Tonight (Sat. May 18, 2019) the WBC heavyweight championship was up for grabs. “The Bronze Bomber” Deontay Wilder put his title on the line against Dominic Breazeale. Wilder hoped to continue his heavyweight dominance before eventually landing a fight with the likes of Anthony Joshua or a rematch with Tyson Fury.
Also on the card, Gary Russell Jr. defended his WBC featherweight championship. He took on Kiko Martinez in the co-featured event of the evening. There were plenty of other great fights on deck to get the night kicked off before the big main event from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Check out MMA News’ WBC heavyweight title results for Deontay Wilder vs. Dominic Breazeale below:
- WBC Heavyweight Championship: (C) Deontay Wilder def. Dominic Breazeale via R1 KO (2:17)
- WBC Featherweight Championship: (C) Gary Russell Jr. def. Kiko Martinez via R5 TKO
- Junior welterweights: Juan Heraldez vs. Argenis Mendez ends via Majority Draw (93-97, 95-95, 95-95)
- Heavyweights: Robert Alfonso vs. Iago Kiladze ends via split decision draw (77-75, 75-77, 76-76)
- Junior welterweights: Richardson Hitchins def. Alejandro Munera via R3 TKO (5:00)
- Bantamweights: Gary Antonio Russell def. Saul Eduardo Hernandez via unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 59-55)
- Junior welterweights: Gary Antuanne Russell def. Marcos Mojica via R4 KO (2:13)
- Junior bantamweights: Dylan Price def. Manuel Salvador Manzo via R5 TKO
- Junior welterweights: Kenny Robles def. Roy McGill via R5 TKO
