◇ 18th (19th Japan time) ◇ Hollywood, Florida, USA
Former middleweight world three-group unified champion and current IBF world class champion Gennady Golovkin (38 = Kazakhstan) succeeded in defending for the first time with a crushing victory that took a total of four downs.
It was held at an unattended box office and was challenged by undefeated 1st place Kamil Schmerta (31 = Poland), who finished 7 times and won the TKO. With this, the total number of defenses of the middleweight belt is 21 times, which is the highest number of defenses in the same class, exceeding the former four-group unified class champion Bernard Hopkins. After the match, Golovkin himself spelled “historical defense” on Twitter.
Once, I suddenly took the first down with a powerful left hook. After that, he made a clean hit on the strong right upper, and added down in the 4th inning with a series of left hooks from close quarters, and in the 7th inning with a series of 2 counter-like left jabs. It was a TKO victory due to the opponent’s abstention. Golovkin said, “I wasn’t surprised. It was very comfortable. I felt the jab and my strength. I respect Kamil’s trainers and second team, but they ended the game.”
It was the first ring in about a year and two months since he won the IBF class title deciding match with Sergiy Derevyanchenko (Russia) in October last year and became the new champion. Overwhelmingly won the 1st place in the ranking, 38-year-old GGG (nicknamed Golovkin) appealed for the first time in good health. “I feel open to the next race with anyone, business, DAZN (relay station), and I,” he waited for the big match.
WBA super middleweight super, WBC super middleweight franchise champion Saul Alvarez (30 = Mexico), one of Golovkin’s rival champions and nicknamed “Canero,” will be the WBA super super in Texas on the 19th (20th). Play against middleweight super champion Callum Smith (30 = UK). In 2009, expectations for a third confrontation between Golovkin and Alvarez are rising.
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