Gennady Golovkin: record, next fight and profile →
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch is giving Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) a very good shot to upset the odds when he faces middleweight division ruler Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs). Golovkin will defend his WBC, WBA, IBO, IBF world titles against Jacobs on March 18th at New York's Madison Square Garden.
While IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin prepares for his upcoming mandatory contest against Danny Jacobs at the Madison Square Garden on March 18th, there is speculation that a bout against WBO middleweight belt-holder, Billy Joe Saunders, could be taking place in the summer.
Having not fought since October 2015 due to injury, Tureano Johnson (19-1, 13 KOs) is understandably chomping at the bit to get back in the ring this Saturday in Indio, California. Mexico’s Antonio Gutiérrez (21-2-1, 9 KOs) will likely provide a stiff test for the returning middleweight who defeated Eamonn O’Kane last time out via unanimous decision.
WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) is still very confident in his ability to overcome Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs), who holds the IBO, IBF, WBC, WBA middleweight belts. Saunders made the first defense of his WBO title last month with a hard-fought win over Artur Akavov.
WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KO) is looking forward to a very big year. Last month, Saunders snapped a one-year layoff with a twelve round decision over Artur Akavov. The fight was much tougher than Saunders - or anyone else - would have predicted. It was Saunders' first world title defense since stunning Andy Lee in December 2015 to capture the belt.
WBA/IBO junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara is still in hot pursuit of securing a fight with either Gennady Golovkin or Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. But Golovkin and Canelo are more interested in fighting each other. Lara lost a very close split decision to Canelo in 2014, and there has been little to no interest from the Mexican star to do a rematch.
Abel Sanchez, trainer of WBC, WBA, IBO, IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, will be keeping a close eye on the outcome of May 6th pay-per-view clash between Mexican superstars Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The two boxers will fight at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds.
Abel Sanchez, the head trainer of IBO, WBC, IBF, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, warns that nobody should look ahead to a potential September fight with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez - because both boxers are involved in dangerous fights in the coming months.
New York - Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KO's) - better known as the "Miracle Man" - has already fought and won the toughest battle of his life when he defeated cancer several years ago. His trainer, Andre Rozier, believes there is nothing the Brooklyn middleweight can be afraid of in the ring when he already defeated his toughest opponent outside of it.
While he is currently preparing WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux for his next encounter, respected coach Pedro Díaz looked back on a stunning one punch knockout from his charge Hassan N’Dam over Venezuela’s Alfonso Blanco last month on the Island of Reunion. N’Dam had been preparing for the previous few months with the Cuban at their camp in Miami, Florida but could hardly have believed the fight for the WBA Interim middleweight title would be over so quick.