A day after turning 40, Gennadiy Golovkin bounced back from a slow start to stop Ryota Murata in nine rounds to add the 160lbs WBA Super title to his IBF belt.
Murata enjoyed an early success, but as ‘GGG’ found its rhythm again, the courageous Japanese WBA belt holder was defeated and ultimately saved from extra penalty in the ninth round as the towel came in. .
Golovkin – now the unified middleweight champion – hasn’t fought since December 2020 to a win over Murata, who hasn’t been in the ring since his win over Steven Butler in December 2019.
The modern great Golovkin will now turn his attention to a trio with longtime rival Canelo Alvarez, who must overcome WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol for the first time on May 7 in Las Vegas. Vegas.
