Tor Hamer (born January 20, 1983) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2013. As an amateur, he won the 2008 Golden Gloves.
Early life Raised in Harlem as well as suburban Baltimore, he attended private and charter schools until attending Penn State for his B.A. He has a Harvard-educated father and a Villanova-educated mother, both of whom work in education. He is the grandson of noted civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.
Amateur career Hamer was trained at Gleason's Gym. At the National Championships, he narrowly lost to southpaw and eventual winner Lenroy Thompson. He later beat him in the Golden Gloves quarterfinals to avenge his only loss. His amateur record was 34–1.
Professional career After his Golden Gloves victory in May 2008, Hamer was approached by boxing's premier promoters: Oscar De La Hoya, Don King and Lou DiBella, ultimately signing with DiBella Entertainment.
He made his professional debut on October 22, 2008, defeating Joseph Rabotte via second-round TKO. He suffered his first loss, on points, to undefeated Kelvin Price. In June 2012 he won the second edition of the Prizefighter International Heavyweights, which took place in London. After beating Marcelo Nascimento by unanimous decision and knocking out Tom Dallas (15–2) in 29 seconds, he beat the pre-tournament betting favorite Kevin Johnson (26–1) in the final. Later, however, he lost against Vyacheslav Glazkov and Andy Ruiz by way of forfeit on both occasions.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24Loss21–3Andy Ruiz Jr.RTD3 (10), Nov 23, 201323LWin21–2Kertson ManswellTKO1 (8), Aug 14, 201322Win20–2Maurenzo SmithTKO3 (8), May 15, 201321Loss19–2Vyacheslav Glazkov4 (8), Dec 22, 201220Win19–1Dominique AlexanderTKO2 (10), Oct 12, 201219Win18–1Kevin JohnsonUD3Jun 20, 201218Win17–1Tom DallasTKO1 (3), Jun 20, 201217Win16–1Marcelo NascimentoUD3Jun 20, 201216Win15–1Galen BrownUD6Apr 27, 201215Win14–1Dieuly AristildeKO2 (6), Mar 7, 201214Win13–1Demetrice KingUD8Dec 1, 201013Win12–1Terrell NelsonKO1 (6), Oct 6, 201012Loss11–1Kelvin Price6May 15, 201011Win11–0Alexis MejiasUD6Mar 31, 201010Win10–0Mazur AliTKO1 (6), Dec 16, 20099Win9–0Howard JonesTKO1 (6), Oct 2, 20098Win8–0Theron JohnsonUD6Aug 26, 20097Win7–0Marcus Dickerson1 (6), Jul 18, 20096Win6–0Samuel BrownTKO2 (4), May 30, 20095Win5–0Kelsey Arnold4Apr 3, 20094Win4–0Clarence TillmanTKO1 (4)Feb 25, 20093Win3–0Darion MossTKO2 (4), Jan 17, 20092Win2–0Royal BryantTKO1 (4), Dec 4, 20081Win1–0Joseph Rabotte2 (4), Oct 22, 2008
References
External links Team USA profile