Gennadiy Golovkin Giving himself another world title the day after turning 40, Ryota Murata stops
By: Hans Themistode
As Gennadiy Golovkin celebrates his 40th birthday, fans of the Kazakh star believe his period near the top of the middleweight food chain is coming to an end. However, while his counter-attack time seems to be slowing down, Golovkin has proven that despite his age, he still has a lot in his tank.
The Japanese crowd at Saitama Arena stood up and cheered as Ryota Murata made his way to the ring. With the WBA middleweight holder desperate for the biggest win of his career, he appeared inspired in the opening match. Murata delivered a continuous and piercing thrust in the first, a stab that Golovkin struggled to escape.
Despite Murata’s mid-range success, Golovkin turned the game around in the second half. The current IBF middleweight holder has moved to the center of the ring, placing his feet and cradling his elder’s head behind. In addition to closing in on Murata with many high-level attacks, Golovkin also took advantage of Murata’s lack of defense by entering.
The action continued in the third round. No man uses a lot of collisions in the frame. Instead, they encountered each other near the middle of the ring and bumped heads while trying to establish position. As both men unleashed fierce blows, neither of them backed down.
Although Golovkin has had successful moments during this period, it is Murata’s physique that really stands out. At one point in the fourth round, Golovkin seemed to wince in pain as Murata landed his clean right arm back into the midfield. When Golovkin tried to pull himself together, he took a few steps back. Not wanting to let the moment pass, Murata pushed forward and continued to shoot relentlessly into Golovkin’s body.
Golovkin’s struggles continued into the 5th round as Murata dodged his powerful and powerful right-hand loops and was able to launch multiple shots towards his own upper deck.
As the midpoint of their session passed, Golovkin took a deep breath in the seventh round. The recently turned 40-year-old gave up his finished shot, put his hands low in an attempt to parry Murata’s repeated hits, and succeeded in bullying his men around the floor. fight.
A naked Murata seems to be trembling during this period. In what turned out to be the turning point of their contest, Golovkin slyly backed away when Murata unleashed a left hook in his direction, only to knock out a devastating right of him. When the attack was connected, Murata’s mouth flew halfway. Although the Japanese were eventually able to recover, Golovkin continued to hit him for most of the inning.
In season nine, Murata seems extremely tired. Golovkin, on the other hand, bounced up and down with his toes as he continued his attack. For most of the round, Golovkin killed Murata with a rope. Though he will eventually fight his way back to the heart of the ring, it turns out that’s exactly what Golovkin was hoping for.
In part of a hilarious scene, Murata manages to pull off a final hurdle but is quickly thrown into the canvas thanks to Golovkin’s well-timed right hook. Once Murata hit the floor, his corner in sight, he threw in the towel and gave Golovkin the ninth inning victory.
With the victory, Golovkin became only the second boxer aged 40 and over, unifying the titles.
