Joyce vs Hammer

Who won Joyce vs Hammer?

Joe Joyce beat Christian Hammer by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, at Wembley Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Jason Cunningham lost to Zolani Tete for the CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight championship, and Mark Chamberlain defeated Marc Vidal.

Joyce vs Hammer stats

Back in July 2022, Joe Joyce stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Christian Hammer made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Joyce had a large advantage in power over Hammer, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Hammer's 63%.

Joe Joyce was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Joyce had a height advantage of 4 inches over Hammer. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Joe Joyce and Christian Hammer fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joyce was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 11 months later than Hammer, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 109 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Hammer's 214.

Joe Joyce went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Joyce vs Hammer form

Joyce had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Carlos Takam on July 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at SSE Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Daniel Dubois on November 28, 2020, by knockout in the 10th round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Church House, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michael Wallisch on July 25, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had won against Bryant Jennings on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Alexander Ustinov on May 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire.

Hammer had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Frank Sanchez on January 1, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Hughie Fury on October 16, 2021, by unanimous decision in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tony Yoka on November 27, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at H Arena, Loire-Atlantique, France.

Before that, he had been beaten by Luis Ortiz on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

He had lost to Alexander Povetkin on December 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joe Joyce had been fighting more than Christian Hammer.

Going into this contest, Joe Joyce had last fought 11 months and 8 days ago, while Christian Hammer's last outing had been 6 months and 1 day ago.

Joyce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Hammer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Joyce vs Hammer start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Joyce vs Hammer?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Joyce vs Hammer?

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