On Saturday, May 5, 2018, Gennady Golovkin took on late replacement Vanes Martirosyan in a scheduled 12-round bout from StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Golovkin only took two rounds to stop Martirosyan, who entered the ring for the first time in two years.
Opening the telecast was world champion Cecilia Braekhus who defended her titles against Kali Reis in an entertaining bout.
Live Boxing Results
Gennady Golovkin vs. Vanes Martirosyan
A thunderous combination from @GGGBoxing ends @VanesBoxing's night in Round 2. #GGGVanes #AndStill pic.twitter.com/99bXQ7CZgb
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) May 6, 2018
Gennady Golovkin ices Vanes Martirosyan in Round 2. According to Max Kellerman, Martirosyan confirmed that GGG is the hardest puncher he’s ever faced.
Cecilia Braekhus vs. Kali Reis
Cecilia Braekhus earns a hard-fought unanimous-decision win over Kali Reis. Braekhus hit the canvas for the first time in her career. Scores were 97-92 and 96-93 twice.
Ruslan Madiev vs. Jesus Perez
Official scores: 97-93, 97-93, and 99-91 for Junior Welterweight Ruslan Madiev (12-0, 5 KOs) over Jesus Perez (21-1, 16 KOs).
Madiev wins by 10-round unanimous decision.
Ryan Martin vs. Breidis Prescott
Ryan Martin defeats Breidis Prescott by eight-round unanimous decision.
Official scores were 79-71, 77-73 and 79-71.
Jesse Rodriguez vs. Armando Vazquez
Jesse Rodriguez (6-0, 4 KOs) knocks out Armando Vazquez at 2:18 of Round 3 in the opening bout at StubHub Center.
Brian Ceballo vs. Nam Phan
All three judges scored the bout 40-36 in favor of Brian Ceballo, who improves to 2-0, 1 KO.
Header photo by HBO Boxing
