{"id":78945,"date":"2019-03-19T14:35:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T20:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78945"},"modified":"2019-03-19T14:48:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T20:48:52","slug":"deontay-wilder-dominic-breazeale-press-conference-goes-nuts-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78945","title":{"rendered":"Deontay Wilder &#8211; Dominic Breazeale Press Conference Goes Nuts! &#8211; Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78945\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78945\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-78946 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image002-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay \u201cThe Bronze Bomber\u201d Wilder and mandatory challenger Dominic \u201cTrouble\u201d Breazeale went face-to-face Tuesday at a heated press conference to officially announce their heavyweight title showdown taking place Saturday, May 18 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING\u2122 and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for this BombZquad event go on sale Friday, March 22 at 10 a.m. ET and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Beginning Saturday, March 23 at 12 p.m. ET, tickets can be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here is what the press conference participants had to say Tuesday from Barclays Center:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DEONTAY WILDER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure to be back here in Brooklyn. Barclays Center is very close to my heart. I\u2019ve been here so many times and I have a real connection to this arena. I\u2019ve had some of my most memorable moments in the ring here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always great to get a mandatory out of the way. They\u2019re like flies buzzing in my ear. I just want to get them out of the way so I can do great things for the heavyweight division. I want one champion, one face, one name, but you need a lot of cooperation to make that happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to prove to the world that I\u2019m the best. That\u2019s what I believe in my heart. Until someone proves me wrong, I will continue to believe that. Breazeale is the next man in line. I can\u2019t wait for this one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just going to show everyone on May 18. The way I feel right now, the fight could be this week. The champion must always be ready for whatever a challenger can bring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope he\u2019s training his hardest. I\u2019m glad he has Virgil Hunter on his side to show him something new. Every man I\u2019ve faced; they\u2019ve landed on the canvas. I\u2019m going to continue to do that on May 18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo man who gets in the ring will be able to defeat Deontay Wilder. I hold the keys to the heavyweight division. No fighter is doing what I\u2019m doing. I\u2019m trying to give the fans something they\u2019ve never seen before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnjoy this one, because it\u2019s going to be a massacre. May 18 will be a beautiful day for me and a beautiful day to see what I\u2019m planning to do for the sport of boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yah_cgvtf7Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><em><strong>DOMINIC BREAZEALE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super excited for this. I\u2019ve been waiting over a year and a half for a shot at this title. I\u2019ve got three knockouts here at Barclays Center and I can\u2019t wait for another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a great fighter but there are always things to be learned. I\u2019ve learned a lot already with Virgil Hunter. I bring something that everyone wants to see from heavyweights, and that\u2019s trouble. I\u2019m going to bring pressure and action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sick of seeing this guy walking around with his belt. I\u2019m going to put him down. People are going to be rising to their feet when I knock him down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so excited to get this fight. I\u2019ve been on Deontay\u2019s undercards and I steal the show every time. Deontay does nothing right in the ring. He looks like a circus-act. All he does is talk. But there\u2019s nothing he can say on May 18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeontay loves to hear his own voice. All he does is talk and talk. It\u2019s time to get in the ring. Nobody can get in there and save him. It\u2019s just me and him. Leather on leather. We\u2019ll see who lands first. Hopefully he gets off the canvas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>VIRGIL HUNTER, Breazeale\u2019s Trainer<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure to be here at Barclays Center for a heavyweight championship fight. We have a monumental task to try to overcome. Dominic and I connected last month and after a few workouts, we saw we had a good fit and an understanding of what needs to be done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDominic works hard, he\u2019s very determined and he knows that this is his opportunity and he can\u2019t let it slip away from him. He also knows the risk at hand. We\u2019re looking forward to May 18.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>STEPHEN ESPINOZA, President Sports &amp; Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be bringing you Deontay Wilder vs. Dominic Breazeale on SHOWTIME. It would be an understatement to say that there has been a lot of speculation regarding Deontay\u2019s future. We\u2019re proud to have him on SHOWTIME. It was critical for Deontay, for the sport and his fans, that this fight be available not on pay-per-view, but on SHOWTIME. Because of his insistence, that\u2019s the primary reason we\u2019re standing here today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSHOWTIME is where this fight belongs. We\u2019re the home of the biggest fights and best talents, month in and month out. This is where a heavyweight title fight belongs. This will be Deontay\u2019s 12th appearance on SHOWTIME and or SHOWTIME PPV and we\u2019ve built something special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently ESPN named its World Fame 100, which lists the most talked about athletes in the world. Deontay is ranked 34, two slots behind Tom Brady and higher than any other active boxer in the sport. He\u2019s a bonafide superstar, there is no question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDominic Breazeale is big, strong, experienced and powerful. Above all, he\u2019s motivated. It\u2019s no secret that there is a personal rivalry between these two fighters. This will not be a friendly promotion. There is genuine animosity. This is a premium fight and this is the heavyweight championship on May 18 live on SHOWTIME.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay \u201cThe Bronze Bomber\u201d Wilder and mandatory challenger Dominic \u201cTrouble\u201d Breazeale went face-to-face Tuesday at a heated press conference to officially announce their heavyweight title showdown taking place Saturday, May 18 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING\u2122 and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. 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