Golovkin vs Martirosyan

Who won Golovkin vs Martirosyan?

Gennady Golovkin beat Vanes Martirosyan by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 5th, 2018, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the unified middleweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and WBC belts on the line.

Golovkin vs Martirosyan stats

Back in May 2018, Gennady Golovkin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 37 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 33 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vanes Martirosyan made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Golovkin had a massive power advantage over Martirosyan, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Martirosyan's 58%.

Gennady Golovkin was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Martirosyan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Golovkin. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Gennady Golovkin and Vanes Martirosyan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Golovkin was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year later than Martirosyan, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Martirosyan's 226.

Vanes Martirosyan was ranked number 12 by the WBA in the 160lb division.

Golovkin vs Martirosyan form

Golovkin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Canelo Alvarez on September 16, 2017, by split draw in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, IBF World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Daniel Jacobs on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kell Brook on September 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Dominic Wade on April 23, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Middleweight, IBF World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

He had beaten David Lemieux on October 17, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Vanes Martirosyan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Erislandy Lara on May 21, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ishe Smith on September 12, 2015, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jermell Charlo on March 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Willie Nelson on October 4, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

He had defeated Mario Alberto Lozano on March 21, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gennady Golovkin had been fighting more than Vanes Martirosyan.

Going into this contest, Gennady Golovkin had last fought 7 months and 19 days ago, while Vanes Martirosyan's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 14 days ago.

Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Martirosyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Golovkin vs Martirosyan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Golovkin vs Martirosyan?

Golovkin vs Martirosyan was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Golovkin vs Martirosyan?

Gennady Golovkin was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Vanes Martirosyan made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.