Joshua vs Breazeale

Who won Joshua vs Breazeale?

Anthony Joshua beat Dominic Breazeale by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 25th June 2016 at The O2 Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.

Joshua vs Breazeale stats

Back in June 2016, Anthony Joshua stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dominic Breazeale made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 15 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Joshua had advantage in power over Breazeale, with a 100% knock out percentage over Breazeale's 88%.

Anthony Joshua was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Breazeale had a height advantage of 1 inch over Joshua. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua & Dominic Breazeale fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Breazeale's, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 10 months later than Breazeale, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 155 to Breazeale's 99.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Joshua had been fighting more than Dominic Breazeale.

Going to this contest, Anthony Joshua had last fought 2 months and 16 days ago, while Dominic Breazeale's last outing had been 5 months and 2 days ago.

Joshua's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Breazeale's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Joshua vs Breazeale?

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