Deontay Wilder, American heavyweight fighter, retained his WBC title once again following his victory over Dominic Breazeale at the 9,000-capacity Barclays Center on Sunday, May 19.
The 'Bronze Bomber' knocked challenger Breazeale out in the first round with a thunderous punch to win his ninth WBC title defence.
Wilder returned to winning ways five months after his bout with British boxer Tyson Fury ended in a draw after both shared the spoils (115–111, 112–114, 113–113) in December.
The California-born fighter was floored in the second minute of his fight to make it his second defeat in his professional career after 22 fights.
Breazeale was rated as one of the best in the game before the fight, having won 20 of his fights - 18 via knockouts.
Wilder, on the other hand recorded his 40th knockout victory out of 41 wins in his career, while Fury's draw remains the only dent since he started professional boxing.
He said after his incontestable victory: "Everything just came out of me tonight. I know it’s been a big build up.
"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," he added.
Wilder insisted that he was not done with Fury, adding that their rematch will happen but did not give time frame when that would go down.
Wilder got Breazeale to back off when they started the fight in a bid to find his balance and then launched the rocket punch on the fellow American to remain undefeated after 42 fights.
Meanwhile, the Bronze Bomber faces punishment from WBC after crassly saying in the build-up: “Breazeale’s life is on the line for this fight and I do mean his life."
Source: Tuko
