Golovkin opened 2014 2014 defeating Osumaru Adama by TKO and repeated with Daniel Geale same result, besides a KO to Marco Antonio Rubio.

The British Quigg did the same against Tshifhiwa Munyai and then with Sthepane Jamoye, while Mexican Estrada dispatched Richie Mepranum and later Giovanni Segura.

While the South African Hekkie Budler dispatched Karluis Díaz and Pigmy Kokietgym by KO.

Budler, Golovkin, Kohei Kono, Carl Froch, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Jesús Cuéllar and Dennis Lebedev are among the others who managed to win by knockout.

Of the remaining fights, 19 ended by unanimous decision, six majority decision, two technical decision (Donaire vs Vetyeka, Payano vs Moreno), two by split decision.

For the month of December there are eleven WBA world title fights scheduled to total 70 title fights in 2014.