Dominic Breazeale

Dominic Angelo Breazeale (born August 24, 1985) is an American 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.[2]

Dominic Breazeale
Statistics
Real name	Dominic Angelo Breazeale
Nickname(s)	Trouble
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Reach	81 ^1⁄2 in (207 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	August 24, 1985 Glendale, California, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	22
Wins	20
Wins by KO	18
Losses	2

Early life

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

Amateur career

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.[3] 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.[4][5]

Professional career

Early career

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.[6] 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.[7] Breazeale then went on to knock out Yasmany Consuegra in the third round.[8] On September 26, 2015, Breazeale won a controversial and disputed points decision over Cameroonian fighter Fred Kassi.[9]

Breazeale vs. Martin cancellation

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.[10]

Breazeale vs. Mansour

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.[11]

Breazeale vs. Joshua

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.[12]

Breazeale vs. Ugonoh

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.[13][14]

Breazeale vs. Molina

On November 4, 2017, Breazeale fought former world title challenger Eric Molina, on the undercard of the Deontay Wilder vs Bermane Stiverne rematch. 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. Wilder

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.[16]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

22 fights	20 wins	2 losses
By knockout	18	2
By decision	2	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
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.	Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title
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

1. "BoxRec: Dominic Breazeale". boxrec.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
2. "Dominic Breazeale - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
3. Michael King dreams of restoring Olympic heavyweight glory – USATODAY.com
4. Olympics: Breazale, Hunter qualify for U.S. Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Ring TV
5. "+ 91kg (super heavyweight) men results – Boxing – London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
6. Morales, Robert (August 24, 2013). "Dominic Breazeale knocks out Lenroy Thomas in 4th round at StubHub Center". Inside Boxing. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
7. "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.
8. Christ, Scott (June 6, 2015). "PBC on NBC results: Dominic Breazeale remains undefeated". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
9. "Dominic Breazeale in Controversial Win Over Fred Kassi". BoxingScene. September 26, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
10. 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.
11. Velin, Bob (January 23, 2016). "Dominic Breazeale survives knockdown, stops injured Amir Mansour for TKO 5". USA Today. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
12. 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.
13. Idec, Keith (February 25, 2017). "Dominic Breazeale Knocks Out Izu Ugonoh in Dramatic Fight". BoxingScene. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
14. "Hurd overpowers Harrison to win 154-pound title". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
15. Dower, Jim (November 4, 2017). "Dominic Breazeale defeats Eric Molina". Boxing News 24. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
16. Christ, Scott (May 18, 2019). "Wilder vs Breazeale results: Deontay Wilder obliterates Dominic Breazeale in first round". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

External links

• Boxing record for Dominic Breazeale from BoxRec
• Dominic Breazeale profile at Premier Boxing Champions