Deontay Wilder brutally knocked out Dominic Breazeale in the first round of their grudge match to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight world title, the Manila Times reported citing a dispatch from Agence France Presse (AFP).
“Wilder, who has one of the most destructive right hands in heavyweight history, floored the challenger with a one-punch knockout with 43 seconds left in the opening round at Barclays Center arena,” said the report.
The vaunted knockout artist Wilder swarmed Breazeale from the opening bell, hurting him with a straight right hand then finishing him off later in the round with the devastating right to the chin that was set up by a left jab.
When I hit him with the right hand the first time his body language changed,” the report quoted Wilder as saying. “When you been in there with so many different guys you learn to recognize body language. I knew he was slowing down and opening up.”
Breazeale barely landed a punch in the fight and his defense was non-existent as he walked right into the knockout blow. He lay motionless on his back, then got up at the count of 10 as the referee grabbed him and waved it off, said the report. (AFP photo)
