Aidos Medet of Kazakhstan is waiting for his ‘Gennady Golovkin moment’

Aidos Medet is waiting for his “Golovkin moment.” 

Medet will fight against Azat Hovhannisyan on Friday night in an eight-round junior lightweight bout at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California. Medet was originally set to fight in a featherweight bout, but BoxingScene learned he was able to find a last-minute opponent, causing a slight move up in weight. 

Medet, 13-0 (9 KOs), was born in Kazakhstan, the same country as former middleweight titleholder Gennadiy Golovkin. “GGG” had his breakthrough moment with the U.S. audience on September 1, 2012, when he stopped Grzegorz Proksa in brutal fashion, leading to him being a marquee name for the rest of the decade on HBO Boxing. 

“I am just waiting for my chance to show the world who I am on a big stage,” Medet said. “I view it as when Golovkin got his chance on HBO. I am waiting for that moment when I can announce my presence to the boxing fans worldwide.”

John Pullman, Medet’s trainer, started working with him ahead of his fight in November, a second-round knockout of David Reyes Cota. Pullman is impressed with where the 24-year-old Medet stands in the division. 

“I feel very comfortable putting him in with anybody,” Pullman said. “He is capable of beating anyone. We wouldn’t say no to an undefeated fighter at this point.”

Medet turned professional in 2018. He fought sporadically in Kazakhstan until 2022. Medet had one fight in Istanbul, Turkiye, in 2023 before making his U.S. debut last year. 

“With each fight, I must make them memorable,” Medet said. “I want to stand out. I want to challenge for titles, and to do that, I can’t blend in on fight cards. I have to look like the main event fighter that I know I am.”

Pullman says Medet has demonstrated his power in gym sessions. 

“He is highly effective against bigger fighters in sparring, I will say that,” Pullman said. “He has some qualities you can’t teach.”

Medet wants to set the table for a big year. A big year, he hopes, offers a fight against an unbeaten fighter, which he believes will be his moment to introduce himself to the featherweight division. 

“I know it isn’t exactly the same,” Medet said. “When Golovkin made his TV debut, he had already been a champion, and I haven’t. I want to energize boxing the way Golovkin did when he made his TV debut. I want to be seen in front of as many people as possible, and make a favorable first impression.”