Gennady Golovkin: record, next fight and profile →
Kell Brook has defended trainer Dominic Ingle amid criticism of his decision to throw in the towel during his WBC and IBF middleweight title defeat by the fearsome Gennady Golovkin.
Billy Joe Saunders has said that he wants to win all the belts and is as a result willing to take on Gennady Golovkin. The WBO middleweight world champion will return to the ring on October 29, as part of the undercard to Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight title rematch against Wladimir Klitschko, at the Manchester Arena.
Irish middleweight fighter Andy Lee, (34W-3L-1D, 24KOs) is eager to return to the ring following some time off after his WBO world title majority decision loss to Billy Joe Saunders on December 19, 2015.
Gennady Golovkin (36-0-0, 33KOs) retained his WBC, IBO and IBF middleweight titles in brutal fashion as Kell Brook's (36-1, 25KOs) corner throw in the towel during round five. Fighting on British soil for the first time, ‘GGG’ landed a trademark left hook to push the Sheffield man onto the ropes before unleashing a barrage of punishing punches which prompted trainer Dominic Ingle to wave the towel much to the displeasure of partisan home crowd at O2 Arena, London.
Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) promised a big drama show and he delivered, by retaining his International Boxing Organization, World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation middleweight titles with a fifth round stoppage of brave British challenger Kell Brook at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
Retired super middleweight champion and Sky Sports expert analyst Carl Froch was shaking his head at ringside, as IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) picked up a fifth round stoppage over IBF welterweight champion Kell 'Special K' Brook (36-1, 25KOs) at the O2 Arena in London.
British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. (23-1, 18KOs) has once again ripped out at IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs).
IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) was expected to have an easy time on Saturday, but there were moments of brilliance for IBF welterweight champion Kell 'Special K' Brook (36-1, 25KOs), who moved up by thirteen pounds to face Golovkin at the full middleweight limit of 160-pounds.
Kell Brook's world middleweight title dream ended in a devastating fifth-round stoppage defeat by the fearsome Gennady Golovkin at London's O2 Arena. Stepping up from welterweight to challenge one of the greatest middleweights in history, he did his reputation little harm but, as expected, was gradually out-boxed and over-powered by the defending champion.
The world's top-ranked middleweight Gennady Golovkin wants another fight in Britain after stopping Kell Brook and is targeting a unification bout with Billy Joe Saunders. Golovkin defended his IBO, World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles with a fifth-round stoppage at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.