Christina Hammer
German boxer (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christina Hammer (born 16 August 1990) is a German boxer. As a professional, she has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO female middleweight title from 2010 to 2019,[5][6] becoming the youngest boxer to win a WBO world title;[7] the WBC female middleweight title between 2016 and 2018;[8] and the WBO female super-middleweight title in 2013.[9] She also challenged once for the WBO female light-middleweight title in 2014[10] and once for the undisputed female middleweight championship against Claressa Shields in 2019.[11][12][13]
Christina Hammer | |
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Born | Christina Hammer (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 33) |
Nationality | German |
Other names | Lady Hammer[1] Queen of the Middleweight[2] |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light-middleweight Middleweight Super-middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] |
Reach | 71 in (180cm)[4] |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 30 |
Wins | 28 |
Wins by KO | 13 |
Losses | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Medal record |
Since Hammer's victory against Zita Zatyko, she has earned Fighter of the Year by the WBF and WBO;[14] she was awarded BDB's Female Boxer of the Year;[15] and the WBO awarded her with the WBO Diamond Ring for exceptional performance.[16] As of February 2019, Hammer is ranked as the world's second best active female middleweight by The Ring[17] and BoxRec,[18] and the seventh best active female, pound-for-pound, by ESPN.[19]
Hammer is known for her patient and methodical boxing style, wearing her opponents down with jabs and increasingly aggressive follow-up rights.[20][21] Since November 2021 she is signed by Wasserman Boxing and managed by Daniel Todorovic of O1NE Sport GmbH.[22]