Tor Hamer
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States American |
| Born | Tor Hamer January 20, 1983 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | Heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Win by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Tor Hamer (born January 20, 1983) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2013. As an amateur, he won the 2008 National Golden Gloves at super heavyweight.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Raised in Harlem as well as suburban Baltimore, he attended private and charter schools until attending Penn State for his B.A. He has a Harvard-educated father and a Villanova-educated mother, both of whom work in education. He is the grandson of noted civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.[1]
Amateur career
[edit | edit source]Hamer was trained at Gleason's Gym. At the National Championships, he narrowly lost to southpaw and eventual winner Lenroy Thompson. He later beat him in the Golden Gloves quarterfinals to avenge his only loss. His amateur record was 34–1.[2]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]After his Golden Gloves victory in May 2008, Hamer was approached by boxing's premier promoters: Oscar De La Hoya, Don King and Lou DiBella, ultimately signing with DiBella Entertainment.[1]
He made his professional debut on October 22, 2008, defeating Joseph Rabotte via second-round TKO. He suffered his first loss, on points, to undefeated Kelvin Price. In June 2012 he won the second edition of the Prizefighter International Heavyweights, which took place in London. After beating Marcelo Nascimento by unanimous decision and knocking out Tom Dallas (15–2) in 29 seconds, he beat the pre-tournament betting favorite Kevin Johnson (26–1) in the final. Later, however, he lost against Vyacheslav Glazkov[3] and Andy Ruiz by way of forfeit on both occasions.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Team USA profile
- Boxing record for Tor Hamer from BoxRec (registration required) Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Living people
- 1983 births
- African-American boxers
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- Heavyweight boxers
- National Golden Gloves champions
- American male boxers
- Boxers from New York City
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen