Deontay Wilder made it look easy in his first round match on Saturday. The professional boxer known as “The Bronze Bomber” — because of his bronze…
Deontay Wilder made it look easy in his first round match on Saturday.
The professional boxer known as “The Bronze Bomber” — because of his bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics — knocked out Dominic Breazeale with an overpowering right hand in his first round WBC championship boxing match in New York.
Wilder had already hurt his opponent with a right to the head earlier in the match, but Breazeale seemed to have recovered from that. His second right, however, was devastating.
“When I hit him with the right hand the first time, his body language changed,” Wilder told The Associated Press.
Breazeale was trying to get up as referee Harvey Dock counted him out at 2:17 of the round.
“Theres been a lot of animosity and a lot of words that were said and it just came out of me tonight,” Wilder said.
