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БРООКЛИН (Мај 19, 2019) – ВБЦ Хеавивеигхт Светски шампион Деонтаи “Бронза бомбардер” Вилдер delivered the 40тх knockout of his career in devastating fashion Saturday night, sending mandatory challenger Доминиц “Невоља” Бреазеалеflat on his back with a trademark right hand in front of a raucous crowd at Barclays Center, дом БРООКЛИН БОКСИНГ ™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Successfully defending his belt for the ninth time, Wilder joins illustrious company alongside Hall of Famers Joe Louis, Мухамед Али, Mike Tyson and more and becomes the 10th fighter in history to make nine or more consecutive successful heavyweight title defenses. Watch HERE: хттпс://s.sho.com/2Hp0AEh
In the buildup to tonight’s world championship bout, Вилдер (41-0-1, 40 КОс) repeatedly promised that the fight would not last long. The towering Tuscaloosa, Ала. native kept his word, scoring the 20тх first round knockout of his career and his 15тх knockdown as heavyweight world champion. Бреазеале (20-2, 18 КОс) was able to withstand Wilder’s first early onslaught, but could not beat referee Harvey Dock’s 10-count when Wilder connected flush with the most dangerous right hand in boxing later in the opening round.
“Everything just came out of me tonight”, Саид Вилдер. “I know it’s been a big buildup, there’s been a lot of animosity and a lot of words that were said and it just came out of me tonight. That’s what makes boxing so great.
“I just told Breazeale I love him and of course I want to see him go home to his family. I know we say some things, but when you can fight a man and then you can hug him and kiss him, I wish the world was like that. We shake hands and we live to see another day and that’s what it’s all about.”
As the attention of the heavyweight division turns to what’s next, Wilder insists that a fight with Tyson Fury, the only man he has faced and not defeated, or Anthony Joshua remains on the table and in the works.
“I understand what Fury did,” Саид Вилдер. “When you get dropped on the canvas like that I understand you have to get yourself back together. But the rematch will happen, like all these other fights will happen. The great thing is all these fights rare in discussion. The big fights will happen. I just want you to have patience.”
Бреазеале, whose only two defeats have now come against both Wilder and Joshua, was disappointed he wasn’t allowed to continue the fight.
“I think the ref stopped it a little early because I could hear him saying seven and eight, but that’s boxing,” Саид Бреазеале. “He did his job and kept us safe for our next fight.
“I got on my feet and had my legs under me. It’s the heavyweight division so there’s going to big shots from guys with power. This was a situation where he landed the big right hand before I did. I thought I was going to come on in the later rounds. I’ll be back and go for the heavyweight title again.”
У сарадњи функцију, ВБЦ Феатхервеигхт Светски шампион Гари Расел Јр. (30-1, 18 КОс) put on yet another professional display to defend his belt for the fourth time against a valiant Kiko Martinez (39-9-2, 28 КОс). Due to a gash that opened up over Martinez’s left eye, referee Ricky Gonzalez stopped the fight in the fifth round upon the advice of the ringside physician, resulting in a technical knockout.
Расел, who was fighting for the first time in a year, showed no signs of ring rust and displayed his full skillset including his trademark lightning quick hands. The 30-year-old Capitol Heights, Мд. native was dominant from the opening bell and landed on a remarkable 40% од његових енергетских удараца. In an all-action fight with little downtime, Martinez did more than enough to play his part. The Spaniard constantly came forward but Russell continued to target the cut that opened up over his eye after a right hook in the second round. The ringside official called for the stoppage of the fight at 2:52 of round number five.
“I did pretty good,” рекао 2008 У.С. Olympian Russell to SHOWTIME ringside reporter Jim Gray. “We stayed behind the jab and he couldn’t get past it. We knew that intellect over athleticism would get it done.
“We want [ВБА Феатхервеигхт Шампион] Лео Санта Круз,” Russell continued while wearing a shirt that read ‘Leo Next’. “We want to make this fight happen. The fire is all the way hot on this side of the field. You will get burned. I would love for that fight to happen this year. Let’s make it happen.”
“It was a good stoppage for a very tough fight,” said the former world champion Martinez. “I’m definitely a visual fighter so the cut made it tough. Gary was in great physical condition and it was a very hard fight.
“I’m going to rest a little bit now, but I’ll be back. I thought I had some good moments and had a good division. I think I’ll drop back down to 122-pounds to win a world title there.”
У отварачу теле емисије, непоражен изгледи Хуан Хералдез (16-0-1, 10 КОс) и бивши светски шампион Аргенис Мендес (25-5-2, 12 КОс) fought to a highly competitive majority draw. Two judges scored the fight 95-95, while a third had Mendez winning 97-93.
Fighting in front of his mentor Floyd Mayweather, Лас Вегас’ Heraldez controlled many of the early rounds by setting the pace and establishing his jab. Heraldez outlanded Mendez 126-108 in total punches and 70-30 in jabs throughout the 10 метака. Falling behind early, Мендес, a seasoned veteran and 2004 Dominican Republic Olympian, used his experience to grow back into the fight. The tempo picked up in the fifth round, as both fighters landed several heavy blows but the momentum shifted towards Mendez. The 32-year-old Mendez, who has fought seven current or former champions, closed out the fight exceptionally strong, winning the final round on all three judges’ сцорецардс. Without doing so, Mendez would have lost the fight.
“Мислио сам да сам добио битку,” said a disappointed Mendez. “He didn’t do anything to me. How did he win the fight? If I have to prove I beat him in a rematch, I’ll be ready. I won’t leave it up to the judges.
“My speed and my power made it difficult for him. I thought my counterpunching was really good. He tired toward the later rounds and that let me get a little closer to him to get my offense going.”
Слично, Heraldez thought he did enough to win the fight which he viewed as a potential coming out party.
“I thought I won a close decision,” Heraldez said. “I didn’t think it was a draw. He didn’t do anything that hurt me at any point.
“He wasn’t really engaging with me. He was just trying to move around and pick his shots, but it wasn’t anything I wasn’t ready for. I’ll either take the rematch with Mendez or move forward toward my goal of a world title.”
Preceding the telecast, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN featured three undercard attractions streamed live on the SHOWTIME Sports social platforms. A battle between heavyweights Роберт Алфонсо (18-0-1, 8 КОс) и Јаго Киладзе (26-4-1, 18 КОс) ended in a split-draw after eight rounds of action. While one judge scored the fight 77-75 for Alfonso, another had it 77-75 за Киладзе, with the third judge scoring it 76-76, resulting in the draw.
Also entering the ring was 2016 У.С. Олимпијски Gary Antuanne Russell (9-0, 9 КОс), the younger brother of the featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr., који је паоMarcos Mojica (16-4-2, 12 КОс) twice to earn a stoppage 2:13 у трећем колу. Rounding out the action was Brooklyn-native and 2016 Хаитија Олимпијац Richardson Hitchins (9-0, 5 КОс), who scored a TKO of Alejandro Munera (4-2-3, 4 КОс) after Munera was knocked down in round three and unable to continue despite making it to the final bell of the round.
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ABOUT WILDER VS. BREAZEALE
вилдер против. Breazeale was a BombZquad event headlined by Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder defending his WBC title against top contender Dominic Breazeale Saturday, Мај 18 ливе он СХОВТИМЕ из Барцлаис Центер, дом БРООКЛИН БОКСИНГ ™, и представила Премиер Бокинг Цхампионс.
СХОВТИМЕ Цхампионсхип Бокинг® began at 9 п.м. ЕТ / 6 п.м. PT and featured WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. бранити титулу против бившег светског шампиона Kiko Martínez, plus unbeaten super lightweight contender Juan Heráldez squaring-off against former world champion Argenis Méndez in a 10-round attraction. The Heraldez vs. Mendez fight was co-promoted with Mayweather Promotions.
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