Whyte vs Hammer

Who won Whyte vs Hammer?

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

The scorecards were announced as 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

Dillian Whyte stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

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

Dillian Whyte was the same age as Christian Hammer, at 36 years old.

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

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

Whyte was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 year and 6 months later than Hammer, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 185 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 26th November 2022 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on 23rd April 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 27th March 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 22nd August 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

He had beat Mariusz Wach on 7th December 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 2nd July 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Frank Sanchez on 1st January 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 16th October 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 27th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at H Arena, Loire-Atlantique, France.

He had lost to Luis Ortiz on 2nd March 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Christian Hammer made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.