Gennady Golovkin wasted little time in wrecking Vanes Martirosyan at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. on Saturday night to retain his WBA, WBC and IBO middleweight title belts.
Golovkin knocked out Martirosyan in the second round, whipping up the Armenian fighter with a flurry of punches that sent him to the canvas. The fight ended after Martirosyan was unable to make the 10 count.
A thunderous combination from @GGGBoxing ends @VanesBoxing's night in Round 2. #GGGVanes #AndStill pic.twitter.com/99bXQ7CZgb
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) May 6, 2018
A slow-motion look at Gennady Golovkin’s violent finish of Vanes Martirosyan #GGGVanes pic.twitter.com/amiBnwlrVF
— Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) May 6, 2018
Golovkin improved to 38-0-1 (34 knockouts) with his win. The outcome was not the least bit surprising.
Martirosyan stepped in to fight GGG last month after Golovkin’s originally scheduled May 5 bout with Canelo Alvarez was cancelled due to Alvarez’s failed pre-fight drug tests. Vanes hadn’t fought in nearly two years, which is why the IBF threatened to strip GGG of his title belt if he went forward with the fight. He certainly looked rusty in the ring, although facing GGG will do that to just about anyone.
