Gennady Golovkin Earns 22nd KO Win With Wade Victory

 

Gennady Golovkin defended his middleweight titles in devastating fashion, beating Dominic Wade in the second round for his 22nd straight stoppage victory.

WBA Super and IBF world middleweight champion Golovkin knocked down Wade three times in the short fight, punishing the previously undefeated challenger before ending the bout on a right to the chin with 23 seconds left in the second round to successfully defend his 160-pound world title for the 16th time.

The Kazakh fighter was relentless from the bell, knocking down Wade (18-1) with a punch to the ear in the final seconds of the opening round. After absorbing a few punches from Wade with negligible impact, Golovkin landed a dynamite combination in the second round, flooring Wade with a left uppercut and a right to the body.