Boxing: Golovkin floors Simon in 137 seconds
Golovkin of Kazakhstan defended his WBA belt against Lajuan Simon of the US.
BERLIN:
World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan defended his WBA belt against Lajuan Simon of the US with a first-round knock-out. Golovkin needed just 137 seconds to beat Simon. After landing a heavy right early in the round, a fast left hook from Golovkin stopped Simon for the first time in what was only the second defeat of his career. It was the 19th knock-out of Golovkin’s career. The bout had been due to appear on the card for Wladimir Klitschko’s world heavyweight title fight against Jean-Marc Mormeck, which was called off after the Ukrainian had surgery for kidney stones. Klitschko will now face Mormeck on March 3.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2011.
World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan defended his WBA belt against Lajuan Simon of the US with a first-round knock-out. Golovkin needed just 137 seconds to beat Simon. After landing a heavy right early in the round, a fast left hook from Golovkin stopped Simon for the first time in what was only the second defeat of his career. It was the 19th knock-out of Golovkin’s career. The bout had been due to appear on the card for Wladimir Klitschko’s world heavyweight title fight against Jean-Marc Mormeck, which was called off after the Ukrainian had surgery for kidney stones. Klitschko will now face Mormeck on March 3.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2011.