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World champion boxer stripped of his middleweight belt in row over challenger

Gennady Golovkin reacts after a second round knockout of Vanes Martirosyan [Photo: Courtesy]

The IBF have stripped Gennady Golovkin of his middleweight world title after a hearing late last month, according to reports.

He has not agreed to a mandatory fight with the organization’s top challenger, Sergey Derevyanchenko.

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