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Dominic Breazeale
Born
Dominic Angelo Breazeale

(1985-08-24) August 24, 1985 (age 39)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Other namesTrouble
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[1]
Reach81+1⁄2 in (207 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins20
Wins by KO18
Losses3

Dominic Angelo Breazeale (born August 24, 1985) is an American former professional boxer. He has challenged twice for heavyweight world titles; the IBF title in 2016 and the WBC title in 2019.[1] As an amateur, he represented the United States at the 2012 London Olympics.[1]

Early life

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Breazeale was born in Glendale, California, United States. He started playing football and was quarterback on the football team at Mt. SAC and the University of Northern Colorado before starting boxing.

Amateur career

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Breazeale first started boxing at the age of 23. As an amateur, Breazeale won the 2012 U.S. National Super Heavyweight championship at the Fort Carson Special Events Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2] Breazeale later qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London after winning the Olympic trials and earning himself a place on the US Olympic team. He lost in the preliminary round to Russia's Magomed Omarov, with a score of 19–8.[3][4]

Professional career

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Early career

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Breazeale made his professional debut on November 9, 2012 against Curtis Lee Tate. Breazeale won the fight by 1st round knock out. He fought again later that month, knocking out Mike Bissett in the second round. He went on to have multiple knock out wins in 2013. On August 24, 2013, Breazeale fought Jamaican Lenroy Thomas. Breazeale knocked Thomas out in the 4th round.[5] He went on to get two more knock out wins against Jon Hill and Keith Barr towards the end of 2013. Breazeale's first fight of 2014 was against Homero Fonseca, Breazeale won the fight after Homero was retired on his stool after the 3rd round. Breazeale's next fight was against Nagy Aguilera, he won the fight by unanimous decision. This was the first time Breazeale had gone the distance. He went on to have three more knock out wins towards the end of 2014.

His first fight of 2015 was against Victor Bisbal, which he won by knock out in the 4th round.[6] Breazeale then went on to knock out Yasmany Consuegra in the third round.[7] On September 26, 2015, Breazeale won a controversial and disputed points decision over Cameroonian fighter Fred Kassi.[8]

Breazeale vs. Martin cancellation

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Breazeale was originally scheduled to face fellow contender Charles Martin on a PBC card in San Antonio Texas but Martin withdrew in pursuit of an IBF title bout.[9]

Breazeale vs. Mansour

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On January 26, 2016, Breazeale was involved in a tough bout against fellow American Amir Mansour, during which Breazeale was floored in the third round before coming back to win after Mansour suffered a severe laceration in his mouth after biting through his tongue and was forced to quit on his stool at the end of the fifth round.[10]

Breazeale vs. Joshua

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Main article: Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale

In April 2016, Breazeale was selected as the opponent for Anthony Joshua's first defense of his IBF heavyweight title, with the fight taking place on June 25, 2016 at the O2 Arena in London. Breazeale had little success and the fight was eventually stopped in the seventh round after Breazeale was knocked down for the second time.[11]

Breazeale vs. Ugonoh

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On February 25, 2017, Breazeale fought undefeated heavyweight prospect Izu Ugonoh as a replacement over Artur Szpilka. According to Breazeale, Szpilka wanted to push the fight to a later date because he wanted more time to train and Breazeale didn't want that, he wanted to get back to the ring as soon as possible. This was his first fight back since his loss to Anthony Joshua. The fight saw explosive action with Ugonoh being dropped to the canvas in the third round. Ugonoh came back to hurt Breazeale and drop him in the 4th round. Breazeale eventually came out on top after he knocked Ugonoh through the ropes in the 5th round. The fight won round of the year from the Ring Magazine for the third round.[12][13]

Breazeale vs. Molina

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On November 4, 2017, Breazeale fought former world title challenger Eric Molina, on the undercard of the Deontay Wilder vs Bermane Stiverne rematch. Molina was ranked #12 by the WBC at the time.[14] Breazeale won the fight after Molina did not come out from his corner after the 8th round. Breazeale had dropped Molina in the 8th round.[15]

Breazeale vs. Negron

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In his next fight, Breazeale fought Carlos Negron. Breazeale won the fight in the ninth round via KO.[16]

Breazeale vs. Wilder

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Main article: Deontay Wilder vs. Dominic Breazeale

On May 18, 2019, Breazeale faced WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder and was knocked out in the first round. Wilder caught him with a powerful right which sent Breazeale's head onto the canvas and his body flat on his back and unable to continue with the referee waving off the contest after reaching the ten count. This marked his second ever professional loss.[17]

Breazeale vs. Wallin

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In his next fight, Dominic Breazeale faced Otto Wallin who was ranked #14 by the IBF and #15 by the WBA at heavyweight.[18] Wallin dominated Breazeale throughout most of the fight, and won the fight convincingly on all three scorecards, 118–110, 117–111 and 116–112.[19]

Professional boxing record

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23 fights 20 wins 3 losses
By knockout 18 2
By decision 2 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Loss 20–3 Otto Wallin UD 12 Feb 20, 2021 Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
22 Loss 20–2 Deontay Wilder KO 1 (12), 2:17 May 18, 2019 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBC heavyweight title
21 Win 20–1 Carlos Negrón KO 9 (10), 1:37 Dec 22, 2018 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
20 Win 19–1 Éric Molina RTD 8 (12), 3:00 Nov 4, 2017 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
19 Win 18–1 Izu Ugonoh KO 5 (10), 0:50 Feb 25, 2017 Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
18 Loss 17–1 Anthony Joshua TKO 7 (12), 1:01 Jun 25, 2016 The O2 Arena, London, England For IBF heavyweight title
17 Win 17–0 Amir Mansour RTD 5 (10), 3:00 Jan 23, 2016 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 Fred Kassi UD 10 Sep 26, 2015 Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Yasmany Consuegra TKO 3 (8), 1:49 Jun 6, 2015 StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Victor Bisbal TKO 4 (8), 1:28 Mar 7, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Epifanio Mendoza KO 1 (8), 2:35 Dec 11, 2014 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Billy Zumbrun KO 2 (8), 2:05 Aug 16, 2014 StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Devin Vargas TKO 3 (10), 2:26 Jun 21, 2014 StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Nagy Aguilera UD 8 Apr 3, 2014 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Homero Fonseca RTD 3 (8), 3:00 Jan 24, 2014 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Keith Barr TKO 2 (6), 2:29 Nov 26, 2013 BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Jon Hill TKO 3 (8), 1:08 Sep 12, 2013 MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Lenroy Thomas KO 4 (8), 2:29 Aug 24, 2013 StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Lance Gauch TKO 2 (6), 2:41 May 3, 2013 The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Ronny Hale KO 2 (4), 1:16 Mar 8, 2013 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Caleb Grummet KO 2 (4), 0:45 Jan 11, 2013 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Mike Bissett TKO 2 (4), 1:17 Nov 24, 2012 Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Curtis Lee Tate TKO 1 (4), 1:06 Nov 9, 2012 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "BoxRec: Dominic Breazeale". boxrec.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Michael King dreams of restoring Olympic heavyweight glory – USATODAY.com
  3. ^ Olympics: Breazale, Hunter qualify for U.S. Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Ring TV
  4. ^ "+ 91kg (super heavyweight) men results – Boxing – London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Dominic Breazeale knocks out Lenroy Thomas in 4th round at StubHub Center | Inside Boxing". July 16, 2019. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Dominic Breazeale Talks PBC Clash of Unbeatens". BoxingScene. June 4, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2019. Breazeale recovered quickly and dominated Bisbal until the bout was stopped in the fourth round, resulting in Breazeale's 14th win and 13th by knockout.
  7. ^ Christ, Scott (June 6, 2015). "PBC on NBC results: Dominic Breazeale remains undefeated". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "Dominic Breazeale in Controversial Win Over Fred Kassi". BoxingScene. September 26, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Pugmire, Lance (January 20, 2016). "Dominic Breazeale discovers boxing's in his blood after mother's death". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2019. As a pro, Breazeale's rise took him to a scheduled bout last month against third-ranked International Boxing Federation heavyweight Charles Martin of North Hollywood. But then on fight week, Martin was elevated to mandatory title challenger. He withdrew against Breazeale and on Saturday, he won the belt with a third-round stoppage of injured Vyacheslav Glazkov in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  10. ^ Velin, Bob (January 23, 2016). "Dominic Breazeale survives knockdown, stops injured Amir Mansour for TKO 5". USA Today. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Damerell, Richard (June 26, 2016). "Anthony Joshua retains IBF title with knockout victory over Dominic Breazeale at The O2". Sky Sports. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  12. ^ Idec, Keith (February 25, 2017). "Dominic Breazeale Knocks Out Izu Ugonoh in Dramatic Fight". BoxingScene. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "Hurd overpowers Harrison to win 154-pound title". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "Breazeale vs Molina - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  15. ^ Dower, Jim (November 4, 2017). "Dominic Breazeale defeats Eric Molina". Boxing News 24. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  16. ^ "Breazeale vs Negron - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  17. ^ Christ, Scott (May 18, 2019). "Wilder vs Breazeale results: Deontay Wilder obliterates Dominic Breazeale in first round". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  18. ^ "Wallin vs Breazeale - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  19. ^ Idec, Keith (February 20, 2021). "Otto Wallin Batters Dominic Breazeale, Wins Lopsided Unanimous Decision". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Tony Thompson 		WBC Continental Americas heavyweight champion
23 January 2016 – June 2017
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Carlos Negron
Awards
Previous:
Skender Halili vs.
Jason Thompson
Round 2 		The Ring Round of the Year
vs. Izu Ugonoh
Round 3
2017 		Incumbent
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