SPORTS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2013 Golovkin retains boxing titles NEW YORK: After successfully finishing off he was going to be,” said Abel Sanchez, a brash challenger, WBA and IBO mid- Golovkin’s trainer. “There are still things we dleweight champion Gennady Golovkin need to work on as far as Gennady’s gave himself a perfect score and declared patience and setting up his punches, but who he wants to fight next. the good part is we got the win and have “I give myself a grade of a 10,” Golovkin stuff to work on. Despite being dominated, said after stopping Curtis Stevens at the Stevens didn’t lose any of his confidence. end of the eighth round Saturday night. “I “I have nothing to be ashamed of,” said am ready to fight anybody, but specifically I Stevens, the Brooklyn fighter who had won want to fight Sergio Martinez.” four straight bouts. “I’m better than any- A spokesman from K2 promotions said body gave my credit for. I’ve shown more in Golovkin’s next fight is scheduled for Feb. 1 a loss than most people show in a win. This in Monte Carlo against an opponent to be is not the end for me. I will learn from my determined. Martinez holds the WBC mid- mistakes and I’ll be back. dleweight title and might fight Miguel Early it seemed that Golovkin might Cotto next year. have a short night as he dropped Stevens Golovkin won in front of 4,618 fans at with 25 seconds left in the second round. the Theater at Madison Square Garden, Golovkin knocked down Stevens with con- improving to 28-0 with his 25th knockout. secutive left hooks, finished the round with He retained his titles for the fourth time combinations near the ropes and referee this year and successfully defended a title Harvey Dock appeared hesitant to let the for the ninth time as a professional. fight continue. The end came with a dominating dis- “I was not surprised he got up,” Golovkin play in the eighth. Golovkin used his right said. Golovkin was only threatened slightly hand to pound Stevens under his swollen in the fourth and fifth when Stevens hit DHAKA: Bangladesh cricketers and officials pose for a photo after winning the third One-Day International (ODI) cricket match between left eye. The round ended with a series of him with a series of left hooks and a stand- Bangladesh and New Zealand at Khan Jahan Ali Stadium. — AFP body shots and Stevens’ corner stopped ing left hook that appeared to slightly hurt the fight. Golovkin. Golovkin won all eight rounds on Golovkin, however, showed little effects Bangladesh whitewash NZ Michael Pernick’s scorecard. On the other and, after an early charge by Stevens in the scorecards by Max DeLuca and Tom sixth, he countered with several right Schreck, Golovkin won every round but the hands and finished the round with 41 FATULLAH: Shamsur Rahman scored 96 and fourth. punches. Naeem Islam made 63 to help Bangladesh win SCOREBOARD Golovkin dominated the statistics, con- “I was able to use my right punches that the third and final one-day international by four necting on 293 of 794 punches, including we worked on in the gym to break him wickets and the series 3-0 against New Zealand yesterday. FATULLAH, Bangladesh: Scores in the third one-day international between Bangladesh and 108 jabs and 185 power punches. Stevens down,” Golovkin said. “He was strong and I New Zealand at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium at Fatullah outside Dhaka yesterday: (25-4) connected on 97 of 303 punches, 23 was a little cautious of his strength but I felt Chasing a target of 308 to win, Nasir Hossain jabs and 74 power punches. comfortable in there and never felt I was in added 44 not out as Bangladesh eased to victory New Zealand innings: Ziaur Rahman c Milne b McClenaghan 22 “Stevens was tougher than we thought any trouble.” — AP by scoring 309-6 with four balls to spare. A. Devcich c Razzak b Mahmudullah 46 Mominul Haque c & b Devcich 32 Mominul Haque contributed 32. Mitchell T. Latham c Mushfiqur b Rubel 43 Mushfiqur Rahim c Taylor b McCullum 2 McClenaghan finished with 2-69. Rahman, play- G. Elliot c Sohag b Razzak 3 Naeem Islam run out 63 ing just his second one-day international match, R. Taylor not out 107 Nasir Hossain not out 44 got close to his maiden century but a slower C. Munro c Mushfiqur b Mahmudullah 85 Mahmudullah c Ronchi b McClenaghan 16 delivery from Corey Anderson induced him to C. Anderson c Ziaur b Sohag 1 Sohag Gazi not out 11 edge to wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi as he missed L. Ronchi not out 13 Extras (b4, lb3, w9, nb7) 23 the ton by four runs. Extras (lb3, w6) 9 Total (six wickets, 49.2 overs) 309 He struck seven fours and four sixes in his Total (five wickets; 50 overs) 307 Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Ziaur) 2-126 (Mominul), 3- 107-ball knock. Rahman’s total kept Bangladesh Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Devcich), 2-82 ( Elliot), 3- 129 (Mushfiqur) 4-204 (Shamsur), 5-254 on course when they set out in their chase of the 101 ( Latham), 4-231 ( (Naeem), 6-289 ( Mahmudullah) big score posted by the visitors. They had never Munro) 5-232( Anderson) Bowling: Millis 8-1-55-0 (nb2), Milne 7-0-42-0 beaten a top side when facing the challenge of Bowling: Mashrafe 8-0-73-0, Rubel 6-0-38-1 (w2), McClenaghan 9.2-0-69-2 more than 300 runs though did manage the feat (w5), Sohag 10-0-67-1 (w1), Razzak 9-0-57-1, (w1, nb5), Anderson 10-0-56-1 (w4), McCullum against Zimbabwe. Its highest chase came Nasir 10-1-33-0, Mahmudullah 7-0-36-2 8-0-44-1, Devcich 7-0-36-1(w2) against India in 2012 when it chased down 293. Bangladesh innings: Result: Bangladesh won by four wickets, take Rahman, however, kept the required run rate Shamsur Rahman c Ronchi b Anderson 96 series 3-0. in check and together with Ziaur Rahman gave the team a solid base by adding 61 runs for the opening stand. Ziaur made 22. ball but the extra bounce got him out. team that played the second ODI, bringing Ziaur Mominul Haque hit four fours in his 32 runs After the dismissal of Munro, Taylor came out Rahman in for Tamim Iqbal, who complained of before he gave a return catch to Anton Devcich. of his shell to launch a spectacular attack. He abdominal pain. New Zealand fought its way back into the game gained the momentum when hitting two fours New Zealand made four changes, replacing when they got rid of Mushfiqur Rahim courtesy off a Razzak over and then hit three sixes in a Brendan McCullum, Tim Southee, James of Nathan McCullum immediately after the dis- row against Gazi. Neesham and Hamish Rutherford with Munro, missal of Haque. His attacking knock helped New Zealand Adam Milne, Ronchi and McClenaghan. Kyle Naeem Islam and Rahman later added 75 amass 73 runs in the last five overs. Bangladesh Mills led New Zealand after McCullum was ruled runs for the fourth-wicket stand to deal the Kiwis came into the game with one change to the out with back pain. —AP NEW YORK: Curtis Stevens punches Gennady Golovkin during their WBA a further blow. Islam smashed 63 off 74 balls Middleweight Title fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. — AFP with five boundaries before being run out. But Hossain then held together the innings while Sohag Gazi sealed the victory by hitting a boundary against McClenaghan. Hossain was PGA Tour to launch unbeaten on 44, which included five fours and a six. Earlier, Ross Taylor scored an unbeaten 107 new circuit in China and Colin Munro made 85 to help New Zealand reach 307-5. Devcich added 46 while Tom SHANGHAI: The US PGA Tour continued its said. “PGA Tour China will provide open Latham scored 43 to give the visitors a solid base growth into Asia yesterday with the competition on a quality tour for elite play- against a struggling Bangladesh team at Khan announcement of a new developmental ers from China and other countries and the Shaheb Osmani Ali Stadium, which hosted inter- circuit to be launched in China next year. opportunity to advance to the world stage. national cricket for the first time in seven years. PGA Tour China will feature 12 events “We plan to provide access to the After Bangladesh won the toss and asked with fields, not restricted to Chinese play- Web.com Tour for the season’s top players.” New Zealand to bat first, Mahmudullah returned ers, expected to be between 120 and 156 The PGA Tour already owns and operates figures of 2-36, while Hossain, Gazi and Mashrafe players and purses around $200,000. two tours outside the United States - PGA Mortaza claimed one wicket each. Qualifying events will be played early next Tour LatinoAmerica and PGA Tour Canada - Taylor hit his eighth ODI century off 93 balls year, with details still being finalised. but a move into the world’s second largest with nine boundaries and three sixes. Munro The new venture was launched by PGA economy could upset its rivals. made his total off 77 balls with seven fours and Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, China Finchem, though, dismissed concerns two sixes. Golf Association (CGA) chief Zhang that the new tour would pose a threat to Munro and Taylor added 130 runs in a fourth- Xiaoning and China Olympic Sports the European and OneAsia Tours, which wicket stand.