Date | May 18, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | WBC Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
Country | Broadcaster |
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United Kingdom | Sky Sports |
United States | Showtime |