Golovkin retains WBA title

16 Dec 2010 17:22       hits 11747

Today at the Sport Complex “Daulet” in Astana, Kazakhstan, reigning WBA middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin (20-0, 17 KOs) retained his world crown with a triumph in round three over the Colombian Nilson Tapia (14-3-1, 10 KOs). The event promoted by Oleg Hermann and Delta Boxpromotion helped celebrate Kazakh Independece Day.


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