Gennadiy Golovkin

Gennady Golovkin
Statistics
Real name	Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин
Rated at	Middleweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality	Kazakhstan
Born	April 8, 1982 (1982-04-08) Karaganda, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	22
Wins	22
Wins by KO	19
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver	2004 Athens	Middleweight
World Championships
Gold	2003 Bangkok	Middleweight
Asian Games
Gold	2002 Busan	Light Middleweight
Asian Championships
Gold	2004 Puerto Princesa	Middleweight

Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin (Kazakh: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; born April 8, 1982) is an undefeated boxer from Kazakhstan who competes in the Middleweight (75 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He is the current WBA middleweight champion. He is of Russian ethnicity.

Amateur

He was a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002.

At the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he won the gold medal beating future two-time champion Matvey Korobov (RUS) 19:10 , Andy Lee (29:9), Lucian Bute (stoppage), Yordanis Despaigne in the semifinals (29:26) and Oleg Mahskin in the finals.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics he beat Ramadan Yasser Abdelghafar 31 - 20 and Andre Dirrell 23 - 18, lost to the Russian Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov 18 -28 and won the silver medal. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines. In the final he defeated home fighter Christopher Camat.

At the world championships 2005 he sensationally lost to Mohamed Hikal.

Amateur Highlights

• 2000 won the Junior World Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Light Welterweight. Results were:
  • Defeated Hao Yen Kuo (Chinese Taipei) RSC-3
  • Defeated Alexander Renz (Germany) PTS (26-7)
  • Defeated Benjamin Kalinovic (Croatia) PTS (21-10)
  • Defeated Evgeni Putilov (Russia) PTS (24-10)
  • Defeated Maikel Perez (Cuba) PTS (30-17)
• 2002 won the Asian Games in Busan, South Korea as a Light Middleweight. Results were:
  • Defeated Abdullah Shekib (Afghanistan) AB-1
  • Defeated Nagimeldin Adam (Qatar) RSCO-1
  • Defeated Song In Joon (South Korea) PTS (18-12)
  • Defeated Suriya Prasathinpimai (Thailand) RSCO-3
• 2003 won the World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand as a Middleweight. Results were:
  • Defeated Matvey Korobov (Russia) PTS (19-10)
  • Defeated Andy Lee (Ireland) PTS (29-9)
  • Defeated Lucian Bute (Romania) KO-4
  • Defeated Yordanis Despaigne (Cuba) PTS (29-26)
  • Defeated Oleg Mashkin (Ukraine) RSCI-2
• 2004 Middleweight Olympic Silver Medalist as a member of the Kazakhstani Olympic Team. His results were:
  • Defeated Ali Ahmed Khan (Pakistan) 31-10
  • Defeated Ramadan Yasser (Egypt) 31-20
  • Defeated Andre Dirrell (USA) 23-18
  • Lost to Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (Russia) 18-28

Pro

He turned pro in Germany and has won his first 19 fights, 16 by knockout. On August 14, 2010, he won the vacant WBA Interim Middleweight Title, defeating Milton Nunez by 1st-round KO in Panama City, Panama.

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (19 knockouts, 3 decisions), 0 Losses (0 by knockout, 0 by decision), 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd	Date	Location	Notes
Win	22–0	Lajuan Simon	KO	1 (12)	2011-12-09	Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained WBA middleweight Title.
Win	21–0	Kassim Ouma	TKO	10 (12)	2011-06-17	Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA middleweight Title.
Win	20–0	Nilson Julio Tapia	KO	3 (12)	2010-12-16	Sport Complex “Daulet”, Astana, Kazakhstan	Retained WBA middleweight Title.
Win	19–0	Milton Nunez	KO	1 (12)	2010-08-14	Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama	Won interim WBA middleweight Title.
Win	18–0	Mikhail Makarov	KO	2 (10)	2009-11-21	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Win	17–0	John Anderson Carvalho	KO	2 (12)	2009-07-11	Nuerburgring race track, Nuerburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight Title.
Win	16–0	Anthony Greenidge	KO	5 (10)	2009-04-25	König Palast, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	15–0	Javier Alberto Mamani	TKO	1 (10)	2009-01-17	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	14–0	Malik Dziarra	RTD	2 (10)	2008-11-22	Stadthalle, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Win	13–0	Amar Amari	UD	8	2008-06-21	Brondby hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	12–0	Ibrahim Sid	TKO	8 (8)	2008-05-10	Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	11–0	Ian Gardner	UD	8	2008-04-05	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	10–0	Tshepo Mashego	KO	1 (8)	2008-02-29	Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany
Win	9–0	Mehdi Bouadla	UD	8	2007-09-07	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	8–0	Siarhei Khomitski	TKO	5 (8)	2007-05-25	Fight Night Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	7–0	Simon Mokoena	RTD	6 (8)	2007-02-27	Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Germany
Win	6–0	Sylvain Gomis	KO	4 (6)	2006-12-02	Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Berlin, Germany
Win	5–0	Jorge Ariel Garcia	KO	2 (6)	2006-10-21	Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	4–0	Martins Kukulis	TKO	3 (4)	2006-09-19	Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Germany
Win	3–0	Daniel Urbanski	TKO	4 (4)	2006-08-22	Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	2–0	Siarhei Navarka	TKO	3 (4)	2006-07-29	Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	1–0	Gabor Balogh	KO	1 (4)	2006-05-06	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Gennady's professional debut.

External links

• News and Pictures of Gennadiy Golovkin
• Professional boxing record for Gennadiy Golovkin from BoxRec
• sports-reference

Vacant Title last held by Julio Cesar Green	WBA Middleweight Champion Interim Title August 14, 2010 – October 14, 2010 Promoted	Vacant Title next held by Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam
Vacant Title last held by Felix Sturm Champion promoted to super	WBA Middleweight Champion Regular Title October 14, 2010 - present	Incumbent