Povetkin vs Hammer

Who won Povetkin vs Hammer?

Alexander Povetkin beat Christian Hammer by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 15th December 2017 at DIVS in Ekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 119-109, 120-107 in favor of winner Alexander Povetkin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Povetkin vs Hammer stats

Back in December 2017, Alexander Povetkin stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Christian Hammer made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws.

Alexander Povetkin was the older man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

Hammer had 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Alexander Povetkin & Christian Hammer fought out of an orthodox stance.

Povetkin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Hammer, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 264 to Hammer's 214.

Alexander Povetkin went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 6 by the WBO and 11 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Christian Hammer was ranked number 3 by the WBA, 1 by the WBO and 5 by the IBF in the 201lb division.

Povetkin vs Hammer form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Andriy Rudenko on 1st July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Mariusz Wach on 4th November 2015 by technical knockout in the 12th round at Tatneft Arena, Kazan, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had beat Mike Perez on 22nd May 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Luzhniki, Moscow.

Before that, he had won against Carlos Takam on 24th October 2014 by knockout in the 10th round at Luzhniki, Moscow.

He had beat Manuel Charr on 30th May 2014 by knockout in the 7th round at Luzhniki, Moscow.

Hammer had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated David Price on 4th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Olympia, Kensington, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated David Price on 4th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Olympia, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Erkan Teper on 15th October 2016 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Germany, Hamburg.

Before that, he had defeated Michael Sprott on 18th March 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Circus, Bucharest, Romania.

He had beat Sherman Williams on 28th August 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pationoarul Dunarea, Galati.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Alexander Povetkin had last fought 5 months and 14 days ago, while Christian Hammer's last outing had been 10 months and 11 days ago.

Povetkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Hammer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Povetkin vs Hammer start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:10 PM UTC at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:10 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Povetkin vs Hammer?

Povetkin vs Hammer was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Povetkin vs Hammer?

Alexander Povetkin was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Christian Hammer made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.