Joshua vs. Breazeale tickets sold out in just 30 minutes

anthny josuhua (7)By Scott Gilfoid: Tickets for IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s first defense of his title against American Dominic Breazeale (17-0, 15 KOs) sold out in an incredible 30 minutes earlier today for their clash on June 25 at the O2 Arena in London, UK. The O2 has a seating capacity of 20,000 seats.

That’s a lot of tickets to be sold out so quickly for what amount to be a mismatch. The 6’7” Breazeale arguably isn’t even the 5th best heavyweight in the United States, and here is getting a world title shot.

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Breazeale: I’m going to ruin Joshua’s perfect record

Image: Breazeale: I’m going to ruin Joshua’s perfect recordBy Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten #13 WBC Dominic Breazeale (17-0, 15 KOs) sees himself unseating undefeated IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) in two months from now in their fight on June 25 on Sky Box Office PPV from the O2 Arena in London, UK.

Breazeale was selected by Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn likely due to his unbeaten record, him being an American, and because of his 2012 Olympic status from the U.S. Breazeale fought briefly in the Olympics but was eliminated right away in his first fight against a Russian opponent Magomed Omarov.

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Tyson Fury trashes Joshua over his selection of Breazeale for title defense

fury49By Scott Gilfoid: IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyron Fury let IBF heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) have it today for him and his promoter Eddie Hearn selecting an easy mark for Joshua’s first title defense against fringe contender Dominic Breazeale (17-0, 15 KOs) on June 25 at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

Fury sees the 6’7” Breazeale as little more than a bum, and he’s not impressed with the choice. Fury did not go into detail about what specifically he does not like about the 30-year-old American Breazeale, but it’s likely that Fury saw how bad Breazeale looked in his fights against Fred Kassi and Amir Mansour recently.

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Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale on June 25

1-Dominic Breazeale Media Workout_Valentin Romero _ Premier Boxing Champions3By Scott Gilfoid: Well, just as I was expecting, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) will be making his first defense of his title against American fringe contender Dominic Breazeale (17-0, 15 KOs) in his next fight on June 25 at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

The Joshua-Breazeale fight will be televised on Sky Box Office PPV to UK fans. As for the U.S, it’s unclear which of the cable giants, HBO or Showtime, the will be televised on. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is in negotiations to have a TV deal for Joshua put together with one of those two U.S cable companies.

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