Dillian Whyte vs Christian Hammer, billed as Once Upon a Time in the West, was a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between former WBC interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte and Christian Hammer. The bout took place on 17 March 2024, Saint Patrick's Day at the TF Royal Theatre in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.
| Date | 17 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | TF Royal Theatre, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Whyte defeated Hammer after the third-round by corner retirement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editIt was Whyte's first professional boxing fight in 16 months. He was scheduled to have a rematch against Anthony Joshua but failed a drug test. He told Sky Sports ahead of the fight: "I'm just glad to be back, doing what I love doing. I'm not getting any younger," "Obviously there's a lot of good fights going on. I just want to get back in the mix. I still want to fight all of these guys and show that I'm still one of the best heavyweights around."[1] Whyte last fought Jermaine Franklin at Wembley Arena, London in November 2022.[2][3]
The fight
editWhyte defeated Hammer after the third-round via corner retirement.[4][5] The card also featured the last boxing match of Ray Moylette's career, who fought in his hometown in a victory over Argentine Reuquen Cona Facundo Arce.[6][7] Other matches on the card featured Thomas Carty defeating Pavel Sour, and Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan lost to Sofiane Khati.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Dillian Whyte returns against Christian Hammer in Ireland on St Patrick's Day | Boxing News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Dillian Whyte vs. Christian Hammer: Date, start time, TV channel and live stream | DAZN News US". dazn.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Raj Mahil (8 March 2024). "Dillian Whyte still wants Anthony Joshua rematch, announces comeback fight after failed drugs test". tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "sport/boxing/dillian-whyte-christian-hammer-wbc-wembley-jermaine-franklin-b2514122". The Independent. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Dillian Whyte makes winning return to the ring after going 'through a lot of hell' - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Mayo professional to mark retirement at 'momentous' boxing show | Connaught Telegraph". con-telegraph.ie. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Dillian Whyte joins Castlebar boxing card on St. Patrick's Day at the TF Royal! - sport". Western People. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Whyte makes winning return in Castlebar". rte.ie. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.