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Promoter Dmitriy Salita proudly announces the signing of undefeated women’s unified world middleweight champion Christina Hammer to a multi-fight promotional contract.
Already a superstar in Europe, “Lady Hammer” (22-0, 10 Uitklophoue), from Dortmund, Duitsland, (via Novodolinka, Kazakhstan) is the current WBC and WBO Middleweight Champion. She has also previously held the WBF Middleweight, as well as WBO and WBF Super Middleweight Championships.
Under Salita’s promotional direction, Hammer will make her United States boxing debut on Vrydag, Januarie 12, by die draai Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, on the non-televised undercard of a ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie uitsending (10 namiddag. EN/PT), featuring unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields’ WBC and IBF title defense against mandatory challenger Tori Nelson. Hammer is scheduled for a 10-round fight, highlights of which will be shown on SHOWTIME.
“I never had any doubt that my manager Harald Pia and I would reach an agreement,” said a happy Hammer of the signing. “I love the U.S.,” Sy het voortgegaan. “If you are successful here, you will be successful everywhere. Since the beginning of my boxing career it has been a dream of mine to fight in the U.S.. Ek kan nie wag vir Januarie 12.”
Hammer joins the Salita Promotions roster that also includes women’s superstar, unified super middleweight champion and two-time gold medalist Claressa Shields, as well as world, Europese (2X) en Russiese (6X) amateur champion and 2012 Olimpiese, Elena Savelyeva.
“Christina has all the tools to become a star in the U.S.,” said Dmitriy Salita. “Her skills, persoonlikheid en beroep buite die ring maak Christina 'n unieke en spesiale vegter in die talent gevul middelgewig-afdeling. Ek glo 2018 gaan 'n historiese jaar vir vroue se boks wees oor die hele wêreld.”
Hammer is 'n tegnies uitstaande bokser, maar haar uitstaande fisiese krag is wat haar skei van die res van die wêreld se 160-pond vegters. Sy is aangewys as WBF Vroulike vegter van die Jaar in 2011 en 2013; die WBO Vroulike vegter van die Jaar in 2013; die BDB Vroulike Boxer van die Jaar in 2016; die HERQUL Vroulike Boxer van die Jaar in 2017 en is die enigste vrou in Europa om die Diamond Ring van die WBO verdien.
“Dit is altyd 'n plesier om te werk met 'n hoogs professionele vennote,” sê bestuurder Pia van die transaksie. “Ek is vol vertroue dat ons 'n kontrak wat goed is vir alle partye. Christina is baie gelukkig om te veg in die VS. Dit is 'n droom van haar om suksesvol te wees oor hier en sy kan nie wag om die VS wys. publiek wat Christina Hammer is!”
Kaartjies vir die geleentheid, wat bevorder word deur Salita Promotions, is tans te koop vir $75 vir die eerste twee rye van ringside, $65 vir oorblywende ringside sitplekke en al die ander kos $49 en $37, plus enige toepaslike fooie. Kaartjies kan gekoop word in persoon of deur die roeping van die draai Stone Resort Box Office by 800.771.7711 of aanlyn by Ticket.
In die uitsending opener Uzbekistan power-ponser Shohjahon Ergashev (11-0, 11 Uitklophoue) sal mede-gesig onoorwonne en bo-10 posisie Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Uitklophoue) van Toledo, Ohio. In die mede-funksie, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Uitklophoue) sal op Ernesto Garza neem (9-2, 5 Uitklophoue; 1-3 WSB) in 'n 10-round super kapokgewig bout.
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