Talking of quality fights and fighters on BoxNation, I was impressed with welterweight Errol Spence jnr and the manner in which he disposed of Chris Algieri in five rounds last week. Stopping Algieri was something both Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan failed to do. Spence is certainly a new force in the division and IBF champion Kell Brook would be advised to steer well clear of him.
By Francisco Salazar - Gennady Golovkin overlooking Dominic Wade? Why would he? After accumulating world title belts, earning endorsements, and remaining unbeaten, Golovkin has no reason to look past Wade, who may indeed be over his head tonight. Golovkin lives by the motto of ‘If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.’ Besides, Golovkin has too much to lose, including a potential showdown against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez...
In the main event, Gennady Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs), originally from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, and now training at Big Bear, Cal., defends his middleweight crown against Dominic Wade (18-0, 12 KOs) from Largo, Md., in a scheduled 12-round contest.
Spotlighting two of the sport’s top pound-for-pound fighters, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: GENNADY GOLOVKIN VS. DOMINIC WADE AND ROMAN GONZALEZ VS. MCWILLIAMS ARROYO will be seen SATURDAY, APRIL 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET & 7:00 p.m. PT from The Forum in Inglewood, Cal., exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team will call all the action, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.
Middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin vows he won't be looking past challenger Dominic Wade on Saturday, despite the buzz over a possible future fight with Mexico's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
By Thomas Gerbasi - As he closed out an amateur career that included a reported 167 wins and several titles and accolades, Dominic Wade was tagged as a future world champion. Once he turned pro in 2009 and kept piling up victories, that talk continued. Then he was announced as the latest opponent / victim for unbeaten...
Gennady Golovkin doesn't just live in Los Angeles. He embraces it, from hobnobbing with the stars to standing on the mound at Chavez Ravine. On Saturday night he'll be the star in his adopted hometown, defending his middleweight titles at the Forum. It figures to be a box office smash, with promoters expecting a sellout from fans who seem to have as much affection with Triple G as he has with all things Southern California.
Gennady Golovkin Interview - Santa Monica,Ca. --- Boxing Superstar and Unified World Middleweight Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, 34-0 (31KO’s) works out during media day Wednesday at the Wild Card West in Santa Monica, California.
Santa Monica,Ca. --- Boxing Superstar and Unified World Middleweight Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, 34-0 (31KO’s) mandatory challenger Dominic Wade went face to face at the final press conference for this Saturday's fight.
Middleweight world title challenger Dominic Wade (18-0, 12KOs) is relishing his underdog tag ahead of Saturday night’s fight against Gennady Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs).