Education
Raised in Harlem as well as suburban Baltimore, he attended private and charter schools until attending Penn State for his Bachelor of Arts He has a Harvard-educated father and a Villanova-educated mother, both of whom work in education.
Raised in Harlem as well as suburban Baltimore, he attended private and charter schools until attending Penn State for his Bachelor of Arts He has a Harvard-educated father and a Villanova-educated mother, both of whom work in education.
Hamer was trained at Gleason"s Gym. He beat him in the quarterfinal of the Golden Gloves avenging his only loss. Hamer is 2-0 against fellow New Yorker Kimdo Bethel.
His amateur record was 34-1.
He turned pro for Lou DiBella on October 22, 2008, he made his debut against Joseph Rabotte stopping him in the 2nd round. He suffered his first loss, on points, to undefeated Kelvin Price.
After beating Marcelo Luiz 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.
