Deontay Wilder vs. Dominic Breazeale
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| Date | May 18, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wilder wins via 1st-round KO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deontay Wilder vs. Dominic Breazeale was a professional boxing match contested on May 18, 2019 for the WBC Heavyweight Championship.[1]
Background
[edit]On the evening of May 18, 2019, Wilder defended his WBC heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale, who was ranked #4 by the WBC.[2]
Prior to the fight, Wilder had again made controversial comments about wanting to kill an opponent in the ring, saying he was "trying to get a body on my record", and that "[boxing] is the only sport where you can kill a man and get paid for it at the same time."[3]
This was not the first time Wilder had alluded to killing an opponent, having made similar remarks previously in 2017 about Bermane Stiverne.[4] However, despite the pre-fight animosity, the two men reconciled after the fight's conclusion, with Wilder saying "I've told him [Breazeale] I love him and I want to see him go home to his family".[5]
The fight
[edit]Breazeale was knocked out in the first round with 43 seconds left in the first round. Wilder caught him with a powerful right which sent Breazeale flat on his back and unable to continue with the referee waving off the contest after reaching the ten count.[6][5] This marked his second ever professional loss.[7]
Fight card
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Broadcasting
[edit]| Country | Broadcaster |
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 United Kingdom |
Sky Sports |
 United States |
Showtime |
References
[edit]- ^ "Deontay Wilder vs. Dominic Breazeale". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Wilder vs Breazeale - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Wilder defends 'kill a man' comments". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Gatling, John (November 4, 2017). "Deontay Wilder Wants To Kill Bermane Stiverne". NY FIGHTS. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Wilder knocks out Breazeale in first round". BBC Sport. May 19, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Wilder vs Breazeale: Deontay Wilder blows away Dominic Breazeale to retain his WBC heavyweight crown".
- ^ Christ, Scott (May 18, 2019). "Wilder vs Breazeale results: Deontay Wilder obliterates Dominic Breazeale in first round". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved July 8, 2019.