Breazeale vs Negron

Who won Breazeale vs Negron?

Dominic Breazeale beat Carlos Negron by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jermall Charlo's and Matt Korobov's clash for the WBC World Middleweight championship.

Breazeale vs Negron stats

Back in December 2018, Dominic Breazeale stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Negron made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Breazeale had a slight advantage in power over Negron, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Negron's 80%.

Dominic Breazeale was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Breazeale had a height advantage of 1 inch over Negron. Despite this, Negron had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Dominic Breazeale and Carlos Negron fought out of an orthodox stance.

Breazeale was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 7 months later than Negron, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, totaling 99 compared to Negron's 84.

Dominic Breazeale went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Breazeale vs Negron form

Breazeale had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Eric Molina on November 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Izuagbe Ugonoh on February 25, 2017, by knockout in the 5th round at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Amir Mansour on January 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Staples Center, LA, United States.

He had beaten Fred Kassi on September 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

Breazeale's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Breazeale vs Negron start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Breazeale vs Negron?

Dominic Breazeale was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Carlos Negron made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.