Gennady Golovkin stopped mandatory challenger Kamil Szeremeta after round seven of their IBF Middleweight championship bout at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Resort in Hollywood, Florida.
Golovkin dropped Szeremeta at the end of round one with a left hook to the chin. Golovkin sent Szeremta to the deck in round two with a overhand right to the side of the head. In round four, Golovkin landed an overhand right that was followed by a little left hook on the inside that put Szeremeta down again.
In round seven, Golovkin dropped Szeremeta with a jab. The fight was halted after that round.
Golovkin who made the 1st defense of his IBF title, and 21st middleweight title defense is now 41-1-1 with 36 knockouts. Szeremeta of Poland is 21-1.
Choi Decisions Silgado
WBA Super Featherweight champion Hyun Mi Choi won a 10-round unanimous decision over Calista Silgado.
Choi landed 163 of 552 Punches; Silgado was 89 of 364.
Choi, 131 lbs of North Korea won by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93 and is now 18-0-1. Silgado, 131 lbs is 19-12-3.
Ryder Decisions Guy
Former world title challenger John Ryder won a 10-round unanimous decision over Mike Guy in a super middleweight bout.
Ryder landed 103 of 401 punches; Guy was 66 of 284.
Ryder, 170.2 lbs of London, ENG won by scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 96-94 and is now 29-5. Guy, 168.2 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 12-6-1.
\Gongora shocks Akhmedov with 12th round stoppage
Carlos Gongora stunned Ali Akhmedov with a 12th round stoppage in a battle of undefeated super middeweights.
Akhmedov had the advantage early as he hurt Gongora in round two,
In round seven, Akhmedov was cut over his right eye. In round 12, Gongora knocked down Akhmedov with a uppercut. Later in the round, it was another left uppercut that plummeted Akhmedov to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 1:57.
Gongora of Boston via Ecuador is 19-0 with 14 knockouts. Akhmedov of Kazakhstan is 16-1.
Reshat Mati stopped Dennis Okoth in round six of their six-round welterweight bout.
Mati dominated the action and then landed a big flurry that had the referee stopped the fight with Okoth hurting his foot at 1:17.
Mati of New York is 9-0 with seven knockouts. Okoth of Silver Spring, MD is 4-5-1.
