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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 Koó), from Dortmund, Germany, (via Novodolinka, Katatānga) 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 Rāmere, January 12, i te tahuri Stone Resort Casino i Verona, New York, on the non-televised undercard of a ShoBox: Ko te Generation New telecast (10 p.m. AND/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.,” tonu ia. “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.. E kore e taea e ahau e tatari hoki January 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, Pākehā (2X) a Russian (6X) amateur champion and 2012 Häkinakina, Elena Savelyeva.
“Christina has all the tools to become a star in the U.S.,” said Dmitriy Salita. “Her skills, personality and appeal outside the ring make Christina a unique and special fighter in the talent-filled middleweight division. Whakapono ana ahau 2018 is going to be a historic year for women’s boxing all over the world.”
Hammer is a technically outstanding boxer, but her outstanding physical strength is what separates her from the rest of the world’s 160-pound fighters. She was voted WBF Female Fighter of the Year in 2011 a 2013; the WBO Female Fighter of the Year in 2013; the BDB Female Boxer of the Year in 2016; the HERQUL Female Boxer of the Year in 2017 and is the only woman in Europe to earn the Diamond Ring of the WBO.
“It is always a pleasure to work with highly professional partners,” said manager Pia of the deal. “I’m confident we have a contract that is good for all parties. Christina is very happy to be fighting in the U.S. It is a dream of hers to be successful over here and she can’t wait to show the U.S. public who Christina Hammer is!”
Tikiti mo te takahanga, whakatairangatia ana e te e Salita Whakatairanga, E tēnei wā i runga i te hoko mo $75 mo te rua rarangi tuatahi o te ringside, $65 mō te toe tūru ringside me ētahi atu katoa utu i $49 a $37, me tetahi utu e hāngai ana. Ka taea te hokona tīkiti i roto i te tangata na roto i te te karanga i te tahuri Stone Resort Pouaka Office i ranei 800.771.7711 online ranei i Ticketmaster.
In the telecast opener Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev (11-0, 11 Koó) Ka fehangahangai hoa tūturu me runga-10 runga Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Koó) o Toledo, Ohio. I roto i te tahi-āhuatanga, Hehe Hernandez (10-1, 7 Koó) ka tango i runga i Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Koó; 1-3 WSB) i roto i te 10-a tawhio noa whā super a'ee.
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