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Kazakh Golovkin retains middleweight title against Brit Murray

File picture shows Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan celebrating after beating Marco Antonio Rubio of Mexico in two rounds of the WBC Interim Middleweight Title bout at StubHub Center in Los Angeles on October 18, 2014

Kazakh fighter Gennady Golovkin made it 32 wins from 32 professional bouts as he retained his WBA middleweight world title when the referee called time on British opponent Martin Murray's challenge in the 11th round in Monte Carlo. Golovkin, 32 and nicknamed '3G', recorded his 29th victory inside 12 rounds late saturday against a valiant opponent who took the champion the longest distance since his first defence of the belt in June 2011. The Kazakh, making his 13th successful defence, pounded Murray throughout the fight forcing the referee to give him three counts. For Murray, who received vociferous support from around 200 Britons, it was his second defeat in 32 bouts, with 29 wins -- 12 by knockout -- and one draw.