Tor Hamer
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Tor Hamer is a US-American boxer from New York best known for winning the National Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...

 2008 at super heavyweight. 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.

Amateur

Hamer was trained at Gleason's Gym
Gleason's Gym
Gleason's is a boxing gym located on the Brooklyn waterfront. Since 1937, when the gym was founded in the Bronx, boxers with their eyes on Olympic glory or a shot at the title have been training at Gleason's. Fighters who trained at the gym include Jake LaMotta, Roberto Durán, Benny "Kid" Paret,...

. At the National Championships he narrowly lost to southpaw and eventual winner Lenroy Thompson
Lenroy thompson
Lenroy Thompson is an American amateur boxer best known to win the US title in 2008 and 2010 and the Golden Gloves 2009 at super heavyweight...

. He beat him in the quarter final of the Golden Gloves avenging his only loss. Hamer is 2:0 against fellow New Yorker Kimdo Bethel
Kimdo Bethel
Kimdo Bethel is a US American Professional boxer in the heavyweight division best known for defeating several stars such as Mike Wilson and...

. His amateur record was 34-1.

Pro

He turned pro for Lou DiBella
Lou DiBella
Louis John DiBella, Jr. is a boxing promoter and television/film producer. He is Founder and CEO of DiBella Entertainment based in New York City...

on October 22, 2008, he made his debut against Joseph Rabotte stopping him in the 2nd round. He is now 11-1 (8).

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