Whyte vs Hammer

Who won Whyte vs Hammer?

Dillian Whyte beat Christian Hammer by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Sunday, March 17th, 2024, at TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Dillian Whyte.

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

The undercard featured the clash of O’Sullivan vs Khati.

Whyte vs Hammer stats

Back in March 2024, Dillian Whyte stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Christian Hammer made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws.

Dillian Whyte was the younger man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

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

Both Dillian Whyte and Christian Hammer fought out of an orthodox stance.

Whyte was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 6 months later than Hammer, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 29 fewer professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Hammer's 214.

Whyte vs Hammer form

Whyte had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jermaine Franklin on November 26, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on April 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexander Povetkin on March 27, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

Before that, he had lost to Alexander Povetkin on August 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Mariusz Wach on December 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Hammer had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joe Joyce on July 2, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Frank Sanchez on January 1, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Dillian Whyte had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 20 days ago, while Christian Hammer's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 15 days ago.

Whyte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 8 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 5 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Whyte vs Hammer start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar, Ireland, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Whyte vs Hammer?

Dillian Whyte was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Christian Hammer made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.