Gennady Golovkin nails Makoto Fuchigami via 3rd round knockout and retains titles – Boxing News
Gennady Golovkin, WBA World and International Boxing Organization middleweight champion, successfully defended his titles by collecting a shocking third-round technical knockout win over Japanese proud Makoto Fuchigami, the OPBF middleweight champion, in
a 12-round bout held on May 12, 2012.
The above duo co-headlined the Saturday night pay-per-view which was promoted by Alexander Krassyuk of K2 Promotions Ukraine and the ring for the event was set up at Ice Palace “Terminal” in Brovari, Ukraine.
The showdown was headlined by the WBO light and International Boxing Organization light middleweight championship bout between Zaurbek Baysangurov and Michel Soro. Gennady, 30, was entering his career’s 30th bout and boasted an undefeated streak.
The Kazakh proud has never lost even a single bout and has nailed 20 of his opponents by sheer knockout, an evident proof of the fact that he is a lethal pound-for-pound knockout specialist pounder.
Fuchigami, 28, though had a bit more experience yet exhibited a tarnished resume. The southpaw sensation was in his 26th bout and emerged victorious in 19. Makoto has nailed just 10 opponents by knockout and except the southpaw stance there was nothing unusual
in his arsenal that might have posed any threat to the Kazakh proud.
Gennady was the one who set the pace of the bout and from the very start commanded the whole bout. During the very first round, Gennady threw a huge right hand that connected Makoto’s upper right eye portion and left a wide cut.
Blood started to gush out and the Japanese pugilist became somewhat blind for the rest of the rounds. Golovkin took full advantage of the deficiency and pounded Makoto vehemently so much so that the bout almost became a one-sided sparring session.
After the passage of just one minute and 17 seconds of the third round, the bout referee intervened and halted the bout in order to protect Makoto from Golovkin’s brutal rampage.
After the intimidating knockout win, Golovkin remarked, “I knew Fuchigami was hurt after the first knockdown so I let my hands go in the second round. Abel and I worked on staying patient and studying my opponent and it worked tonight.”
When asked as to what holds for him in the near future, the Kazakh pounder simply replied, “I want to fight Sturm finally and then later this year I would like to fight in the United States, preferably at Madison Square Garden.”
With this win, Gennady has not only defended his two title but also his win streak and now boasts 23 wins with 20 via KO. Makoto, on the other hand, has collected his seventh loss and unfortunately after a long nine-bout win streak.
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