By Edward Chaykovsky
Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions, who promotes IBO/IBF/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs), say his fighter would love to return to the UK in the near future.
Golovkin made his UK debut this past Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London.
In an exciting contest, Golovkin stopped IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook in five rounds. Brook had moved up by thirteen pounds to take the contest.
Golovkin would like to face the last remaining champion in his division, WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders.
But the WBA just ordered Golovkin to make a title defense against mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs. The sanctioning body has given both sides 120 days to get the fight done.
"I think the world saw what a great energy The O2 has and when both were walking into the ring, there was such adrenaline - it was great. There was a great atmosphere at Madison Square Garden and The Forum in LA but again, our plan with Gennady is to bring back the true definition of a world champion - and he's fighting all over the world," Golovkin told Sky Sports.
"He has so many amateur fights around the world, but in his professional career, this was his first in the UK market and we couldn't have asked for a better reception."
Among the options for Golovkin's return to the UK include Saunders, British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. and IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale, who is scheduled to have a unification with WBC champion Badou Jack in the fall.
"Billy Joe Saunders still has the WBO title which is missing from Gennady's collection, so it's a fight he wants to do," said Loeffler. "It's the same thing with Eubank Jr. The UK has so many great fighters that he'll definitely be back. We think that seeing Kell land so many punches on Gennady that hopefully the other fighters that turned that one down might get some inspiration from that."
"DeGale is definitely an option. If we can't get a fight with those other middleweights then of course a fight with James DeGale makes sense. He's got a fight with Badou Jack, and if he wins that I think that's a great fight that can be made. Eubank, Saunders and DeGale are massive fights and if these happen in the UK, they will be massive events."
