Sanchez vs Hammer

Who won Sanchez vs Hammer?

Frank Sanchez beat Christian Hammer by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 1st, 2022, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 100-89, 100-89 in favor of winner Frank Sanchez.

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

This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Luis Ortiz beating Charles Martin for the IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Frank Martin defeated Romero Duno, Jonathan Rice was victorious over Michael Polite Coffie, Geovany Bruzon lost to Lenier Pero, and Gerald Washington was overcome by Ali Eren Demirezen.

Sanchez vs Hammer stats

Back in January 2022, Frank Sanchez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Christian Hammer made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sanchez had a slight advantage in power over Hammer, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Hammer's 62%.

Frank Sanchez was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Sanchez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hammer. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Frank Sanchez and Christian Hammer fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sanchez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 10 months later than Hammer, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 97 fewer professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Hammer's 214.

Frank Sanchez went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Sanchez vs Hammer form

Sanchez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Efe Ajagba on October 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nagy Aguilera on May 8, 2021, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julian Fernandez on December 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Before that, he had won against Brian Howard on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Microsoft Theater, California.

He had beaten Joey Dawejko on March 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Christian Hammer had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Hughie Fury on October 16, 2021, by unanimous decision in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had lost to Luis Ortiz on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Alexander Povetkin on December 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

He had defeated David Price on February 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Olympia, Kensington, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Frank Sanchez had last fought 2 months and 23 days ago, while Christian Hammer's last outing had been 2 months and 16 days ago.

Sanchez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Hammer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Sanchez vs Hammer start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sanchez vs Hammer?

Sanchez vs Hammer was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Fite.tv PPV UK.

What were the odds on Sanchez vs Hammer?

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