MIDDLEWEIGHT160 Lbs / 72.58 Kgs
WBA SUPER CHAMPION | GENNADY GOLOVKIN | KAZ | |
WBC-IBF CHAMPION | |||
WBA WORLD CHAMPION | DANIEL JACOBS | USA | |
Won Title | 08-09-14 | ||
Last Defense | 12-05-15 | ||
WBO BILLY JOE SAUNDERS |
1 | ALFONSO BLANCO | INTERIM CHAMP | VEN |
2 | CHRIS EUBANK JR | GBR | |
3 | DMITRY CHUDINOV | RUS | |
4 | ROB BRANT | NABA | USA |
5 | ANDREW HERNANDEZ | USA | |
6 | TUREANO JOHNSON | BAH | |
7 | PETER QUILLIN | USA | |
8 | AVTANDIL KHURTSIDZE | GEO | |
9 | RYOTA MORATA | JPN | |
10 | ADAM ETCHES | GBR | |
11 | JOHN RYDER | INT | GBR |
12 | CURTIS STEVENS | USA | |
13 | JASON QUIGLEY | IRL | |
14 | IEVGEN KHYTROV | UKR | |
15 | SERGIO MORA | USA |
Born in Karaganda, Kazajistan on April 7, 1982.
His older brothers were of key importance in his first years in sports. All his family provided the necessary support for him to practice. He was part of his country’s national team and in 2002 he obtained an olympic scholarship after winning the Asian Games. In 2003 he won the world championship in Bangkok and in 2004 he won the silver medal in the Athens Olympic Games. He moved to Germany to enlist and jump into professional boxing.
His professional debut was in 2006 with a KO. In 2010 after 19 undefeated wins he disputed the WBA middleweight interim title. On august 14, 2010 he won by KO 1 against Colombian Milton Núñez in Panama.
Was promoted to regular champion and super champion after adding 10 successful defenses. Until now, he has15, including the one won before canadian David Lemieux, taking his IFB belt.
He also won the interim crown of the WBC to Marco Antonio Rubio on October 18, 2014 and was then promoted to regular champion after Saul “Canelo” Alvarez renounced the belt.
He is the WBA super champion and holds the FIB/CMB crowns. In the event of a likely mega match vs Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the WBA has given persmission to negotiate such combat and has vowed not to interfere for the sake of pleasing the boxing community. If the date is not agreed upon, a call will be made to negotiate a match with regular champion Daniel Jacobs.
FIGHTS
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - DOMINIC WADE |
TKO 2rd 2016-04-22 - USA |
WBA SUPER WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - DAVID LEMIEUX |
TKO 7rd 1:32 min 2015-10-17 - Madison Square Garden, NY |
WBA SUPER WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
IBF TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - WILLIE MONROE JR |
TKO 6rd 0:45 min 2015-05-16 - USA |
WBA SUPER WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - MARTIN MURRAY |
TKO 11rd 2015-02-21 - Monaco |
WBA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - MARCO ANTONIO RUBIO |
KO 2rd 1:19 min 2014-10-18 - USA |
WBA SUPER WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - DANIEL GEALE |
TKO 3rd 2:47 min 2014-07-26 - USA |
WBA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - OSUMANU ADAMA |
TKO 7rd 1:20 min 2014-02-01 - Monte Carlo, Monaco |
WBA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
IBF TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - CURTIS STEVENS |
TKO 8rd 2013-11-02 - New York, USA |
WBA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - MATTHEW MACKLIN |
KO 3rd 1:22 min 2013-06-29 - Massachusetts, USA |
WBA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - NOBUHIRO ISHIDA |
KO 3rd 2:11 min 2013-03-30 - Salle des etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco |
WBA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
IBF TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - GABRIEL ROSADO |
TKO 7rd 2:46 min 2013-01-19 - Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, New York, USA |
WBA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
IBO TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - GRZEGORZ PROKSA |
TKO 5rd 1:11 min 2012-09-01 - Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, USA |
WBA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |
IBO TITLE |
(W) GENNADY GOLOVKIN - KASSIM OUMA |
TKO 10rd 1:57 min 2011-06-17 - Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama |
WBA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE |