Gennady Golovkin is now 33-0 in his professional career after defeating Willie Monroe Jr. on Saturday night. It was also the Kazakh fighter's 20th consecutive victory by knockout.
Golovkin had Monroe down three times during the fight. In the sixth round, and on the third occasion of touching the canvas, the American seemed like he had simply had enough of being hit.
WATCH: 20th knockout in a row for @GGGBoxing, as he earns the TKO 6 victory #GolovkinMonroe #TweetReplay http://t.co/N4F29EB6zK
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) May 17, 2015
Here's a replay of the stoppage.
WATCH - Another look at Golovkin's 20th knockout in a row #GolovkinMonroe #TweetReplay http://t.co/cJDBMrClXP
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) May 17, 2015
Here's one of the knockdowns from earlier in the fight. That is vicious left hand.
WATCH: Golovkin knocks down Monroe Jr. in the 2nd round #GolovkinMonroe #TweetReplay http://t.co/UKBWJZM8r7
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) May 17, 2015
The 33-year-old can count fellow middleweight title holder Andy Lee amongst his fans.
Brave effort from Monroe. GGG is the man.
— Andy Lee (@AndyLeeBoxing) May 17, 2015
Couldn't sleep after watching that fight. pic.twitter.com/pQgP5wlOR9
— Andy Lee (@AndyLeeBoxing) May 17, 2015
In the post-fight interview Golovkin said that he was ready to take on Canelo Alvarez or Miguel Cotto. Alvarez recorded a knockout of the year contender against James Kirkland last night.
