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Golovkin destroys Martirosyan to defend middleweight titles

Gennady Golovkin ended the fight with a vicious series of right and left combinations that floored the heavy underdog Vanes Martirosyan. [Photo/AFP]

Gennady Golovkin equalled the record of 20 straight world middleweight title defences with a devastating second-round knockout of Vanes Martirosyan on Saturday to retain his WBA and WBC belts.

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