Gennady Golovkin: record, next fight and profile →
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman cautions that Vanes Martirosyan could become a spoiler, by derailing a potential fall rematch between IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Vanes will challenge Golovkin on May 5th from the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Tom Loeffler, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), believes a fight with mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko needed far more than three weeks of promotions - and GGG also needed a lot more money. The camp of Derevyanchenko were pushing hard to face Golovkin on May 5th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
With the fight between unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Vanes Martirosyan set for the StubHub Center in Carson, California on May 5th, and Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez slated as the co-feature, now the other parts of the undercard are now coming together.
Junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan made his play for a big opportunity and he landed it. On May 5th at the StubHub Center in California, Vanes will move up to the middleweight division to challenge IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in an HBO televised main event.
Hall of Fame promoter Don King, who represents Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs), cautions that IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) is in for a real fight. Vanes moving up from junior middleweight and coming in on late notice to accept the fight with Golovkin.
Noted trainer Abel Sanchez has never been one to shy away from making bold statements or giving his opinion on any subject. Ask him a question and he'll say what's on his mind. But when Sanchez - best known for training unified middleweight champion
The World Middleweight Championship battle between boxing's longest-reigning champion GENNADY "GGG" GOLOVKIN and two-time world title challenger and fellow 2004 Olympian VANES "THE NIGHTMARE" MARTIROSYAN is one hot ticket!
On the same day Canelo Alvarez’s temporary PED-related suspension was extended to six months, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association’s president stated that Alvarez isn’t currently enrolled in VADA’s testing program. Dr. Margaret Goodman told the Los Angeles Times for a story posted to its website Wednesday that, “I don’t have him enrolled at this time.” Mauricio Sulaiman, the president of the WBC, also told the Los Angeles Times that it’s important for Alvarez to be tested year-round as part of the WBC’s Clean Boxing Program, for which VADA administers testing.
It was officially announced on Wednesday that Gennady Golovkin will fight Vanes Martirosyan on May 5 following the withdrawal of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, who pulled out earlier this month in the wake of two positive tests for banned substance clenbuterol.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Gennady Golovkin finally has an opponent for his May 5 fight. The middleweight champion has found a replacement for Canelo Alvarez, who has been suspended for six months by the Nevada Athletic Commission for failing two drug tests. Golovkin will defend his WBC, IBO, WBA and IBF titles against Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan at the StubHub Center.