WBA , IBF and IBO world middleweight King Gennady Golovkin successfully defended his title for the 16th time with a second round annihilation of previously unbeaten 26 year old Dominick Wade 18/0, at the Inglewood forum in Los Angeles.. The Maryland fighter started at long range, trying to elude Golovkin's power early, Golovkin got Wades attention towards the end of the first round with a right hand before scoring a flash knockdown.. Round two saw Wade enjoy some success, landing combinations on the champion who was trying to close the distance down. Halfway through the round Golovkin dropped Wade with a left uppercut, right hand combination which saw the challenger rise reluctantly at 9, Referee Jack Reiss allowed The brave fighter the benefit of the doubt in continuing, but it was short lived as Golovkin ended the show with another huge overhand right.. Dominick Wade was a live opponent, but was never in any way a threat to the universally acknowledged worlds number one middleweight.. Wade verified afterwards that there was nothing much he could have done differently, and that Golovkin's power is very real.. Golovkin's next test should be the winner of Cinco de Mayo in Vegas, Canelo v Khan, but a fight of that magnitude doesn't happen overnight.. The disposal of Wade proves nothing that we didn't already know..
The undercard saw Roman Gonzales defend his WBC flyweight crown with a 12 round unanimous decision over tough McWilliams Arroyo..
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