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Gennady Golovkin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин April 8, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Good Boy, GGG (Triple G), God of War, Kazakh KO King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin ([Геннадий Геннадийұлы Головкин] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); [Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); born April 8, 1982) is a Kazakh boxer of Russian-Korean descent[1] who competed in the Middleweight (75 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He is the current WBA and IBO Middleweight Champion. With an 89% knockout percentage rate, Golovkin holds the greatest KO ratio in middleweight championship history and is 1st amongst all active current and former champions, and 3rd in overall championship history.[2] He has never been knocked down or knocked out in over 375 fights, both as a professional and amateur.[3]
Amateur boxing
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. He finished his amateur career with an outstanding record of 345-5.[4]
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
Professional boxing
After an amateur career that took him to the Athens Olympics, where he won a silver medal, Golovkin turned pro in Germany and won his first 19 fights, 16 by knockout.
1st Middleweight Major Title
On August 14, 2010, he won the vacant WBA Interim Middleweight Title, defeating Milton Nunez by 1st-round KO in Panama City, Panama. He was later then promoted to the status of WBA Regular Champion after the current champion at the time Felix Sturm was promoted to Super Champion by the WBA. In December 2010, he made his first successful WBA title defence by defeating Colombia's Nilson Julio Tapia via KO in the 3rd round. Golovkin then defended his belt against former IBF Light Middleweight champion Kassim Ouma, defeating him in the 10th round by TKO.
Signing with K2 and training with Abel Sanchez
Golovkin was determined to become a worldwide name, dreaming of following in the Klitschko brothers’ footsteps by fighting in Madison Square Garden and Staples Center. He signed with K2 and went into training in Big Bear, Calif., with Abel Sanchez, the veteran trainer behind Terrible Terry Norris and many other top talents. Sanchez was stunned by Golovkin’s talent, and impressed by his attitude from their first meeting. He’s trying to add Mexican-style aggression to Golovkin’s Soviet-style amateur discipline, hopefully producing a fearsome hybrid champion. “I have a chalkboard in the gym, and I wrote Ali’s name, Floyd Mayweather’s name and his name,” Sanchez said. “I told him, `You could be right there.’ He was all sheepish, but once I felt his hands, and I saw how smart he was in the ring and how he caught on... sheesh. He’s going to be the most-avoided fighter in boxing, or he’s going to get the chance he deserves.” [5]
Dual Champion and Defending the Belts
In December 2011, Golovkin fought against 2-time title challenger Lajuan Simon for the vacant IBO Middleweight Title. Simon had never been stopped before and Golovkin floored him with a left hook in the first round which he was unable to get up from, winning his 2nd World Title in the process. Golovkin successfully defended his WBA title for the 4th time and IBO title for the 1st when he took on and defeated Japan's Makoto Fuchigami, earning a TKO victory in the 3rd round. Both of these fights were broadcast on BoxNation, exposing Golovkin to English viewers who were impressed with his performances.
HBO Debut and Fighting in America
Golovkin put on an impressive performance in his American debut on HBO by battering Grzegorz Proksa until a stoppage was called in the fifth round.[6] In October when WBA Super Middleweight Champion Daniel Geale signed to fight Anthony Mundine in a rematch, the WBA stripped Geale of the title and named Golovkin the sole WBA champion at middleweight.[7] Golovkin then followed up his Proksa win with a TKO victory over Gabriel Rosado on the HBO Salido-Garcia card in the co-main event. The fight was halted when Rosado’s corner threw in the towel to save Rosado, who was bleeding badly from his left eye and nose.[8] On 30 March, 2013 Golovkin knocked out Nobuhiro Ishida in the third round with a vicious overhand right.[9][10][11][Video 1] Golovkin won by body shot KO in round three against Matthew Macklin to retain his IBO and WBA Middleweight titles on June 30, 2013. The win was Golovkin's 14th straight stoppage victory.
Professional boxing record
References
- ^ http://akboxing.ru/?p=56149
- ^ Top 15 Boxers (Champs, Contenders) with Highest KO Percentages, Wikipedia, 1 February 2013
- ^ Gennady Golovkin has never been dropped or stopped, Youtube, 23 August 2012
- ^ GOLOVKIN STOPS ROSADO IN BLOODY BATTLE, PHILLY BOXING HISTORY , 19 January 2013
- ^ "Golovkin heads to US with middleweight title hopes - The Washington Times". Greg Beacham. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ "Gennady Golovkin wins fight - ESPN Boxing". Associated Press. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ Gennady Golovkin named “sole WBA middleweight champion”, East Side Boxing, 1 November 2012
- ^ Golovkin stops Rosado in 7th in blood bath, Boxing News 24, 19 January 2013
- ^ Brian Campbell (March 30, 2013). "Golovkin stays busy but ready for true test". ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ Alexey Sukachev (March 30, 2013). "Golovkin Stops Ishida Easy: Rodriguez and Grachev Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "Golovkin stops Ishida in third round with single shot". The Ring. March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
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Video references
- ^ Gennady Golovkin Highlights (HBO Boxing) (YouTube video: Fights against Grzegorz Proksa, Gabriel Rosado and Nobuhiro Ishida). HBO Sports. June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
External links
- News and Pictures of Gennady Golovkin [dead link]
- Boxing record for Gennady Golovkin from BoxRec (registration required)
- sports-reference
- Gennady Golovkin on Twitter
- Gennady Golovkin on Facebook
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Kazakh people of Russian descent
- Kazakh people of Korean descent
- Kazakh boxers
- Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Kazakhstan
- Olympic silver medalists for Kazakhstan
- Middleweight boxers
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Asian Games medalists in boxing
- World boxing champions
- Boxers at the 2002 Asian Games