On May 5, 2018, Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), the middleweight WBA (Super) and WBC champion, defends his titles against Armenian challenger, Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs).
Gennady Golovkin is coming off a draw with a 86% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision loss to Canelo Álvarez, 7 months and 19 days ago. Vanes Martirosyan is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Erislandy Lara, 1 year, 11 months, and 14 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Gennady Golovkin at 99-1 winning odds. Vanes Martirosyan really doesn't have much to present against Golovkin.
Gennady Golovkin made very easy work of Vanes Martirosyan, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Golovkin improves his record to 38-0-1 (34 KOs), while Martirosyan adds a loss to his record at 36-4-1.