Gennady Golovkin: record, next fight and profile →
Boxing fans won’t get to see Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez any time soon in the one middleweight fight that most in the industry craved to witness, but can at least expect to see more of him in 2016.
Olympic bronze medal winner Anthony Ogogo (10-0, 6KOs) believes he is more than capable of beating British middleweight world champion Chris Eubank Jr. Both fighters were action this past Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. Ogogo blew away Frane Radnic in a round, while Eubank Jr. battered Tom Doran for four rounds before the contest was stopped.
Brooklyn, New York- The last time the WBC middleweight championship of the world was defended at a 160-pounds, the man who held the title was Sergio Martinez. Since he lost the lineal title to Miguel Cotto in 2014, the belt has not been defended at 160.
Retired former super middleweight champion Carl Froch believes WBA/WBC/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) will struggle with bigger fighters at 168-pounds, and especially those with power.
According to Eddie Hearn, who promotes British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. (23-1, 18KOs), a deal to face WBC/IBO/WBA/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) should be signed by this coming weekend.
Stephen Espinoza, head of Showtime Sports, is not convinced that we'll see a showdown between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs) and WBA/WBC/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) in the fall of 2017.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (34-0, 24KOs), is confident his fighter is capable of beating WBA/WBC/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs).
WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez (34-0, 24KOs) is hoping to secure a showdown with WBA/WBC/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs).
WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez (34-0, 24KOs) has lashed out at his countryman, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs), for the way the Mexican superstar handled the situation with WBA/WBC/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs).
Lou DiBella is very high on his middleweight prospect Sergiy Derevyanchenko. And soon he may get to see just how high Derevyanchenko can go. “I’m trying to orchestrate Sergiy Derevyanchenko into an opportunity in the middleweight division,” the promoter said. First comes a title eliminator against Sam Soliman on July 21 in a “Premier Boxing Champions” broadcast on NBC. Soliman, a 42-year-old former titleholder, is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Jermain Taylor in 2014 and a split decision loss to Dominic Wade last June. He is 44-13 with 18 KOs.