Top Heavyweight Boxers in the World

Christian Hammer was born Cristian Ciocan in Romania and won World Junior super-heavyweight gold in 2006. He turned professional in 2008 and built his career on the European circuit.

Important wins

Hammer collected the regional WBO European belt against Danny Williams, Erkan Teper and Michael Wallisch. His 2016 decision over unbeaten Teper was followed by a seventh-round stoppage of David Price in February 2017.

He also took difficult assignments against Tyson Fury, Alexander Povetkin, Luis Ortiz and Tony Yoka.

Later heavyweight tests

Hughie Fury stopped him after five rounds in October 2021. Frank Sanchez beat him over ten rounds in January 2022, and Joe Joyce stopped him in the fourth round that July. Defeats to Dillian Whyte and Artem Suslenkov followed in 2024.

Romanian reporting records a second-round knockout of Volodymyr Katsuk in Brașov on October 10, 2025, after two knockdowns. A later listing gives a conflicting points result. His reported record is 28–12 (18 KOs), with no next fight announced.