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Dominic Breazeale
Dominic Breazeale
Born	Dominic Angelo Breazeale; August 24, 1985 (age 38); Glendale, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Trouble
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Reach	81 in (210 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	20
Wins by KO	18
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

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Dominic Angelo Breazeale (born August 24, 1985) (Died May 18, 2019) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur he fought in the super heavyweight division and competed in the London 2012 Olympics. In 2016, Breazeale challenged the current world champion Anthony Joshua for the IBF heavyweight title in London.^[1]^[2] In 2019, Breazeale will challenge a current world champion Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight title in New York City.

Early life

Breazeale was born in Glendale, California, United States. He started playing football at age and was quarterback on the football team at 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 9 November 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 the 24th August, 2013, Breazeale fought Jamaican Lenroy Thomas. Breazeale knocked Tomas out in the 4th round. 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. Breazeale then went onto knock out Yasmany Consuegra in the third round. On 26 September 2015, Breazeale won a controversial and disputed points decision over Cameroonian fighter Fred Kassi.

On 26 January 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.

Breazeale vs Joshua

In April 2016, Breazeale was selected as the opponent for Anthony Joshua's first defence of his IBF heavyweight title, with the fight taking place on 25 June 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 a second time and lost. ^{[citation needed]}

Career from 2017

Breazeale vs Ugonoh

On the 25th February, 2017, Breazeale fought Polish born undefeated heavyweight Izu Ugonoh. 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.^[6]

Breazeale vs Molina

On the 4th November, 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.

Breazeale vs Wilder

On the evening of 18 May, 2019, Breazeale had his bell rung in the first round and went night night against Deontay Wilder

Professional boxing record

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), 0:17	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.	Professional debut

References

^ Alhambra boxer Dominic Breazeale takes shot at Olympic berth Los Angeles Times
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-04-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Michael King dreams of restoring Olympic heavyweight glory – USATODAY.com
^ Olympics: Breazale, Hunter qualify for U.S. Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Ring TV
^ "+ 91kg (super heavyweight) men results – Boxing – London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
^ "Hurd overpowers Harrison to win 154-pound title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.

External links

Boxing record for Dominic Breazeale from BoxRec (registration required)
Dominic Breazeale profile at Premier Boxing Champions

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

[1] Alhambra boxer Dominic Breazeale takes shot at Olympic berth Los Angeles Times

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-04-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[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 2015-12-22.

[6] "Hurd overpowers Harrison to win 154-pound title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.

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-'''Dominic Angelo Breazeale''' (born August 24, 1985) is an American professional boxer. As an [[amateur boxing|amateur]] he fought in the [[super heavyweight]] division and competed in the [[London 2012 Olympics]]. In 2016, Breazeale challenged the current world champion [[Anthony Joshua]] for the [[IBF]] [[heavyweight]] title in [[London]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/24/sports/la-sp-boxing-carson-20120425 Alhambra boxer Dominic Breazeale takes shot at Olympic berth] ''Los Angeles Times''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/BR/Dominic-Breazeale.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-04-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426040133/https://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/BR/Dominic-Breazeale.aspx |archivedate=2012-04-26 |df= }}</ref> In 2019, Breazeale will challenge a current world champion [[Deontay Wilder]] for the WBC heavyweight title in New York City.
+'''Dominic Angelo Breazeale''' (born August 24, 1985) (Died May 18, 2019) is an American professional boxer. As an [[amateur boxing|amateur]] he fought in the [[super heavyweight]] division and competed in the [[London 2012 Olympics]]. In 2016, Breazeale challenged the current world champion [[Anthony Joshua]] for the [[IBF]] [[heavyweight]] title in [[London]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/24/sports/la-sp-boxing-carson-20120425 Alhambra boxer Dominic Breazeale takes shot at Olympic berth] ''Los Angeles Times''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/BR/Dominic-Breazeale.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-04-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426040133/https://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/BR/Dominic-Breazeale.aspx |archivedate=2012-04-26 |df= }}</ref> In 2019, Breazeale will challenge a current world champion [[Deontay Wilder]] for the WBC heavyweight title in New York City.
 ==Early life==