Anthony Joshua vs Dominic Breazeale

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Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale
Joshua vs Breazeale.jpg
Date25 June 2016
Venue The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, UK
Title(s) on the line IBF Heavyweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Joshua Flag of the United States.svg Dominic Breazeale
Nickname "AJ" "Trouble"
Hometown Watford, Hertfordshire, UK Glendale, California, US
Pre-fight record 16–0 (16 KOs) 17–0 (15 KOs)
Age 26 years, 8 months 30 years, 10 months
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 243 lb (110 kg) 255 lb (116 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition IBF
Heavyweight Champion
The Ring
No. 5 Ranked Heavyweight
TBRB
No. 6 Ranked Heavyweight
IBF
No. 9 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Joshua defeated Breazeale in the seventh-round by TKO

Anthony Joshua vs Dominic Breazeale was a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between undefeated IBF champion Anthony Joshua, and the IBF's number 13 ranked contender, Dominic Breazeale. The bout took place on 25 June 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Joshua defeated Breazeale, retaining his heavyweight title via seventh-round technical knockout (TKO).

Contents

Background

Following Joshua's win over Charles Martin on 9 April, a second-round technical knockout (TKO) to capture the IBF heavyweight title, a shortlist of potential opponents for Joshua's first defence included former WBC champion Bermane Stiverne, former world title challenger Eric Molina and the IBF's number 13 ranked undefeated contender Dominic Breazeale. [1] On 21 April, Joshua revealed his next fight would take place on 25 June at The O2 Arena, [2] with Breazeale being announced as the opponent a few days later. [3]

The fight

With not much action in the opener, a clean left hook from Joshua was the highlight of the round. In the second, Joshua began putting combination punches together and throwing at will. In the final minute, a right uppercut and left hook sent the American staggering across the ring. Breazeale began round three with a swollen right eye, a round in which both fighters began trading power punches, with Joshua snapping Breazeale's head back with stiff jabs and a looping left hook in the final seconds of the round. Round four saw much of the same from Joshua, with Breazeale's punch output slowing, Joshua controlled the round with jabs and power punches. [4] Near the halfway point of round five, Joshua landed a left hook to momentarily stun Breazeale, followed by a brief moment of success by the challenger with a right hand. The sixth was a slow-paced round, with Breazeale finding the target, resulting in a bloodied nose for Joshua. The end came in the seventh, with Breazeale backing up against the ropes, Joshua unloaded a barrage of punches to send the American to the canvas. Breazeale beat the referee's count of ten, only to be backed up again with a flurry of punches, ending with a left hand to send the challenger down for the second time and prompting the referee to call a halt to the fight. [5] [6] At the time of the stoppage, 1 minute 1 second into the round, [7] Joshua was ahead on the scorecards, with all three judges scoring the bout 60–54. [8]

Fight card

Confirmed bouts: [9]

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Anthony Joshua (c)def. Dominic Breazeale TKO7/121:01 Note 1
Super-middleweight George Groves (c)def. Martin Murray UD12 Note 2
Middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. (c)def. Tom Doran TKO4/122:35 Note 3
Super-lightweight Andrea Scarpa def. John Wayne Hibbert TKO6/122:55 Note 4
Heavyweight Dillian Whyte def.Ivica BacurinKO6/82:06
Bantamweight Khalid Yafai def.Jozstef AjtaiTKO1/81:42
Light-middleweight Ted Cheeseman def.Danny LittleTKO5/61:03
Middleweight Anthony Ogogo def.Frane RadnicRTD1/63:00
Middleweight Felix Cash def.Yailton NevesPTS4
Super-lightweight Conor Benn def.Lukas RadicKO1/42:31

^Note 1 For IBF heavyweight title
^Note 2 For WBA International super-middleweight title
^Note 3 For British middleweight title
^Note 4 For vacant WBC Silver super-lightweight title

Broadcasting

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Fox Sports
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sport 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sky Arena
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sky Sports
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Showtime

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Preceded by Anthony Joshua' bouts
25 June 2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Dominic Breazeale's bouts
25 June 2016
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