Cape Town - Undefeated Deontay Wilder brutally knocked out Dominic Breazeale in the first round of their grudge fight on Saturday night to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight world title.
In facing mandatory challenger Breazeale, Wilder seemed like a man on a mission - from his actions and words ahead of the fight to how things played out in the ring in Brooklyn.
Wilder needed just 2:17 to dispatch of Breazeale in one of the most devastating ways imaginable. A clean right hand square on Breazeale's jaw left the challenger spinning as he went to the ground in a heap. The sound seemingly echoing around the arena as Wilder jumped up onto the ropes to celebrate his work.
Here are some of the various angles of the knockout punch.
IT'S OVER. WILDER KNOCKS OUT BREAZEALE I ROUND 1 pic.twitter.com/bJOAxBP2Hw
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) May 19, 2019
OH. WOW. @BronzeBomber made a statement tonight ?? #WilderBreazeale pic.twitter.com/qe0vXiqHkb
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) May 19, 2019
What. A. Punch. pic.twitter.com/A63eF4JPXF
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) May 19, 2019
This angle of the Wilder knockout is insane pic.twitter.com/JZW4qlfDpB
— State of Combat Podcast (@StateofCombat) May 19, 2019