Golovkin TKOs Szeremeta in record-breaking title defense
Gennadiy Golovkin retained his IBF middleweight belt via technical knockout against Kamil Szeremeta after the seventh round on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) registered a record-breaking 21st middleweight title defense in the dominant victory.
Final @CompuBox stats from the destruction. #GGGSzeremeta #boxing pic.twitter.com/uyXK9ajyVP
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) December 19, 2020
The 38-year-old champion knocked down Szeremeta (21-1-0, five KOs) four times during the match. The latter suffered his first professional loss when the referee stopped the fight.
GGG was in cruise control all night long. 💯
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 19, 2020
(@Autozone) pic.twitter.com/EmfFiJjviT
Golovkin's only professional defeat came against Canelo Alvarez, who fights Saturday against Callum Smith.
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