On December 9, 2011, Gennady Golovkin (21-0, 18 KOs), the middleweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against American challenger, Lajuan Simon (23-3-2, 12 KOs).
Gennady Golovkin is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Kassim Ouma, 5 months and 22 days ago. Lajuan Simon is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 42% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Dionisio Miranda, 1 year and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Gennady Golovkin at 99-1 winning odds. Lajuan Simon really doesn't have much to present against Golovkin.
Gennady Golovkin made quick work of Lajuan Simon, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Golovkin improves his record to 22-0 (19 KOs), while Simon adds a loss to his record at 23-4-2.