Gennady Golovkin has defended his WBA (super), WBC and IBO titles, scoring a second-round knockout against Vanes Martirosyan.
Golovkin took a hard shot in the first round, and was all business in the second, absolutely obliterating Martirosyan with a combination that saw five or six punches land completely flush ending the fight with the 10-count.
Golovkin was originally scheduled to face Canelo Alvarez in a rematch after they fought to a draw in September 2017.
GGG with the killer knockout punch in round 2 sends Vanes Martirosyan crashing [HBO Boxing]
But Alvarez tested positive for a banned substance and backed out of the fight in advance of being handed a six-month suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
This was an important match for Golovkin, as it was his 20th consecutive defense of his world championship titles.
Golovkin is now the longest-reigning current world champion, and has now tied Bernard Hopkins for the most consecutive title defenses in the middleweight division.
The record has stood for 13 years and Golovkin will still needs another fight to break it.
Gennady Golovkin vs. Vanes Martirosyan with CORNER AUDIO from @CoachEdmund 🥊😂 #GGGVanes #GGG pic.twitter.com/N7n5SshCJu
— Josh Sánchez (@jnsanchez) May 6, 2018
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