Gennady Golovkin vs. Nilson Julio Tapia

Gennadiy Golovkin 159 lbs beat Nilson Julio Tapia 159 lbs by KO at 2:44 in round 3 of 12

• Date: 2010-12-16
• Location: Sport Complex “Daulet”, Astana, Kazakhstan
• Referee: Stanley Christodoulou
• Judge: Terry O'Connor
• Judge: Philippe Verbeke
• Judge: Ruben M Garcia

• Supervisor: Jesper D Jensen
• Promoter: Oleg Hermann (Delta Boxpromotion)
• WBA World middleweight title (1st defence by Golovkin)

Notes

• Golovkin landed a right uppercut which pinned Tapia to the ropes in the third round. Golovkin then finished Tapia off with a crushing left to the liver.