Golovkin vs Rubio

Who won Golovkin vs Rubio?

Gennady Golovkin beat Marco Antonio Rubio by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, October 18th, 2014, at StubHub Center, 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 Rubio stats

Back in October 2014, Gennady Golovkin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marco Antonio Rubio made his way to the ring with a record of 59 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 51 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Golovkin had a slight advantage in power over Rubio, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Rubio's 86%.

Gennady Golovkin was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Both Gennady Golovkin and Marco Antonio Rubio fought out of an orthodox stance.

Golovkin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 5 years and 11 months later than Rubio, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 89 fewer professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Rubio's 329.

Activity check

Golovkin's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Golovkin vs Rubio start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at StubHub Center, Carson, United States, which was around 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Golovkin vs Rubio?

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