Deontay Wilder retained the WBC Heavyweight title with an 11th round stoppage over Johann Duhaupas in Birmingham, Alabama.
Duhaupas began to bleed from his nose in round three and left eye in round four. Wilder continued to pound away on the Frenchman and battered the face of Duhaupas.
In round 11, Wilder drilled Duhaupas with a huge uppercut that had the challenger in big trouble. Wilder jumped on his prey and landed a barrage of power punches until referee Jack Reiss stopped the bout at 55 seconds of round 11.
Wilder of Tuscaloosa, AL is 35-0 with 34 knockouts. Duhaupas of France is 31-3.
Dominic Breazeale remained undefeated by scoring a closer then the scorecards unanimous decision over Fred Kassi in a Heavyweight bout.
Breazeale, a 2012 U.S. Olympian won by scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93. Most who watched the bout believed the fight was much ccloser. Breazeale is 16-0. Kassi is now 18-4-1.
Charles Martin remained undefeated by stopping Charles Martin in round three of their scheduled 10-round Heavyweight bout.
In round two, Martin dropped Sandez with a straight left. In round three, it was deja vu as another left put Sandez on the deck. he got to his feet but he was wobbly and the fight was over at 35 seconds of round three.
Martin, 247.8 of Carson, CA is 22-0-1 with 20 knockouts. Sandez, 248.9 lbs of Baja, MX is 13-5.
