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Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya will hold a meeting next week with his superstar fighter, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, to discuss his next career Move. Canelo was in action last month, when he won a twelve round unanimous decision over Daniel Jacobs to unify the WBC, WBA, IBF middleweight world titles.
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Steve Rolls said throughout this week that he knew Gennadiy Golovkin would hit hard Saturday night. The look on Rolls’ face as the disoriented contender tried to get up from Golovkin’s vicious left hook in the fourth round made it obvious Rolls didn’t realize just how devastating Golov...
Golovkin, Rolls Scorecard BoxingScene Live - A day ahead of the highly-anticipated return of pound-for-pound Kazakh superstar Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) and his dangerous showdown against undefeated Top-10 contender and Toronto native Steve Rolls (19-0, 10 KOs), the fighters tipped the scales on Friday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
New York - After suffering the first loss of his professional boxing career, Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KO’s) decided that a change was in order. After losing what some pundits still feel is a controversial decision to Canelo Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KO’s), Golovkin switched trainers.
New York - From one big event with a heavy underdog at Madison Square Garden with Andy Ruiz-Anthony Joshua last Saturday night, DAZN brings us Gennadiy Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KO’s) versus Steve Rolls (19-0, 10 KO’s) a week later at the same venue.
NEW YORK – Steve Rolls doesn’t think Gennadiy Golovkin is slipping. Based on Golovkin’s most recent performance and training footage Rolls has watched, Rolls views Golovkin as very similar to the elite middleweight he has been since bursting upon the American boxing scene nearly seven years ago. Thus the unproven Rolls, who’s just two years younger than the 37-year-old Golovkin, doesn’t consider age an advantage for him entering their 12-round super middleweight match Saturday night at Madison Square Garden (DAZN).
NEW YORK – Gennadiy Golovkin’s power appears to be one of his obvious advantages over Steve Rolls. The Kazakh knockout artist has won 85 percent of his pro bouts inside the distance and has one of the best knockout ratios in boxing. The unbeaten Rolls has won only 10 of his 19 professional fights by knockout, but the 35-year-old Canadian contender isn’t overly concerned about Golovkin’s power.
New York - Not a single person in the camp of Gennadiy Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KO’s) seems to think that Saturday's fight against Steve Rolls (19-0, 10 KO’s) is a cake walk. Golovkin returns to the ring after his longest inactivity stint between fights. Golovkin has not fought since last September when he suffered his first loss of his career against Canelo Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KO’s).
Andy Ruiz Jr. isn’t the only prominent Mexican-American in boxing who has had his heritage questioned this week. Gennadiy Golovkin inferred during an interview with Univision on Thursday that his former trainer, Abel Sanchez, isn’t an authentic Mexican because Sanchez is from California. Golovkin’s unsolicited criticism of Sanchez continued the back-and-forth between the former middleweight champion and the man that helped guide Golovkin to prominence in the United States.
Golovkin, Rolls Weights Photos Gallery - A day ahead of the highly-anticipated return of pound-for-pound Kazakh superstar Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) and his dangerous showdown against undefeated Top-10 contender and Toronto native Steve Rolls (19-0, 10 KOs), the fighters tipped the scales on Friday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. The fight will be contested at a maximum weight of 164 lbs. and streamed live on DAZN beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT. GGG vs. Rolls kicks off the exclusive six-fight, three-year global partnership between GGG Promotions and DAZN, the world's fastest-growing sports streaming platform. (photos by Amanda Westcott)