Dominic Breazeale

Dominic Breazeale (born August 24, 1985) is an American professional boxer and one of the division's most popular top contenders. As an amateur he fought at super heavyweight and was the number one rated U.S. amateur boxer in the division. Breazeale is best known for his 2016 IBF world heavyweight title defeat by current champion Anthony Joshua in London.^[1][2]

Amateur career

A former quarterback on the football team at the University of Northern Colorado, Breazeale won the 2012 U.S. National Super Heavyweight championship at the Fort Carson Special Events Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.^[3] Breazeale qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London but lost in the preliminary round to Magomed Omarov, with a score of 19-8.^[4][5]

Professional career

Breazeale is currently 17–1 as a professional, with 15 wins coming by KO. He is fighting under Al Haymon's PBC banner. He is from Alhambra, California, but currently makes his home in Anaheim, California.

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 when 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.

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 in the fight and was eventually knocked out in the seventh round after being knocked down for a second time. Despite this, he still earned plaudits for his heart, bravery and determination, after taking many hard punches he still returned with his own and continued to fight on.

Professional boxing record

18 fights, 17 wins (15 knockouts), 1 loss[6]
No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
18	Loss	17–1	Anthony Joshua	TKO	7 (12), 1:01	25 Jun 2016	The O2 Arena, London, England	For IBF heavyweight title
17	Win	17–0	Amir Mansour	RTD	5 (10), 3:00	23 Jan 2016	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California	Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title
16	Win	16–0	Fred Kassi	UD	10	26 Sep 2015	Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
15	Win	15–0	Yasmany Consuegra	TKO	3 (8), 1:49	6 Jun 2015	Stubhub Center, Carson, California
14	Win	14–0	Victor Bisbal	TKO	4 (8), 1:28	7 Mar 2015	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
13	Win	13–0	Epifanio Mendoza	KO	1 (8), 2:35	11 Dec 2014	Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California
12	Win	12–0	Billy Zumbrun	KO	2 (8), 2:05	16 Aug 2014	StubHub Center, Carson, California
11	Win	11–0	Devin Vargas	TKO	3 (10), 2:26	21 Jun 2014	StubHub Center, Carson, California
10	Win	10–0	Nagy Aguilera	UD	8	3 Apr 2014	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
9	Win	9–0	Homero Fonseca	RTD	3 (8), 3:00	24 Jan 2014	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
8	Win	8–0	Keith Barr	TKO	2 (6), 2:29	26 Nov 2013	BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
7	Win	7–0	Jon Hill	TKO	3 (8), 1:08	12 Sep 2013	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
6	Win	6–0	Lenroy Thomas	KO	4 (8), 2:29	24 Aug 2013	StubHub Center, Carson, California
5	Win	5–0	Lance Gauch	TKO	2 (6), 2:41	3 May 2013	The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada
4	Win	4–0	Ronny Hale	KO	2 (4), 1:16	8 Mar 2013	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
3	Win	3–0	Caleb Grummet	KO	2 (4), 0:45	11 Jan 2013	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
2	Win	2–0	Mike Bissett	TKO	2 (4), 1:17	24 Nov 2012	Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California
1	Win	1–0	Curtis Lee Tate	TKO	1 (4), 1:06	9 Nov 2012	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California	Professional debut.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Dominic Breazeale from BoxRec