Golovkin beats Murata to become unified middleweight champ

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Gennady Golovkin became the unified world middleweight champion with a ninth-round stoppage of Japanese fighter Ryota Murata on Saturday. Kazakh boxer Golovkin, who turned 40 on Friday, sent his opponent to the canvas with a big right hand and Murata's corner threw in a towel. Golovkin added Murata's WBA title to his IBF and IBO belts after his first fight since December 2020.

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