By Per Ake Persson

WBA "regular" middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin´s defense of his part of the 160-pound title, against LaJuan Simon, will now go ahead November 12 in Karaganda, Kazachstan. The fight was set for October 15 in Almaty and was then moved to Astana but is now set for Karaganda, which is Golovkin´s hometown. In the chief support, cruiserweight Isa Akerbaev will take on an opponent to be announced in another twelve rounder.