December 25, 2024

Middleweight unification – Christina Hammer and Kali Reis clash in Munich this Saturday

Christina HammerBy Fightnews.com

One of the biggest and best female fights that can be done at the moment will happen this Saturday (November 5th) in Munich, Germany, when WBC World middleweight champion Kali Reis faces unbeaten WBO champ Christina Hammer.
Hammer and Reis met before in May 2015 when the German successfully defended her WBO title by unanimous decision. However, Reis showed that she can hurt her opponent, knocking Hammer down with a solid hook in the tenth and final round.

After this loss, “KO” Kali Reis traveled to Auckland, New Zealand, in April 2016 to win the vacant WBC World Championship by split decision against Maricela Cornejo. Now the 30-year-old native American is looking to avenge the defeat against Hammer. “I will leave Germany a two-time World Champion”, said Reis after arriving in Munich. “I will keep my WBC title and take the WBO belt home over the other shoulder.”

The 26-year-old Hammer who has won 19 of her 20 pro fights (with one no contest) is at least as confident as her opponent, stating: “I know that Kali is strong but we both know that I am stronger. I have held my title for six years now and I will definitely keep it and add the WBC Championship to my collection. I had my eyes on the Green and Gold belt for a very long time and I am very happy that the unification is finally happening.”

The big show featuring Hammer vs. Reis along with the WBC Silver International Supermiddleweight Championship between Avni Yildirim and Schiller Hyppolite is promoted by Alexander Petkovic (Petko’s Box-Promotion) in association with Ahmet Oner (ARENA) and will be broadcasted live on Pay-Per-View by Sky Germany.

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