Golovkin Ready To Jump Right Back To The UK For Saunders Fight
By Edward Chaykovsky
IBF/IBO/WBC/WBA middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin is ready to head right back to the UK in the fall, according to the boxer's promoter and manager.
Golovkin makes his UK debut on September 10th, when he defends his world titles against IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook at the O2 Arena in London.
Should he come out successful against Brook, the main target on his list will be WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12KOs) - owner of the only major title that is not firmly placed around Golovkin's waist.
Golovkin's team had tried to make a fight with Saunders earlier this year. They were unable to reach an agreement on the financial terms.
Saunders has been inactive since winning his world title from Andy Lee last December. There is talk of a title defense being scheduled for a date in October
According to Golovkin's manager, Max Hermann, there is no problem with traveling right back to the UK for a fight against Saunders.
"We tried to do Billy Joe Saunders fight, but it didn't work out, but we're still interested because he has the last world title belt," Hermann told scribe Nick Parkinson. "If we can make the fight in the future, we would because Gennady's aim has always been to unify the division, win all the belts. From our point of view we made a very good offer but he rejected it. In the future, maybe at the end of the year or next year, it could happen.
"Of course, he could go to the UK for this fight. Last time we had negotiations with Frank Warren it was clear that the fight would happen in the UK. From our point of view, we didn't try to make the fight in the US. We said we would come to the UK, no problem."
