NEW YORK—Dominic Breazeale’s guard opened up, Deontay Wilder’s right hand zipped through and within seconds Breazeale’s 6’7”, 255-pound body crashed to the powder blue canvas.

Boxing star Deontay Wilder’s comments about his upcoming bout with Dominic Breazeale were “against the spirit of our sport,” WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said on social media Thursday.

Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) and Breazeale (18-1, 16 KOs) got into an altercation in the lobby of a Birmingham hotel following Wilder’s fifth-round, technical-knockout victory over Gerald Washington on ...

Breazeale, an analyst for FOX who was knocked out by Wilder in the first round 11 months ago, discussed the Fury-Wilder fights as part of the most recent episode of “The PBC Podcast.” The ...

Deontay Wilder and Dominic Breazeale pose for the media during a news conference at Barclays Center on March 19, 2019, in New York. (Michael Owens/Getty Images) ...

Dominic Breazeale, left, evades a right from Deontay Wilder during the first round of the WBC heavyweight championship boxing match Saturday, May 18, 2019, in New York. Wilder won in the first round.

Though Breazeale (20-1. 18 KOs) has won three fights straight since the Joshua disappointment, Wilder plans on testing Breazeale’s ability to take a punch. “I want to hurt Breazeale so bad.

Wilder (40-0-1, 39 knockouts) is coming off a draw against Tyson Fury and said he has no intentions of letting Breazeale (20-1, 18 knockouts) survive the scheduled 12 rounds.

Deontay Wilder vs. Dominic Breazeale prediction My prediction: I wouldn't mind taking that +600 on Breazeale and hoping for the best. But I think Wilder is going to blast him.

An alleged incident took place at the Westin Birmingham Hotel in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday night between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and former heavyweight title challenger Dominic ...

Wilder hurt Breazeale with a right to the head early in their fight at Barclays Center, but the challenger had recovered from that early onslaught. But there was no coming back from the right ...