Thor Heimer ( born Tor Hamer , born January 20, 1983 , New York , USA ) - American boxer - professional , performing in the heavy weight category . The winner of the national tournament " Golden Gloves " (2008) in the amateurs.
 Thor Heimer | |
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| general information | |
| Full name | Thor Heimer English Tor hamer |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | January 20, 1983 (36 years) |
| Place of Birth | New York , USA |
| Accommodation | New York , USA |
| Weight category | Heavy weight (over 90.892 kg) |
| Rack | Right-handed |
| Growth | 188 cm |
| Professional career | |
| First fight | October 22, 2008 |
| The last battle | November 24, 2013 |
| Number of battles | 24 |
| Number of wins | 21 |
| Knockout wins | 14 |
| Defeats | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Failed | 0 |
| Amateur career | |
| Number of battles | 35 |
| Number of wins | 34 |
| Number of lesions | one |
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Amateur career
In 2007, he won the Golden Gloves local New York qualifying tournament, having won the final on points (4: 1) of the young local New Yorker Jarrell Miller [1] .
In 2008, Heimer won the US Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship. In the quarter finals of this tournament, taking revenge for the only defeat in the amateur ring, beating compatriot Lenroy Thompson .
In total on the amateur ring, Heimer had 35 fights, 34 of which won.
Professional career
In the professional ring, Heimer made his debut in October 2008 in a heavy weight category.
He held 11 win-win fights, and in May 2010, Heimer entered the ring with an undefeated 35-year-old compatriot, former basketball player, Kelvin Price (6-0). The fight came out very tense, but it was difficult for Hamer to break the distance that Price controlled the jab. The bout came out fairly equal, but a split decision was awarded to Kelvin Price. Heimer suffered his first defeat in the professional ring.
In 2010, Haymer had two more fights and left the ring for more than a year due to injury.
Thor returned in March 2012 , defeated two ranked boxers, and went to the UK to participate in the prestigious Prizefighter tournament.
Heimer, unlike distinguished Kevin Johnson and Albert Sosnowski, was considered an underdog in the tournament, but Thor was able to refute the predictions, and sensationally won the tournament, winning the final on points by former world title challenger Kevin Johnson and became the champion of the Prizefighter tournament [2] .
In October 2012, American Dominic Alexander knocked out in the second round.
On December 22, 2012, Thor Heimer met with the undefeated Ukrainian boxer, Vyacheslav Glazkov . The match did not take place at a very high pace, but Glazkov constantly changed the distance, and in every way took out the American with combinations of punches. Hamer could not oppose the masterful Glazkov. In the interval between the fourth and fifth rounds, Haymer's corner refused to continue the fight. Glazkov won the fourteenth victory in the professional ring, and the tenth premature, and what is remarkable, the seventh victory by refusing to continue the fight [3] [4] .
August 14, 2013 Heimer knocked out in the first round of Curtson Manswell . And on November 24 of the same year, he lost the title fight with a technical decision in the third round to Andy Ruiz .
Notes
- ↑ Ringside Boxing Report: NY Daily News Golden Gloves . Saddoboxing.com. The appeal date is October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Thor Heimer sensationally won the Prizefighter tournament
- ↑ Vyacheslav Glazkov won an early victory over Thor Hamer
- ↑ Vyacheslav Glazkov will meet with Thor Heimer
Links
- Heimer, Thor (eng.) - statistics of professional fights on the site BoxRec