LONDON -- Jumping two weight classes to challenge Gennady Golovkin, Kell Brooks ambitious challenge wasnt give much hope.Despite that leap, a valiant Brook made it far tougher for the world middleweight champion than anticipated as they traded punches for four rounds in a thrilling, open contest Saturday night in London.But Brooks vision was affected after his right eye socket was broken in the second round and the previously unbeaten welterweight champion began to fade. After the formidable Golovkin unloaded a rapid succession of powerful punches in the fifth round, the Brooks corner threw in the towel.The last round he couldnt breathe or move, Golovkin said.The 30-year-old Brook was taken to a hospital from O2 Arena in London for his eye to be assessed.I am gutted because there was much, much more to come from me, Brook said before leaving the ring. I was just getting started but I was seeing five of them out there, I think I have bust an eye socket.The 34-year-old Golovkin was full of praise for Brook but never felt his WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight belts were under threat.I know my style, I respect him, hes good but not so strong, Brook said. He just touched but I didnt feel his power. So many punches but I didnt feel them.The Kazakh improved his record to 36-0 and is now targeting a unification fight with Billy Joe Saunders to claim the minor WBO title.Im open for everybody, Golovkin said.Brook succumbed to the first defeat of his professional career in his 37th fight after being one of the few fighters willing to take on the fearsome Golovkin. After initially looking unsteady and anxious, Brook grew in confidence landing left hooks on Golovkin and unsettling him with three-punch combinations in the second round.I expected him to be a bigger puncher, Brook said. In the second round he broke my eye socket but I was tricking him, I was frustrating him. I was starting to settle into it but when you see three, four, five of them its difficult.I hurt him. When youre in the fight you can see, his legs buckled a little .... I would fight him again, with a good eye.Brooks trainer, Dominic Ingle, was jeered by the capacity arena crowd after throwing in the towel. But the swelling on a cut by Brooks right eye showed he couldnt continue. He was tiring as a resilient Golovkin was showing he could not be worn down.You cant be fighting a guy like Golovkin when you cant even focus on the guy, promote Eddie Hearn said, referring to Brooks eye injury.Custom NHL Jerseys .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. NHL Jerseys China . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. 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Kupp became college footballs all-time leading receiver with 6,284 yards, passing Chris George of NAIA Glenville State (1991-1994).Richmond fumbled four times in the first half and Eastern Washington went up 21-0 at halftime.I dont think Ive been a part of a playoff shutout in my life, let alone if you really think about it thats seven quarters of scoreless football by our defense, Baldwin said.The Eagles (12-1) scored first midway through the first quarter when Gubrud found Nsimba Webster for a 7-yard touchdown pass. The touchdown came eight plays after EWU safety Mitch Fettig forced a fumble at the Spiders 45-yard line.Gubrud hit Kupp for 68 yards after eluding a safety after a Spiders punt pinned Eastern on its 8. Kupp left the game momentarily after being hit, then returned to catch a 20-yard touchdown pass to put the Eagles up 14-0 with 7:45 left in the second quarter.One play after Jonah Jordan recovered an unforced Richmond fumble at opposing 23 Gubrud hit Shaq Hill for a touchdown with 5:35 to go in the half.Four of five Richmond first half drives ended in a fumble.I felt we had a good plan for the game on both sides of the ball. Early on we really couldnt get a break, we turned the ball over four times in the firrst half, Richmond coach Danny Rocco said.dddddddddddd When it was all said and done I think it was a little too much to ever really overcome.The Eagles scored twice on the ground in the second half, one from Jabari Wilson and the other from Antoine Custer Jr.Offensively on a day thats tough, its cold, were just executing and taking care of the football, grinding out drives, hitting plays when we need to, Baldwin said. Sometimes when youre up 21-0 it can be really easy to take, not purposefully, a little gasp and wait for the game to finish and our offense went right down and scored on that first drive of the second half.Richmond quarterback Kevin Johnson went 20 for 31 for 157 yards and an interception. He was sacked six times in his third start. Johnson burned a redshirt on the last game of the regular season after the Spiders starter Kyle Lauretta suffered a season-ending knee injury,BIG PICTURERichmond: The Spiders (10-4) are one of three FCS schools to play in the quarterfinals in each of the last two season. The Eagles are the second Big Sky team Richmond faced in as many weeks, as it came back from 17 down to defeat North Dakota in the second round of the playoffs.Eastern Washington: Two Eagles, senior wide receiver Cooper Kupp and sophomore quarterback Gage Gubrud, and were named Big Sky Conference co-MVPs this week. The same two led the charge Saturday. Kupp is the fourth player in conference history to be named first team all-league four years in a row.GOOSE EGGSEastern Washington shutout an opponent for the first time since Sept. 19, 2009, when it defeated Northern Colorado 16-0. The Spiders were last shutout on Oct. 9, 2010 against New Hampshire.UP NEXTEastern Washington plays Youngstown State in the FCS semifinals at Roos Field on either Friday, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. or Saturday, Dec. 17 at 3:30 p.m. ' ' '