Golovkin Flattens Simon, Matthysse Wins, Donaire Destroys Sanchez, The Rest of Friday’s Action (w/ Video)

Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany– Gennady Golovkin (22-0, 19 KOs) stopped journeyman, Lajuan Simon (23-4-2, 12 KOs) at 2:17 of the first round. Simon, despite losses to Arthur Abraham, Dionisio Miranda, and Sebastian Sylsvester had never been stopped before.

Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida– Glenn Donaire (18-4-1, 10 KOs) beat Alex “El Nene” Sanchez (31-8-1, 21 KOs) via RTD 9 in a flyweight battle of fighters coming back from 3 years of inactivity.

West Warwick Civic Center, West Warwick, Rhode Island– Jason Estrada (17-4, 4 KOs) took a unanimous eight round decision over club fighter, Joseph Rabotte (11-19-1, 3 KOs) in a heavyweight contest.

Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina– Former world title challenger, Lucas Matthysse (29-2, 27 KOs) stopped regional journeyman, Sergio Omar Priotti (25-11-1, 8 KOs) in the fourth round of their scheduled ten.

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Paul Magno

Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

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