Golovkin vs Stevens

Who won Golovkin vs Stevens?

Gennady Golovkin beat Curtis Stevens by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, November 2nd, 2013, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 79-71, 80-71, 79-72 in favor of winner Gennady Golovkin.

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 WBA middleweight championship of the world.

Golovkin vs Stevens stats

Back in November 2013, Gennady Golovkin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Curtis Stevens made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Golovkin had an advantage in power over Stevens, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Stevens' 72%.

Gennady Golovkin was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Golovkin had a height advantage of 3 inches over Stevens. Despite this, Stevens had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Gennady Golovkin and Curtis Stevens fought out of an orthodox stance.

Golovkin was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year and 7 months later than Stevens, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Stevens' 178.

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Golovkin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Golovkin vs Stevens?

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