Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin (Cyrillic: > ???????????????????? ??? "or" Triple G ", is a professional Kazakhstan boxer currently holding WBA (Super), WBC, and IBO middle class title; previously he holds an IBF middle-class degree from 2015 to 2018. In January 2018, he was ranked as the world's best active class by the Transnational Boxing Council (TBRB), and second by The Ring magazine and BoxRec. He is also currently ranked as the world's best active boxer, the pound for the pound, by The Ring ; second by ESPN; third by the American Boxing Writers Association; and fourth by BoxRec and TBRB.
Golovkin currently holds the longest active longest championship government, with five consecutive defenses. He won his first major world championship, intermediate WBA middle title, by beating Milton NÃÆ'ºÃÆ'  ± ez in 2010. The WBA picked him up to Regular champion status in the same year, and in 2011 he won the IBO empty middle-class title by defeating Lajuan Simon. In 2014, Golovkin was appointed to his current status as WBA champion (Super) and successfully defended his second title against Daniel Geale. Later that year he beat Marco Antonio Rubio to win the WBC temporary middle-class title, and beat David Lemieux for the IBF middle-class title in 2015. After Canelo ÃÆ'varez vacated the WBC middle-class title in 2016, Golovkin was named a full-fledged champion and holds three from four major world titles in boxing until disarmed by the IBF in 2018.
A counter-force fighter, Golovkin is known for his powerful punching, balance, and methodical movements in the ring. With 23 knockouts stretching from 2008 to 2017, it holds the highest knockout-to-win percentage - 87.2% - in the history of the middle class championships. By 2016 he achieved his seventh defense title by knockout, which equaled the record set by Wilfredo GÃÆ'³mez in 1982. Golovkin is also said to have one of the most durable chins in modern boxing, having never been beaten or knocked out in a total of 388 fights, 38 as professional and 350 as amateur.
In his amateur career, Golovkin won a gold medal in the middle class division at the 2003 World Championships. He went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning a middle-class silver medal.
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Gennady Golovkin was born on April 8, 1982, in the city of Karaganda in Kazakhstan SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan) to Russian coal miners and Korean mother, who works as an assistant in a chemistry laboratory.
He has three brothers, two elders named Sergey and Vadim and a twin, Max. Sergey and Vadim have encouraged Golovkin to start boxing when Golovkin was eight years old. As a young man, Golovkin will stroll with them, who go around to fight him with adult men. When asked, "Are you afraid of him?", Golovkin will answer "No", and was ordered to fight. "My brother, they did that since I was in kindergarten," Golovkin said. "Every day, different people." When Golovkin was nine years old, two Golovkin brothers joined the Soviet Army. In 1990, the government told Golovkin's family that Vadim was dead. In 1994, the government told Golovkin's family that Sergey was dead.
Golovkin's first sporting fist is at Maikuduk, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, where his first boxing coach is Victor Dmitriev, whom he considers "very good".
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Amateur career
He became a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program in November 2002.
At the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he won the gold medal by beating the champion twice in the future of 19:10, R. Andy Lee (29: 9), Lucian Bute (blockage), Jordan Despaigne in the semi final ( 29:26) and Oleg Mahskin in the final.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics he defeated Ramadan Yasser Abdelghafar 31-20 and Andre Dirrell 23 - 18, losing to Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov Russia 18-28 to clinch the silver medal. He qualified for the Athens Olympics by winning a gold medal at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships 2004 in Puerto Princesa, Philippines. In the final he defeated the Christopher Camat house fighter.
At the world championships in 2005 he was sensationalally defeated by Mohamed Hikal. He finished his amateur career with an extraordinary record of 345-5.
Amateurs highlights
- 2000 won the Junior World Championships in Budapest, Hungary as Light Welterweight. The result is:
- Defeat Hao Yen Kuo (Chinese Taipei) RSC-3
- Beat Alexander Renz (Germany) PTS (26-7)
- Beat Benjamin Kalinovic (Croatia) PTS (21-10)
- Defeat Evgeni Putilov (Russia) PTS (24-10)
- Defeat Maikel Perez (Cuba) PTS (30-17)
- 2002 won the Asian Games in Busan, South Korea as Light Middleweight. The result is:
- Defeat Abdullah Shekib (Afghanistan) AB-1
- Defeat Nagimeldin Adam (Qatar) RSCO-1
- Beat Song In Joon (South Korea) PTS (18-12)
- Beat Suriya Prasathinpimai (Thailand) RSCO-3
- 2003 won the World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand as Middleweight. The result is:
- Defeat Matvey Korobov (Russia) PTS (19-10)
- Beat Andy Lee (Ireland) PTS (29-9)
- Beat Lucian Bute (Romania) KO-4
- Defeat Yordanis Despaigne (Cuba) PTS (29-26)
- Beat Oleg Mashkin (Ukraine) RSCI-2
- 2004 Olympic Medal of Middleweight Olympics as a member of the Kazakhstan Olympic Team. The result is:
- Defeat Ali Ahmed Khan (Pakistan) 31-10
- Defeat Ramadan Yasser (Egypt) 31-20
- Defeat Andre Dirrell (USA) 23-18
- Lost to Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (Russia) 18-28
Professional career
Initial career
After ending his amateur career in 2005, Golovkin signed a professional deal with Universum Box-Promotion (UBP) and made his professional debut in May 2006. At the end of 2008, Golovkin's record reached 14-0 (11 KOs) and while he has some victories over A boxer who is considered a legitimate competitor, he is considered one of the best prospects in the world. Golovkin was given 4 relatively easy attacks in 2009. In 2010, Universum began to experience financial problems after being dropped by German television channel ZDF. This caused a number of problems for Golovkin who effectively could not fight in Germany, and contractual disputes between the two parties became complicated.
Golovkin ended his contract with the Universum in January 2010 and stated the following in an interview: "The reason for this decision is that I am always placed behind Felix Sturm and Sebastian Zbik by the Universum.Our demands against Felix Sturm or Sebastian Zbik are always rejected for the it does not make sense The universum has no real plans or concepts for me, they do not even try to bring my career forward.They prefer to try to prevent me from winning titles as long as Sturm and Zbik are champions, moreover, the fight against opponents who famous and interesting is held in the prospect, but nothing happens.This situation is unacceptable It is time to move forward. "
After breaking ties with the Universum, the WBA issued an interim title battle between Golovkin, ranked # 1 at the time, and Milton NÃÆ'ºÃÆ'  ± ez. Golovkin beat NÃÆ'ºÃÆ'  ± ez, beating him in 58 seconds to become world champion. Golovkin was soon upgraded to WBA champion (Regular). He tried against WBA (Super) champion Felix Sturm and Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam during this time but could not get them into the ring. Oleg Hermann, Golovkin's manager, said: "It is very difficult to find a good opponent, everyone knows that Felix Sturm is afraid of Gennady, Sturm has to get out of boxing and become a marathon runner because he is running fast and old. become champion in athletics. "
Fighting in the United States
Golovkin is determined to be the name of the whole world, dreaming of following in the footsteps of the Brits Klitschko by fighting in Madison Square Garden and the Staples Center. He signed a contract with K2 Promotion and attended a training in Big Bear, California with Abel Sanchez, veteran trainer behind Hall of Famer Terry Norris and many other top talents. Sanchez was astonished and impressed by Golovkin's talent and attitude from their first meeting. Since then, he has worked to add Mexican-style aggression into the Eastern European Golovkin amateur discipline, resulting in a formidable hybrid champion. "I have a blackboard in the gym, and I write the name of Ali, the name Floyd Mayweather and his name," Sanchez said. "I told him, 'You can be there.' He was all shy, but once I felt his hand, and I saw how clever he was in the ring and how he caught... sheesh He would be the most avoided fighter in boxing, or he would get the chance he deserved.
Golovkin is scheduled to make his HBO debut against Dmitry Pirog (20-0, 15 KO) in August 2012. Pirog has vacated his WBO middle-class title against Golovkin. This is because Pirog has been given a mandate against the interim champion Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam. A few weeks before the fight, it was announced that Pirog suffered a broken back injury - which would prevent him from fighting on a scheduled date, but Golovkin would still face another opponent on HBO. Some of Pirog's comeback attempts were thwarted by ongoing back problems, which effectively forced his premature retirement.
Golovkin vs. Proxies, Rosado
On July 20, 2012 it was announced that Golovkin will defend his title against European champions and Middle Class # 10 Grzegorz Proksa (28-1, 21 KO) middle class ring on September 1 at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. The fight was televised on HBO in the United States and Sky Sports in the UK. Golovkin made an impressive debut in America by defeating Proksa to the fifth-round TKO, which was Proxsa's first loss with a knockout. Proxsa praises Golovkin's strength, "The man is hitting like a hammer, I try everything, but it does not work, you have to give him credit, because he has a good handle in the situation and it is an honor to meet him in the ring." CompuBox Stats shows that Golovkin landed 101 of 301 blows were thrown (34%) and Proksa landed 38 of his 217 throws (18%).
In October, when WBA Superweight champion Daniel Geale signed to fight Anthony Mundine in a rematch, the WBA dismissed Geale from the title and chose Golovkin as the only WBA champion in the middle class.
On November 30, 2012 it was announced that Golovkin would fight ahead of his highest class, Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO) on Salido-Garcia's HBO card in the main-law class. on January 19, 2013. It is said that Golovkin will approve the capture of 158 pounds, two pounds below the middle class limit. Rosado later rejected the proposal, saying he would fight at a full 160 pound limit.
Golovkin continued his streaks with a TKO victory over Rosado. The fight was stopped when Rosado's corner threw down a towel to save Rosado, who was battered and bleeding from his nose and left eye. At the time of termination, Golovkin leads the judges' 60-54, 60-54, and 59-55 judgment cards. According to CompuBox Stats, Golovkin landed 208 of 492 blows thrown (42%) and Rosado landed only 76 of his 345 tosses (22%).
Golovkin vs. Ishida, Macklin
It was first reported on January 31, 2013 that the deal was close for Golovkin to defend his world title against former WBA super-middleweight champion Nobuhiro Ishida (24-8-2, 9 KO) in Monte Carlo on March 30. Ishida has lost his last two fights, but has never stopped in 13 years of his career. Golovkin became the first to defeat Ishida, in what was said to be a 'busy battle', finishing it in the third round with a cruel right hand. The referee did not start the count and immediately waved an end to the fight.
Golovkin against former world title challenger Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KO) at MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut on 29 June 2013. The fight was officially announced in April. Macklin previously lost against world title fight against Felix Sturm and Sergio Martinez in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Golovkin stated that he wants to fight further twice in 2013. It's rarely heard from the world champions because the majority bout is only 2 or 3 times a year. There are a total of 2,211 fans in attendance. Macklin is billed as Golovkin's toughest opponent to date. In round 1, Golovkin landed cleanly with his right hand and sent Macklin up against the rope, though it could be ruled knockdown as it seemed only a rope holding Macklin at his feet, referee Eddie Cotton, ruled out knockdown. Golovkin dominated the first two rounds. In the third round, Golvokin landed on the right followed by a left hook to the body. Macklin, the pain is calculated and the fight is stopped at 1 minute 22 seconds round. Macklin calls Golovkin the best opponent he faces in a post-fight interview. Golovkin defended his WBA world title and his IBO. CompuBox Stats showed that Golovkin landed 58 of 116 throws thrown (50%) and Macklin landed 29 out of 118 (25%). He earned $ 350,000 compared to $ 300,000 earned by Macklin. The fight averaged 1.1 million viewers.
Golovkin vs. Stevens
On August 18, 2013 Sports Illustrated announces that Golvokin will defend it next with the world title against Curtis Stevens (25-3, 18 KO) Curtis (25-3, 18 KO) Curtis The Ring at Madison Square Garden Theater in Manhattan, New York on November 2nd. At that time, Stevens was ranked # 5 WBC and # 6 IBF. The Main Event, which promoted Stevens, initially rejected the $ 300,000 bid. Possible promotional K2 offers an increase to get Stevens in the ring with Golovkin.
In front of 4,618, Golovkin managed to defend his title against Stevens through an eight-lap technical knockout, methodically destroying the latter with many fierce blows to the head and body. Stevens came down loudly in the 2nd position from two left-to-head hooks, and after watching their fighters absorb huge penalties, Stevens angles asked for a stop on the 8th ladder. At the time of termination, Golovkin was ahead of 80-71, 79-71, and 79-72. The event attracts great interest worldwide, broadcasting in more than 100 countries around the world, including SKY in the United Kingdom, Channel 1 in Russia and Polsat TV in Poland. The victory was the consecutive 15th victory of Golovkin and further solidified his status as one of the best players in the middle class division. After the battle, Golovkin said, "He's strong, and I'm a little cautious about his strength, but I feel comfortable there and never feel like I'm in trouble [...] I'm ready to fight anyone, but, in particular, I want to fight [line champion] Sergio Martinez. "
CompuBox Stats showed that Golovkin landed 293 of 794 blows thrown (37%), including 49% electric blows to land, while Stevens landed 97 of 303 tosses (32%). Golovkin's wallet is $ 400,000 while Stevens receives $ 290,000. The fight averaged 1.41 million viewers on HBO and peaked at 1.566 million.
Golovkin's request requested him to be awarded the WBA (Super) middle class title in December 2013, but this was rejected by the WBA, as Golovkin had been granted special permission to fight before his obligatory commitments.
Golovkin vs. Adama
Golovkin's tenth title defense took place in Monte Carlo against former title challenger Osumanu Adama (22-3, 16 KO) on February 1, 2014. HBO released a statement on January 22 stating that they can not broadcast matches in the US. The reason is because of the size of the place of Salle des Etoiles and production problems. Coming to the fight, Adama was ranked # 12 by WBA. Golovkin won through a seventh-round halt. At the end of the first half, Golovkin dropped Adama with a jab and strong right hand. Golovkin went on to drop Adama again in the 6th by landing two sharp left hooks to his head, and then again at 7 with a hard jab. Golovkin then nailed Adama with a left hook to the jaw, sending Adama a shock and forcing the referee to stop the fight. When the reporter asks Golovkin, after the fight, who he will fight next, he replied, "I want to fight Sergio Martinez to prove who the best middle class is." At the time of termination, a judge has it 60-52 and the other two at 59-53 support Golovkin.
The day after defeating Adama, a fight with Irish boxer Andy Lee (31-2, 22 KO) is being discussed for April 26, which is the next time Golovkin will be performing at HBO at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. It was reported on February 28 that a deal was almost made, but on March 1st, the fight was canceled when Golovkin's father died after suffering a heart attack, aged 68 years. Because of the belief, they have 40 days of mourning period, K2 director Tom Loeffler explains.
Integrated middle-class champion
On June 3, 2014, after ten successful title defense, the World Boxing Association officially raised Golovkin from the middle class champion to the (Super) champion. Golovkin was also given special permission to defend his title against Daniel Geale. Golovkin had previously been ordered to face # 2 Jarrod Fletcher.
Golovkin vs. Geale
Promotion K2 announced Golovkin will fight against middle class # 2 Daniel Geale (30-2, 16 KO) at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on July 26, 2014 directly at HBO. In front of 8,572 at The Theater, Golovkin managed to defend his title for the 11th time, defeating Geale through a third-round stoppage. Golovkin dropped Geale in the second round. The right hand on the third sends Geale down again from where he has never fully recovered. A surprising Geale drove a quick stop from referee Michael Ortega. Geale's defeat starts from a stiff Golovkin Jab, according to GGG coach Abel Sanchez, "Gennady hit him with a stab in the second round and that is the point. The accuracy of the blows by both fighters was at 29% by Compubox, but the effectiveness of those connected resulted in a noteworthy victory for Golovkin in his notes. Golovkin earned $ 750,000 compared to Geale who received $ 600,000. The fight averaged 984,000 viewers and topped 1,048 million viewers on HBO. This is a huge decline compared to what Golovkin achieved against Stevens, the last time he appeared on HBO.
Golovkin vs. Rubio
On 12 August 2014, Golovkin rumored to be fighting with former world title challenger and WBC Interim champion Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KO). On August 20, the battle between Golovkin and Rubio was made official. K2 Promotion announces the fight will take place on October 18, 2014 o HBO at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. That will mark the first time Golovkin will fight on the West Coast. Golovkin spoke with ESPN about the announcement, "I am very excited to fight in California, I am always happy to attend the fight at StubHub Center and look forward to a Mexican-style fight against Marco Antonio Rubio." Rubio failed to make weight, weighing 161.8 pounds, thus losing the WBC Interim title on the scales. Rubio was given a span of 2 hours to lose the extra weight, but decided against it. The battle continues.
The attendance record of 9,323 was announced. Golovkin worked harder Rubio in a competitive first half, landed more blows. In the second half, Golovkin landed the remaining overhand power to Rubio's head with Rubio on the rope. Rubio then went to his back on the canvas, and took ten full counts in Spanish from referee Jack Reiss. After KO, Rubio gets up and moves with gloves to the back of his head to the referee. However, a clean knockout blow, and the count, given in Spanish is normal speed. Golovkin defended his WBA title 'Super', his middle-class IBO and won the Intermediate WBC title which made him a compulsory contender for full title holders Miguel Cotto. Golovkin in the post-match bout showed respect, "Rubio, he's not backing off, he's a good fighter, I respect him, that's a very hard blow." Rubio earned $ 350,000 after having to sacrifice $ 100,000 to Golovkin for not making the weight, which earned a $ 900,000 base purse excluding any payment through his promoter. With this being the 12th consecutive defense of Golovkin, he tied it with Marvinous Marvin Hagler and Felix Sturm for the third in the history of the middle class. ESPN reported an average bout of 1.304 million viewers and peaked at 1.323 million.
Golovkin vs. Murray
On 21 February 2015, Golovkin retained his middle-class title against Englishman Martin Murray (28-1-1, 12 KO) in Monte Carlo. The fight was officially announced in October 2014. Murray started the fight well, but in the fourth round Golovkin began to heat up and start to find Murray consistently. Murray was beaten twice in the fourth round, even holding an extra punch to the head while on his knees. Golovkin found it easier to land a punch on Murray in the middle of the round. Although Murray's chin endured a lot of Golovkin's punches in the middle round, he finally dropped again in the 10th round after receiving a lot of punishment. Murray came out for lap 11 and therefore has lasted longer in the ring with Golovkin than any other opponent so far, although Murray came out with a bloodied face and Golovkin kept connected with the shot, the referee stopped the fight as he felt Murray did not fight effectively and had taken too many blows. CompuBox statistics show Golovkin landed 292 out of 816 blows (36%), and Murray was connected on 131 of 469 (28%). The fight was aired on HBO in the US during the afternoon and averaged 862,000 viewers. At the time of termination, three judges have scorecards each reading 100-87, 99-88, and 99-88 in favor of Golovkin. The fight was broadcast live on HBO in the US in the afternoon and averaged 862,000 viewers, peaking at 938,000 viewers. Although it is the viewer's decline for Golovkin in HBO, it is expected as shown during the day and not the peak time. Golovkin's victory over Murray was a successful 13th successive title defense, placing him third all-time in consecutive middle-class defenses behind Bernard Hopkins (19) and Carlos MonzÃÆ'³n (14).
Golovkin vs. Monroe Jr.
Boxing Insider reports that an agreement has been agreed for Golovkin to defend his title against American Willie Monroe Jr. (19-1, 6 KOs) at The Forum, Inglewood, California on May 16, 2015. In front of 12,372, Golovkin defeated Monroe through the sixth TKO, extending his knockout to 20. In the first minute of the first half, Monroe started fast with superior movements and punch, but after that the speed slows down with GGG cutting the ring and making it work harder. In the sixth round, GGG came forward and quickly caught Monroe out of control with electric shots along the ropes, and Monroe dropped to his knee, hitting ten referees Jack Reiss. Referee Reiss was willing to give Monroe another chance, but Monroe did not respond. Reiss immediately stopped the contest. Monroe was dropped a total of three times. At the time of termination, the scorecard read 50-43, 50-43, and 49-44 for Golovkin. Golovkin landed 133 of 297 blows thrown (45%), Monroe landed 87 strokes 305 thrown (29%). In a post-match battle, Golovkin said, "Willie is a good fighter, a formidable fighter, I feel great, my performance is special for you." This is a very good drama show. He then talked about the future fighting, "I live here, I am a true champion, I want unity.Let's go, let's do it all.Who is Number 1 now? Bring it.I'll show it to you." In terms of unification and the big fight, the names of Miguel Cotto, SaÃÆ'ºl ÃÆ' lvarez and Andre Ward are mentioned. Golovkin received a wallet of $ 1.5 million and Monroe earned $ 100,000 for the fight. The fight attracted an average audience of 1.338 million and reached 1.474 million viewers.
Golovkin vs. Lemieux
It was announced in July 2015 that Golovkin will retain his three world titles against IBF world champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KO) in a unification bout at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 17, 2015 directly by HBO Pay-Per-Display. Both boxers bring to Twitter to announce the news. Lemieux won the IBF then vacant title by showing Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam in June 2015.
Golovkin beat Lemieux through eight-round technical knockouts to unite the WBA (Super), IBO, and WBC Interim middle-class titles with IBF Lemieux titles. Golovkin set the pace with his shot as he landed his shot power in between, keeping Lemieux unbalanced all night. Lemieux was dropped by a body shot in the fifth round and suffered an additional blow to the head after he took the knee. He staggered in the eighth, so the referee was forced to stop the fight. With this 21st KO victory, Golovkin passed MonzÃÆ'³n for a middleweight defense in a row with 15 goals. Golovkin landed 280 of 549 throws thrown (51%) while Lemieux landed 89 of 335 (27%).
The fight resulted in 153,000 PPV purchases on HBO and generated over $ 2 million of live gateways from the sold-out arena. The fight was replayed this week and averaged 797,000 viewers and peaked over 1 million viewers.
Golovkin vs. Wade
On February 10, 2016, it was announced that Golovkin would retain his IBF and WBA middle-class title at HBO against mandatory challenger IBF Dominic Wade (18-0, 12 KO) on April 23 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The fight is not expected to be very competitive for Golovkin, who also stated that he would not underestimate Wade and added, "I am happy to fight again at the Forum in front of my fans and friends in Los Angeles, Dominic Wade is a very hungry middle class and skill is unbeatable and will be a big test for me. "Wade is very grateful for getting a chance against Golovkin," I am very grateful to be given the chance to fight the 'GGG' for the IBF Middleweight Championship on April 23. I have worked hard throughout my career I'm ready and ready to take on the challenge. "The card was coupled with Roman Gonzalez who managed to defend his WBC flying class title with a unanimous points decision over McWilliams Arroyo. In front of a 16,353 best-selling crowd, Golovkin successfully defended his middle-class title with Wade's early stoppage, 22 times in a row. Wade was dropped three times before the bout was halted with 23 seconds remaining in round 2. According to CompuBox statistics, Golovkin landed 54 of 133 blows (41%), with most of the power blows. Wade managed to land 22 of his 75 tosses (29%). After the battle, when asked about Canelo ÃÆ'lvarez, Golovkin said, "I feel great I'm here now, and I'm here to stay I'm not going anywhere, give me my belt, give me my belt Let's fight, Golovkin reportedly earned a $ 2 million career for this fight compared to $ 500,000 earned by Wade. The fight attracted an average of 1,325,000 viewers and reached 3,888,000 on HBO.
Golovkin vs. negotiation ÃÆ' lvarez
After Canelo ÃÆ' lvarez's victory against Miguel Cotta, talks began between the Golovkin and ÃÆ' lvarez camps over the WBC title defense of the future. In the end, the agreement was finally reached to allow for an interim battle before the battle, in the words of IBC president Mauricio Sulaiman, "maximizing interest in their highly anticipated fight." The fight is anticipated to last until 2016.
On May 18, 2016, ÃÆ' lvarez vacated the WBC middleweight title, which resulted in Golovkin being immediately awarded a title by WBC who officially acknowledged him as their middleweight champion.
Golovkin vs. Brook
On July 8, 2016, it was announced that Golovkin would retain his middleweight title against Britain's unbeaten welterweight welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KO). The fight takes place on September 10, 2016, at the O2 Arena in London, England. Brook is scheduled to fight in a unification bout against Jessie Vargas, while there are negotiations for Golovkin to fight Chris Eubank Jr.; However, the negotiations failed and Brook agreed to raise two heavy divisions to challenge Golovkin. This is the defense of world number 7 Golovkin. The fight was aired in the United States on HBO and at the Sky Box Office pay-per-view in the UK.
On September 5, the WBA lifted sanctions for the fight. Although they gave Golovkin a special permit for the fight, they declared that their title would not be at stake. The reason for the withdrawal was because Brook never competed in the middle class division. WBA President Gilberto Mendoza Jr. said: "What I regret most is that there is no boxer at 160 pounds against 'Triple G,' and Brook has to go up two divisions to fight it." The Golovkin camp is said to be disappointed with the decision with promoter Tom Loeffler saying, "somehow the WBA thinks it's too dangerous for the welterweight to move into the middle class to fight the biggest punch in boxing.I think it's a compliment to GGG because they agree [Adrien] Broner moving two divisions [from lightweight to welterweight] to fighting Paulie [Malignaggi in 2013] and Roy Jones moving two divisions [from light heavyweight to heavyweight] to fighting John Ruiz [in 2003] for the WBA title, and Kell Brook is unbeatable and is considered a top pound-for-pon boxer. "
Golovkin came out aggressively, stepping as far as swinging Brook's legs in the first round. He meets with stiff resistance when Brook begins to retaliate, connecting some clean combinations to Golovkin, nothing can frighten him. In the second half, Brook has the greatest success in the fight, but in the process his right eye is broken. Over the next three rounds, Golovkin begins to break Brook. The Englishman showed great courage, determination and chin as he absorbed most of Golovkin's attacks. Despite the fight even in two judge scorecards, and one judge had Brook ahead with one point, the latter corner threw a towel to protect the right eye of their defective fighter, ending the fight in the fifth round with both boxers still standing. According to Compubox statistics, Golovkin landed 133 of 301 blows thrown (44.2%), while Brook landed 85 strokes, after throwing 261 (32.6%). The bout was aired live on HBO in the afternoon and drew an average of 843,000 viewers and reached 907,000 viewers. It was considered by HBO to be a great success for the afternoon show. A rerun is displayed later in the evening as part of a world class flyweight title fight between Roman Gonzalez and Carlos Cuadras. Replay averaged 593,000 viewers.
Golovkin vs. Jacobs
After the victory over Brook, there was direct talk of the WBA unification fight against 'Regular' champion Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KO), as part of the WBA plan to reduce the number of world titles in each division from three to one. Tim Golovkin talks about the battle of Billy Joe Saunders after the Jacobs fight which will be a middle class unification battle for all belts.
The date that was discussed initially was December 10th, which the Golovkin team postponed to Madison Square Garden. The date originally set by HBO for ÃÆ' lvarez after he defeated Liam Smith, but Canelo insists he will not fight again until 2017 after his right thumb fracture. There is ongoing negotiation between Tom Loeffler and Al Haymon about the split in the wallet, if the fight is made to bag a bid, it will be a 75-25 split with Golovkin taking a lion stake because he became the 'Super' champion. When negotiations continue, Jacobs wants a better split, around 60-40. The WBA provides an extension for the negotiation period on October 7, as both parties initially have until October 10 to come to the arrangement or else the bid bag will mature. There is also a request to change the bag bid distribution to 60-40, which was rejected by the WBA. Golovkin started his training camp for the fight on 17 October.
Loeffler told LA Times on Oct. 18, although the negotiations remain active, the fight will not take place on December 10. New dates for early 2017 need to be set, still see Madison Square Garden to host the fight. Golovkin prides himself on being a very active fighter, and this is the first year since 2012 that he has been in less than three fights. WBA president Gilberto Mendoza confirmed in an email to RingTV that a deal must be made at 5 pm on December 7 or a bid bag will be held on December 19 in Panama. Later in the day, the WBA announced a bag offering would be scheduled with a minimum bid of $ 400,000, with Golovkin receiving 75% and Jacobs 25%. Although the bag offer is announced, Loeffler declares it will negotiate, hoping that a deal will be reached before bag bidding.
On December 17, the provisions were finally approved and officially announced that the fight will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 18, 2017 exclusively on HBO PPV. Golovkin tweeted the announcement through while Jacobs uploaded a short video on social media. At the time of the fight, both fighters have a combination of 35 consecutive knockouts. It was reported that the title IBO Golovkin will not be at stake. The IBO website then confirms that the belt will be at stake. HBO officially announced the fight on December 22, billed as "Middleweight Madness ". Loeffler insists there is no repeat match clause in place.
In the official weighing team, a day before the fight, Golovkin scored a weight of 159.6 lb, while Jacobs weighed 159.8 lb. Jacobs refused to compete for the IBF title by passing an opponent's weight check. Unlike other major sanctions, IBF requires participants in a title fight to submit to a heavy examination in the morning of the fight, as well as official counting on the day before the fight; on morning weight checks, they can weigh no more than 10 pounds (4.5 kg) above the weight limit of the opponent. Jacobs heavily  £ 182 on the night of the fight, 12 more than Golovkin.
In front of the 19,939 bestsellers, the fight lasted 12 full rounds. This is the first time Golovkin has fought 12 rounds in his professional career. Golovkin's ring control, constant forward pressure and effective jab lead to a unanimous 115-112, 115-112, and 114-113 round victory, ending 23 successive knockout matches dating back to November 2008. ESPN has Golovkin winning 115-112. Opening three calm rounds with little action. In the fourth round, Golovkin dropped Jacobs with a short right hand along the rope for a quick strike. Jacobs recovered, but Golovkin controlled most of the center round. Jacobs are effective in switching between orthodox position and the southern foot, but remain behind the legs. Both boxers were warned once in a fight by referee Charlie Fitch for punching a rabbit. According to Compubox's hit stats, Golovkin landed 231 out of 615 strokes (38%) more than Jacobs who landed 175 out of 541 (32%). After the fight, some people doubt Golovkin enough to win. Jacobs thinks he won the battle with two rounds and attributed the defeat to the potential for a big money battle Golovkin vs. Canelo. Jacobs also stated after being beaten, he told Golovkin, "he must kill me." In a post-fight interview, Golovkin said, "I'm a boxer, not a murderer, I respect the game." Prior to revenue sharing, it was reported that Golovkin would earn at least $ 2.5 million compared to Jacobs $ 1.75 million.
On March 24, Tom Loeffler revealed the fight resulted in 170,000 pay-per-view purchases. A rerun is displayed on HBO later in the week and an average of 709,000 viewers. Lance Pugmire from LA Times reported the live gate was $ 3.7 million, a huge increase from Golovkin vs. Lemieux PPV which earned $ 2 million. He also said that merchandise and sponsorship is higher.
Golovkin vs. ÃÆ' lvarez
After defending his belt against Jacobs, Golovkin stated that he wanted to unite the middle class division and hold all available belts. The only big belt that is not hers is the WBO title held by British boxer Billy Joe Saunders. After defeating Jacobs, Golovkin said, "My goal is all the belts in the middle class division.Of course, Billy Joe is the last one.It's my dream." There was a rumor about the fight going on in Golovkin, Kazakhstan's home country in June during EXPO 2017. The last time Golovkin fought in his home country was in 2010. On March 20, Golovkin said that he would fight Saunders in his native Kazakhstan or O2 Arena in London.
Saunders tweets on social media that although he does not watch Golovkin's fight with Jacobs, he's ready to fight it. Saunders claimed to have signed a contract at the end and gave Golovkin a deadline to sign it. On March 29, promoter Frank Warren also stated that Golovkin would have ten days to sign the fight. Saunders later claimed to have moved from Golovkin, until Warren said the deal was still valid. During the following week, Saunders continued to insult Golovkin through social media. On April 7, Warren told iFL TV, that Golovkin suffered a hand injury, which is the reason why the fight was not done. In an interview, he said, "Right now, they say that Golovkin is hurt, so we wait to see where all this is happening, but as far as I know, we agree [term]." He also noted that he will wait until May 6, for any updates. On 11 April, it was reported that the fight would not happen and Golovkin would eventually focus on the September 2017 match against Canelo ÃÆ' lvarez.
Immediately after Chavez's battle on May 6, Canelo ÃÆ'lvarez announced that he would fight the next Golovkin on the weekend of 16 September 2017 at the location to be determined. Golovkin, who before the fight stated that he would not be present, joined his coach Abel Sanchez and promoter Tom Loeffler. Golovkin joined him in the ring during the announcement to help promote their upcoming battle. Speaking through a translator, ÃÆ' lvarez said, "Golovkin, you are next, my friend, the fight is over, I'm never afraid of anyone, because I'm 15 years old as a professional When I was born, fear was gone." When Golovkin arrives in the ring, he says, "I feel very happy." This is a different story In September, it will be a different style - a great drama show I'm ready tonight first to congratulate Canelo and his team. At the moment, I think everyone is excited for September.Canelo looks really good tonight, and 100 percent of him is the biggest challenge of my career.Good luck at Canelo in September. "In a post-fight press conference, both boxers face to face and talk about the upcoming battle.
On May 9, Eric Gomez, president of Golden Boy Promotions told LA Times that ÃÆ' lvarez has a re-match clause immediately in place on his contract, while Golovkin, if he loses, will not be guaranteed a rematch. Oscar De La Hoya later also revealed in an interview with ESPN the fight will take place in the full middle class limo of £ 160 with no rehydration clause, meaning Golovkin and ÃÆ' lvarez will be able to get an unlimited amount of weight weight following weight on the 5th June, T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is announced as a battleground, and will mark the first time Golovkin will fight in Nevada. AT & amp; T, Madison Square Garden and Dodgers Stadium did not participate in the fight. Eric Gomez of the Golden Boy Promotions said in a statement that ÃÆ' lvarez will be fighting for IBF which means he will participate on the second day, where the IBF requires every boxer to weigh no more than 10 pounds beyond the 160 pound limit. Although he said there was no news of whether ÃÆ' lvarez would fight for the WBC title, ÃÆ' lvarez claimed he would not. On July 7, 2017, Golden Boy and K2 Promotion individually announced tickets were sold out.
On August 15th, Golden Boy matchmaker Robert Diaz revealed that ÃÆ' lvarez will indeed attend the mandatory second day of IBF weighing and is entirely meant to fight for the IBF degree along with the WBA degree. He made it clear that while Golovkin would still retain the IBC and IBO titles, ÃÆ' lvarez would not pay the cost of their sanctions. On 22 August, IBF president Daryl Peoples announced that they would leave the second day obliged to follow unification, meaning no fighters were required to participate, but they would still encourage them to do so. It is reported that ÃÆ' lvarez will earn a base of at least $ 5 million and Golovkin will earn $ 3 million, before any part of the revenue is added to their wallets.
In the night battle, in front of the crowd sold 22,358, Golovkin and ÃÆ'varez struggled for a draw (118-110 ÃÆ' lvarez, 115-113 Golovkin, and 114-114). ESPN's Dan Rafael and HBO Harold Lederman scored 116-112 goals to win Golovkin. Judge Adalaide Byrd's scorecard 118-110 which supports ÃÆ' lvarez is widely ridiculed. Many observers feel that Golovkin won a narrow and contested battle, and while a draw can be justified, a card that supports ÃÆ' lvarez is inexcusable. Nevertheless, Bob Bennett, director of the Nevada Athletics Commission, said he had full confidence in Byrd. Regardless of the controversy, some mainstream media called the fight a "classic". The fight begins with both boxers finding their rhythm, ÃÆ' lvarez using his footwork and Golovkin building his prick. During the middle round, especially between 4 and 8, ÃÆ' lvarez started each round quickly, but appeared to be tired after a minute, with Golovkin taking charge and doing enough to win the round. The championship round was arguably the best round and ÃÆ' lvarez began to compete again and the two fighters stood swinging, most of which escaped. The draw brought Golovkin to his seventh straight game. CompuBox statistics show that Golovkin is busy of two, landing 218 of 703 disposed (31%), while ÃÆ' lvarez is more accurate, landing 169 of the 505 thrown (34%). Golovkin came out pressing ÃÆ' lvarez in 10 of 12 rounds. Repetition, which occurred a week later on HBO averaged 726,000, peaking at 840,000 viewers.
Speaking to Max Kellerman after the battle, Golovkin said, "It was a great drama show. [Scoring is not my fault.] I pressed it every turn." See, I still have all the belts I'm still champion. "ÃÆ' lvarez feels as if he won the battle, "In the first half, I went out to see what he had, then I built from there I think I won eight rounds I feel that I won the fight. I think I am superior in the ring. I won at least seven or eight rounds. I was able to match and make Gennady falter at least three times. If we fight again, it's up to the people. I feel frustrated because of my draw. Golovkin coach Abel Sanchez believes judge Byrd has filled out his scorecard before the first bell rings. ÃÆ' lvarez ruled out another fight in 2017, claiming he will return on Cinco de Mayo weekend in May 2018. At a post-fight press conference, ÃÆ' lvarez said through an interpreter, "Look, now I want to rest. Whatever fans want, whatever people want and demand, we'll do it. You know it's my style. But now, who knows if it's May or September? But one thing is certain - this is my era, the Canelo era. Golovkin promoter Tom Loeffler stated that they want a rematch soon, but Golovkin, who prefers to compete at least three times in a calendar year, reiterated his desire to also fight in December, WBO middle class Saunders says he is ready for Golovkin and wants fighting in December too.
The fight surpassed Mayweather-ÃÆ' lvarez to reach the third highest gate in boxing history. ESPN reported a $ 27,059,850 bout of 17,318 tickets sold. 934 free tickets are given, according to NSAC. Mayweather vs ÃÆ' lvarez sold 16,146 tickets to produce a live gate worth $ 20,003,150. Repetition, which occurred a week later on HBO averaged 726,000, peaking at 840,000 viewers. The LA Times reported a bout producing 1.3 million purchases of domestic PPV. Although HBO made no official announcement, it was believed that its revenues would exceed $ 100 million.
Canceled ÃÆ' lvarez rematch
Immediately after the controversial end, the talks began for a rematch between ÃÆ' lvarez and Golovkin. ÃÆ' lvarez says he will fight next in May 2018, while Golovkin is open to a fight in December 2017. ESPN reports that ÃÆ' lvarez, who only has a rematch clause in his contract, should activate it within three weeks of their fight. On September 19, Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez told ESPN that everyone on their side was interested in the rematch and they will hold discussions with Tom Loeffler in the coming days. Ringtv reported that the negotiations will begin on 22 September. On Sept. 24, Gomez said the rematch is likely to take place in the first week of May 2018, or if the deal can succeed, we can see the fight taking place in early March.. Despite ongoing negotiations for a rematch, at the 55th annual convention in Baku, Azerbaijan on October 2, the WBC formally ordered a rematch. Golden Boy President Eric Gomez told ESPN, "Regardless of whether they did or did not order a rematch, we will try to make it happen, we will do anything to make it happen." On Nov. 7, Eric Gomez indicated the negotiations went well and ÃÆ' lvarez will make a decision regarding the rematch in the coming weeks. It is believed that Golden Boy will wait until after David Lemieux and Billy Joe Saunders fought for the WBO title last on December 16, 2017 before making a decision. On November 15, Eddie Hearn, promoter Daniel Jacobs stated that he approached Tom Loeffler about the possibility of a rematch between Golovkin and Jacobs if the re-match ÃÆ' lvarez-Golovkin failed. On December 20, Eric Gomez announced that negotiations were almost completed after ÃÆ' lvarez gave Golden Boy a green light to write a contract. On January 29, 2018 HBO finally announced the rematch would take place on May 5 on the weekend of Cinco de Mayo. On February 22, T-Mobile Arena was again chosen as a battleground. According to the WBC, unlike the first fight, ÃÆ' lvarez will fight for their title.
On March 5, 2018, ÃÆ' lvarez tested positive for using clenbuterol substances ahead of the fight. Adding to the controversy, Golovkin coach Abel Sanchez claims that ÃÆ' lvarez has his hands wrapped in an illegal way for the first fight. On March 23, the Nevada State Athletics Commission temporarily suspended ÃÆ' lvarez for two positive tests for clenbuterol substances. ÃÆ' lvarez was asked to appear at a commission meeting, either directly or by phone, on this issue on April 10. The Commission will decide on trial whether the fight will be allowed to run on schedule. Tom Loeffler stated that Golovkin intends to fight on May 5, regardless of his opponent is ÃÆ' lvarez or anyone. On March 26, former double-middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade (25-0, 16 KO), who began campaigning in the middle class in 2017, puts himself in equality and offers to fight Golovkin on 5 May. On 29 March, IBF is obliged Challenger Manager Sergiy Derevyanchenko Keith Connolly told Boxing Scene that Derevyanchenko will be ready to replace ÃÆ' lvarez and fight Golovkin in his place if the bout was postponed on 10 April. On March 28, MGM Resorts International, which owns T-Mobile Arena, began offering full refunds to anyone who has already bought tickets for the fight. They write, "If fans request a refund, they can get it in the original and full sale place." The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported the news. The trial of ÃÆ' lvarez was rescheduled for April 18 when Bob Bennett filed a complaint against ÃÆ' lvarez. On April 3, ÃÆ' lvarez officially resigned from the rematch. The Golden Boy mentioned during the press conference hinted that ÃÆ' lvarez is unlikely to be cleared at the hearing and they will not have enough time to promote the fight. At trial, ÃÆ' lvarez was sentenced to six months, returning to his first drug test failed on Feb. 17, meaning the ban will expire on August 17, 2018. Promoter De La Hoya then announced that ÃÆ' lvarez will return to ring on Mexico's Independence Day weekend.
Golovkin vs. Martirosyan
On April 2, before ÃÆ'varez resigned from the rematch, Loeffler stated that Golovkin will fight on May 5 regardless whether it will be ÃÆ' lvarez or another boxer and a bout will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise. During the battle, Golovkin said, "I look forward to returning to Las Vegas to defend my 20th title and to lead my first Cinco De Mayo event on May 5. It's time for less drama and more battles," On April 5th, ESPN reported the Mexican boxer, Jaime Munguia (28-0, 24 KO), an untested 21-year-old prospect who previously fought in the middle and light middle classes going in and against Golovkin. Later that day, Lance Pugmire of the LA Times declared sources close to the NSAC, although Tom Loeffler did not file any names, if the name Munguia was mentioned, it would not be approved. Promoter Derevyanchenko, Lou DiBella petitioned the IBF to force compulsory. With less than a month before the scheduled fighting date, the NSAC cancels the fight, which means it will not happen at the MGM Grand. Before NSAC cancels the battle, Lance Pugmire of LA Times reports that Golovkin will still fight on May 5, but will take place at the StubHub Center in Carson, California on a regular HBO. Former middle-class and local California middle-class champion Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KO) became a front runner to challenge Golovkin. IBF states that they will not sanction their belts if the fight is made and Golovkin is potentially stripped of his title. Martirosyan was criticized as an opponent because he had become the light of the middle class career, he suffered a loss and he never fought in two years. The WBC approved Martirosyan as a late opponent. On April 18, Martirosyan was confirmed as opposed to Golovkin, with the event being billed as 'Mexican Style 2' on May 5th at the StubHub Center. A day later the IBF stated that either Golovkin or Loeffler made an exception request, but if and when they did, the IBF would consider the request. On April 27, the IBF agreed to hold the fight as long as Golovkin would make a mandatory defense against Derevyanchenko on 3rd August 2018.
On the night of the fight, ahead of 7,837 fans, Golovkins beat Martirosyan in round 2 to tie Bernard Hopkins's record of 20 consecutive middle-class defenses. Golovkin applied the pressure immediately to support Martirosyan against the rope and landed his blow. Martirosyan had a brief success at the end of round 1 when he landed a combination of punches. Once again at the start of round 2, Golovkin starts off quickly. He landed on the right followed by a body shot. He then connected with nine unanswered electric shots and eventually fell facing the canvas. Referee Jack Reiss made 10 full counts. The termination time is 1 minute. 53 seconds. Speaking of Golovkin's strength in the post-fight, Martirosyan said it was like 'hit by a train.' Golovkin said: "It was great to get a knockout, Vanes was a very good fighter, he caught me a couple of times in the first round, and in the second round I got out of business after I felt it in the first round." For the bout Golovkin landed 36 of 84 blows were thrown (43%) and Martirosyan landed 18 of his 73 tosses (25%). Golovkin's wallet for the fight is $ 1 million and Martirosyan earns a smaller sum of $ 225,000. The fight averaged 1,249,000 viewers and peaked at 1,361,000 viewers, making it the most watched boxing game on cable television in 2018.
Personal life
In 2006 Golovkin moved from his native Kazakhstan to Stuttgart, Germany, and then in late 2014 to Santa Monica, California, where he currently lives with his family. He practiced in Big Bear, California. He and his wife Alina have a son, Vadim, who is in elementary school, and a daughter born a few days before her bout with Canelo Alvarez. Golovkin speaks four languages: Kazakh, Russian, German, and English. Her fraternal twin brother, Maxim, an amateur boxer, joins the Gennady camp and team in 2012. Golovkin says she wants her son to go to school in California, because her training camp, team and promotions are based in California, she has many friends there, and it is a beautiful place. Golovkin's favorite dish is beef. Golovkin likes to play with his son and spend time with his family.
Professional boxing record
Pay-per-view bouts
References
Video reference
External links
- Professional boxing record for Gennady Golovkin from BoxRec
- Gennady Golovkin on Sports References
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