Gennady Golovkin: record, next fight and profile →
Golovkin, Martirosyan Scorecard BoxingScene Live - World middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin tipped the scales right on the limit at 160 pounds on Friday as he chases a record-equalling title defense against Vanes Martirosyan in Los Angeles. Photos by Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos.
Here's a look at where Gennady Golovkin (last 14 fights) ranks among CompuBox Categorical Leaders: 10.4 landed jabs per round (#1 & double middle. avg.); 33.5% jabs connect pct. (#1); 39.0% connect pct. (#2); 25.1 punches landed per round (#4); +11.5 plus/minus rating (#8); opponents landed 35.5% of their power punches and just 14.4% of GGG's landed punches are body shots (CompuBox Avg.: 22.3%).
Edmond Tarverdyan got informative, up-close looks at Gennady Golovkin a few years ago. Vanes Martirosyan’s trainer was invited then – along with another fighter he trained, former UFC superstar Ronda Rousey – to work out at Abel Sanchez’s gym in Big Bear Lake, California. Tarverdyan learned plenty during all those trips to Big Bear, including that the hard-hitting Golovkin’s game has holes that can be exploited.
LOS ANGELES – Vanes Martirosyan has heard and read plenty the past two weeks about Gennady Golovkin’s future fights. Will Golovkin face Canelo Alvarez next in the rematch that was supposed to take place Saturday night in Las Vegas? Or will the unbeaten middleweight champion chase the one title he doesn’t own by boxing WBO champ Billy Joe Saunders?
SANTA MONICA, California – Gennady Golovkin obviously would love to become the first fighter to knock out Vanes Martirosyan. After knocking out 23 straight opponents, each of Golovkin’s last two fights have gone the distance. Those 12-round battles – a narrow win over Daniel Jacobs and a controversial draw with Canelo Alvarez – came against top opposition.
Gennady Golovkin is looking forward to Saturday's showdown with Vanes Martirosyan after acknowledging going the distance is not good for a boxer. The fearsome Kazakh will put his WBA, WBC, IBO and IBF middleweight titles up against Martirosyan after Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez – Golovkin's expected opponent for a rematch of their 2017 draw – tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol and was suspended for six months.
By Andreas Hale - In a recent interview, a clearly miffed Gennady Golovkin suggested that the highly anticipated rematch with Canelo Alvarez — which was postponed after Alvarez failed drug test — now has a “10 percent” chance of happening. Apparently, GGG doesn’t believe that Canelo is a clean fighter and wants...
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) believes there are too many critics who are overlooking his upcoming opponent, Vanes Martirosyan. Golovkin will face Martirosyan, a late replacement, on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Vanes Martirosyan Video Interview - World middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin tipped the scales right on the limit at 160 pounds on Friday as he chases a record-equalling title defense against Vanes Martirosyan in Los Angeles. Photos by Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos.
Golovkin, Vanes Weigh-In Photos Gallery - World middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin tipped the scales right on the limit at 160 pounds on Friday as he chases a record-equalling title defense against Vanes Martirosyan in Los Angeles. Photos by Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos.