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Povetkin vs. Hammer: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Alexander Povetkin (Sasha) and Christian Hammer (The Hammer) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Palace of Sporting Games, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
38
Jun 11, 2005
32-1
6
23 (69.7%)
188 cm
190 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Jul 1, 2017
5m, 14d
6
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Nov 1, 2008
22-4
0
12 (46.2%)
189 cm
189 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
May 19, 2017
6m, 26d
5
WBA
HV
w1
d4
heavyweight
Friday, 15 Dec 2017
Palace of Sporting Games, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Alexander Povetkin vs. Christian Hammer

Date

This fight between Alexander Povetkin and Christian Hammer took place on 15 December, 2017 at the DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Tale of the Tape

At 189 cm, Christian Hammer is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Alexander Povetkin is 188 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Povetkin has longer reach of 190 cm, which is 1 cm longer than Hammer's 189 cm. Povetkin also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Hammer.

Povetkin is coming in to this fight with a record of 32-1 (23 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 14 days ago against Andriy Rudenko, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Andriy Rudenko's boxing career

Hammer comes in with a record of 22-4 (12 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 26 days ago against Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Povetkin will be 38 years and 3 months old. Hammer will be 30 years and 2 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Christian Hammer. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Povetkin vs Hammer.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Christian Hammer may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Povetkin stops Hammer early.

Result

Alexander Povetkin defeated Christian Hammer via 12 round UD. Hammer's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Povetkin advances his win streak to 7. Povetkin is now 33-1, and Hammer 22-5.

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