Wilder retains WBC heavyweight title with brutal first round KO - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

  • 📰 SABC News Online
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 28 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 51%

Canada News News

Canada Canada Latest News,Canada Canada Headlines

Undefeated Deontay Wilder brutally knocked out Dominic Breazeale in the first round of their grudge match Saturday night to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight world title. sabcnews WBC

Wilder, who has one of the most destructive right hands in heavyweight history, floored the challenger with a one-punch knockout with 43 seconds left in the opening round.

Wilder swarmed Breazeale from the opening bell, hurting him with a straight right hand then finishing him off later in the round with the devastating right to the chin that was set up by a left jab.Wilder, 33, improved to 41-0-1 with 40 KOs in making the ninth defence of his title against heavy underdog Breazeale at the Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn, New York.

Threats of violence are a stock-in-trade part of promoting fights, but Wilder’s gruesome pre-fight comments were condemned by many in the sport as going too far.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 32. in CA

Canada Canada Latest News, Canada Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

SABC diesel spillage under control - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.SABC management is adamant that the diesel spillage at the SABC Radio Park building is under control and that employees stationed there will be able to resume duties on Monday. So if someone drops a cigarette butt the building is gone
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

Call for African Union reforms - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.The African Diaspora Forum (ADF) wants the African Union reconfigured and more power given to its secretariat. The organisation made the call as Africa celebrates Africa Month, which marks the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on May 25, 1963.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

FF Plus rejects nepotism allegations - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.FF Plus rejects nepotism allegations Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) leader, Pieter Groenewald, has rejected allegations of nepotism in the party. Restoration of the old guard.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

Struggle stalwart Makhalima honoured - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Speakers at the funeral of the late struggle stalwart and former Robben Island prisoner, Mfengu Makhalima have described him as a principled leader who sacrificed his life for liberation of the oppressed.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

Online school registration postponed - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has postponed the online school registration process by a week. Online registration has been used in Gauteng schools for four years now. So this afriforum with their 4 seats now they want to hold our education into ransom imagine if they can win elections we will go back to apartheid n its a fact
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

SAHRC expected back in Alexandra - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be back again on Monday in the Alexandra township, north of Johannesburg to continue its probe into the violent protests that erupted in the run-up to the general elections.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

Prasa resumes services in KZN - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.%The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) in KwaZulu-Natal has resumed its train services.%
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

Maimane's resignation imminent: Analyst - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Political Analyst Asanda Ngoasheng says Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane's resignation is imminent. She says the DA is a party in turmoil and has an identity crisis. Huh?
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

Traditional TV viewing stable - BRC - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa has released its Television Audience Measurement Update. It’s found that traditional television viewing remains stable despite the growing use of on-line streaming services. The Council also found that load shedding has had a negative impact on viewership and advertisers. Over The Top media services also known as OTTs …
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

Mampintsha case postponed to June - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.The assault case against musician, Mandla 'Mampintsha' Maphumulo has been postponed to the 11 June at the Pinetown Magistrate's Court in KwaZulu-Natal.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

Minister defends DTT delays - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says the Free State will be the first province to switch to digital television this year and is optimistic that the SABC will be ready for the migration. It's a permanent delay. More explains then defends but continue. how do we get involved!!!
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »