Gennady Golovkin: record, next fight and profile →
NEW YORK – Sergiy Derevyanchenko genuinely respects everything Gennadiy Golovkin has accomplished in boxing. And by no means does Derevyanchenko think there will be anything easy about their fight October 5 at Madison Square Garden. The Ukrainian contender just feels he is the fresher fighter, the middleweight who’ll prove Golovkin is closer to retirement than most might think.
According to Lou DiBella, promoter for Sergiy Derevyanchenko, there is every reason to believe that Gennadiy Golovkin should have won at least one bout in his two fight series with Canelo Alvarez. Golovkin fought Canelo to a controversial twelve round split draw in 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and then a year later in the same venue, Canelo won a close majority decision to win the WBA, WBC middleweight titles.
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Gennadiy Golovkin arrived at Madison Square Garden on Thursday understandably more pessimistic about boxing Canelo Alvarez a third time than the night he left the famed venue 2½ months ago. The former middleweight champion had every reason to believe in the early-morning hours of...
NEW YORK – Andre Rozier is confident Sergiy Derevyanchenko will make his third shot at Gennadiy Golovkin the charm. Derevyanchenko’s trainer first lost to Golovkin in November 2013, when the former middleweight champion stopped Curtis Stevens after eight rounds in The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Then Golovkin edged Daniel Jacobs in a very competitive 12-round, 160-pound title fight in March 2017 at Madison Square Garden.
Gennadiy Golovkin and Eddie Hearn today announce that their companies GGG Promotions and Matchroom Boxing USA have agreed a deal to work together to promote future GGG events moving forward, beginning with the Golovkin vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko fight for the vacant IBF World Middleweight title on October 5 at Madison Square Garden in New York, live on DAZN.
Gennadiy Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko will clash for the vacant IBF World Middleweight title on Saturday October 5 at Madison Square Garden in New York, live on DAZN, in a fight brought to you by GGG Promotions and Matchroom Boxing USA in association with DiBella Entertainment.
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is fully supporting the position of middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who refuses to take part in a trilogy bout with Gennady Golovkin. Canelo and Golovkin fought to a controversial draw back in September of 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A year later at the same venue, Canelo won a close twelve round majority decision over Golovkin.
Gennadiy Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko finally will come face to face Thursday in New York. That’s when their fight for the vacant IBF middleweight title will be officially announced during a press conference at Madison Square Garden. Their IBF-mandated match will take place October 5 at The Garden, nearly a year and a half after the IBF first tried to force it to happen.
Talks continue to linger for a vacant middleweight title fight between Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin, though with the finish line well in sight. While the timeline continues to shift, sources from both camps have informed BoxingScene.com to expect all terms finalized in time to formally announce the event later this week in New York City.
WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders is hoping that a new promotional agreement with Eddie Hearn will finally bring the big names to the table. One of the names at the top of his list, is former unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. Golovkin is still competing at the middleweight limit, but he wouldn't rule out the scenario of fighting at 168-pounds, if the right fight comes along.