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Longtime readers of this observer’s work in covering the sport of Boxing are likely familiar with the various columns I have written over the course of several years that chronicled the rise of Gennady Golovkin . A period of time in which the fighter known as “Triple G” or “GGG” for short in symbolism with the fighter’s three initials, carved out a consecutive knockout streak that I simply referred to as a “Path Of Destruction” through the 160lb. Middleweight division. As this streak continued and each opponent Golovkin had put in front of him fell , the obvious question of who would be able to take the fighter a full twelve round distance began emerging. While that question would eventually be answered in the form of Daniel Jacobs, who took Golovkin the distance in March 2017, the aura that Golovkin had built as one of Boxing’s feared “Knockout Artists” was still there.     This set the stage for what became Golovkin’s two battles with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in September 2017 ...

  European Jr. Welterweight champion Sandor Martin scored a dominant ten round unanimous decision over Jose Felix in a non-title bout on Friday night at the Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain. A very tactical fight from the outset, Martin used his Boxing IQ in using angles, and superb counter punching to get the upper hand on Felix. As the fight progressed, Martin went from a fighter looking for counter shots to the fighter forcing the action as he frequently beat Felix to the punch and found a consistent home for his right hand as part of combinations he was able to land. Although it appeared that Martin may have been able to get a stoppage late in the fight if he had forced the issue, he was content to box his way to a convincing decision victory. Official scores were: 100-90, (On two scorecards) and 99-91 in favor of Martin. Sandor Martin advances to 40-2, with 13 Knockouts. Jose Felix falls to 39-6-1, with 30 Knockouts.   Also on this card:   Undefeated F...