, France | |
| 31 | Win | 25–6 | Saul Farah | TKO | 1 (8), 2:15 | 21 Dec 2019 | Wiking Box Center, Wolgast, Germany | |
| 30 | Loss | 24–6 | Luis Ortiz | UD | 10 | 2 Mar 2019 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US | |
| 29 | Win | 24–5 | Michael Wallisch | KO | 5 (12), 2:18 | 15 Dec 2018 | Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title |
| 28 | Win | 23–5 | Tornike Puritchamiashvili | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 15 Sep 2018 | ECB Boxgym, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 27 | Loss | 22–5 | Alexander Povetkin | UD | 12 | 15 Dec 2017 | DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia | For WBO International and vacant WBA International heavyweight titles |
| 26 | Win | 22–4 | Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf | UD | 12 | 19 May 2017 | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany | Retained WBO European heavyweight title |
| 25 | Win | 21–4 | David Price | TKO | 7 (12), 1:22 | 4 Feb 2017 | Olympia, London, England | Retained WBO European heavyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 20–4 | Erkan Teper | SD | 12 | 15 Oct 2016 | G 18-Halle, Hamburg, Germany | Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 19–4 | Michael Sprott | KO | 1 (10), 1:51 | 18 Mar 2016 | Circul Globus, Bucharest, Romania | |
| 22 | Win | 18–4 | Sherman Williams | UD | 10 | 28 Aug 2015 | Galați Skating Rink, Galați, Romania | |
| 21 | Loss | 17–4 | Tyson Fury | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 28 Feb 2015 | The O2 Arena, London, England | For WBO International heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 17–3 | Irineu Beato Costa Junior | UD | 12 | 31 Oct 2014 | Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany | |
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Konstantin Airich | UD | 10 | 11 Apr 2014 | Universal Hall, Berlin, Germany | |
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Kevin Johnson | UD | 10 | 20 Dec 2013 | Messe, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Leif Larsen | KO | 7 (12), 1:21 | 23 Aug 2013 | Galați Skating Rink, Galați, Romania | Retained WBO European heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | Oleksiy Mazikin | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 22 Feb 2013 | Galați Skating Rink, Galați, Romania | Retained WBO European heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Danny Williams | TKO | 4 (12), 0:57 | 28 Sep 2012 | Sparkassen-Arena, Göttingen, Germany | Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 11–3 | Alexander Kahl | TKO | 1 (10), 1:39 | 30 Mar 2012 | Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany | Retained German International heavyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | Serdar Uysal | TKO | 2 (10), 1:11 | 11 Feb 2012 | Boxsporthalle Braamkamp 1, Hamburg, Germany | Won vacant German International heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 9–3 | Pavol Polakovič | TKO | 2 (8), 1:22 | 18 Nov 2011 | Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany | |
| 11 | Win | 8–3 | Pāvels Dolgovs | UD | 6 | 9 Apr 2011 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 10 | Loss | 7–3 | Taras Bidenko | MD | 6 | 4 Dec 2010 | Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Germany | |
| 9 | Loss | 7–2 | Mariusz Wach | KO | 6 (8), 1:56 | 17 Jul 2010 | Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Germany | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Serdar Uysal | KO | 4 (6) | 5 Jun 2010 | Sportbox, Hamelin, Germany | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Markus Tomala | UD | 6 | 24 Apr 2010 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Remigijus Žiaušys | UD | 6 | 9 Jan 2010 | Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Hans-Joerg Blasko | TKO | 2 (6), 2:32 | 21 Nov 2009 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Jevgēņijs Stamburskis | TKO | 2 (4), 2:28 | 11 Jul 2009 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Aleksandrs Borhovs | TKO | 2 (4), 1:05 | 6 Jun 2009 | Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Nikolay Marinov | UD | 4 | 2 May 2009 | Halle 7, Bremen, Germany | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Robert Gregor | RTD | 1 (4), 3:00 | 1 Nov 2008 | Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany |
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