So far, Gennady Golovkin has steamrolled any opposition to his middleweight title belt, and his constant activity in 2013 is a welcome anomaly in this era of pro boxing where the best fighters appear once or twice a year if the fans are lucky.
On June 29th, the Kazakhstan knockout king will take on his toughest challenger yet in Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KOs) at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. HBO will televise the bout.
Despite sporting an official 1-2 record in his last three outings, many if not most observers had Macklin beating Felix Sturm, he was stopped by Sergio Martinez but led on the cards at the time, and surprisingly blasted Joachim Alcine in one.
In that same period, Golovkin knocked out all six of his foes, running his streak to 13. However, his quality of opposition does not stack up to Macklin’s, which makes this fight anything but an easy win for the Kazakh.
Earlier tonight, BoxingScene.com interviewed Macklin and his promoter Lou DiBella for their thoughts on the matchup. Here’s a brief transcript of our conversation with Golovkin (26-0, 23 KOs) and Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions. [Click Here To Read More]
On June 29th, the Kazakhstan knockout king will take on his toughest challenger yet in Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KOs) at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. HBO will televise the bout.
Despite sporting an official 1-2 record in his last three outings, many if not most observers had Macklin beating Felix Sturm, he was stopped by Sergio Martinez but led on the cards at the time, and surprisingly blasted Joachim Alcine in one.
In that same period, Golovkin knocked out all six of his foes, running his streak to 13. However, his quality of opposition does not stack up to Macklin’s, which makes this fight anything but an easy win for the Kazakh.
Earlier tonight, BoxingScene.com interviewed Macklin and his promoter Lou DiBella for their thoughts on the matchup. Here’s a brief transcript of our conversation with Golovkin (26-0, 23 KOs) and Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions. [Click Here To Read More]
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