American Champion Wilder Fights To Join
Hall Of Fame Heavyweights Joe Louis, מוחמד עלי, Mike Tyson And More As Only The 10ה Heavyweight In History With Nine Or More Successful Consecutive Title Defenses
יום שבת, מאי 18 Against Top Contender Dominic Breazeale Live on SHOWTIME® מהמרכז ברקליס בברוקלין & שהוצג על ידי
אלופי אגרוף לראש הממשלה,
BROOKLYN (מאי 8, 2019) – When WBC Heavyweight World Champion דאונטיי “מפציץ הברונזה” ויילדר defends his title against mandatory challenger דומיניק “צרות” BREAZEALE ביום שבת, מאי 18, he will not only seek to continue his run as the only American heavyweight champion, but also cement himself into the historic company of heavyweight legends that came before him.
In an event taking place live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, ביתו של ברוקלין אגרוף ™, Wilder will attempt to defend his WBC title for the ninth time since first capturing the belt in January 2015. Wilder’s triumph marked the return of heavyweight prizefighting in America and the end of an eight-year drought without an American heavyweight world champion, the longest in the history of the sport.
“There has been a long line of great American heavyweight champions who represented our country with pride, strength and honor in the ring,” סעיד ויילדר. “I take the responsibility very seriously to pick up where they left off and continue to show every young fighter who looks up to me, that they one day can be the heavyweight champion of the world.
“I’m a champion of the world, but I represent for the entire country and everyone in it,” סעיד ויילדר. “I’ve fought challengers from all around the world, knowing in my mind how important it was to keep this title in the U.S.
If successful on May 18, Wilder will become just the 10ה fighter in the more than 135-year history of heavyweight boxing to make nine or more consecutive successful heavyweight title defenses. Wilder would join an impressive list of Hall of Famers who dominated the sport during their reign – Tommy Burns, ג'ו לואיס, ג'ו פרייזר, מוחמד עלי, לארי הולמס, מייק טייסון, לנוקס לואיס, Vitali Klitschko and future Hall of Famer Wladimir Klitschko. *הערה: number of title defenses listed beloב
“Fighters like Jack Johnson, ג'ו לואיס, מוחמד עלי, Mike Tyson and more have paved the way for me,” סעיד ויילדר. “Now I’m going to take what they started and make sure that the heavyweight world championship stays in America for a long time.”
Wilder’s successes in the ring have seen him skyrocket toward the kind of recognition that heavyweight champions have garnered throughout history. ב 2018 he was ranked 34 on ESPN’s “World Fame 100” list, the top spot of any boxer in the world.
“Being the heavyweight champion and holding that title on the American sports landscape is a huge deal,” סעיד ויילדר. “There was a time where that person was as well-known as the president. I’m going to keep leaving a path of destruction inside the ring, so that everyone knows I am the one name and one face of the heavyweight division.”
List of fighters with nine consecutive heavyweight title defenses (listed chronologically):
1.) Tommy Burns (11)
2.) ג'ו לואיס (25)
3.) ג'ו פרייזר (nine)
4.) מוחמד עלי (nine in first run, 10 in second reign)
5.) לארי הולמס (20)
6.) מייק טייסון (nine in first run)
7.) לנוקס לואיס (nine in second run)
8.) ויטלי Klitschko (11 in second run)
9.) ולדימיר Klitschko (18 in second run)
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על וילדר נגד. BREAZEALE
ויילדר vs. Breazeale is headlined by Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder defending his WBC title against top contender Dominic Breazeale Saturday, מאי 18 לחיות על שואוטיים מבנק ברקליס מרכז, ביתו של ברוקלין אגרוף ™, והוצג על ידי Premier אגרוף אלופות.
ההצגה מתחילה אליפות אגרוף® מתחיל ב 9 p.m. ET p.m / 6. PT and features
WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. להגן על התואר שלו נגד אלוף עולם לשעבר Kiko Martínez, plus unbeaten super lightweight contender
Juan Heráldez squaring-off against former world champion ארגניס מנדז ב אטרקציה 10-עגולה.
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