Gennady GGG Golovkin was one of the best fighters of the last decade.
His sublime combination of technology and violence made him the most feared man in boxing. Middleweight division for the last 12 years and was a two-time unified champion.
In his third fight against the Mexican Saul Canela Alvarez on September 17, GGG will seek to be crowned in a different second division to add shine to his phenomenal career. He will compete for the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO super middleweight titles.
He also has the opportunity to be an absolute monarch in professional boxing for the first time in a career of more than 16 years.
Gennady Golovkin was born in Karaganda on April 8, 1982, when Kazakhstan belonged to the former Soviet Union. He is currently 40 years old.
Gennady Golovkin is the son of a Russian father and a Korean mother. . He grew up with three brothers: Sergey, Vadim, and his twin Max.
His older brothers, Sergey and Vadim, died in the service of the Soviet/Russian Army when Gennadiy was a child.
GGG started amateur boxing at the age of 11. He would have an outstanding amateur career in which he went 345-5-0. . So, at the 2004 Athens Olympics, he won the silver medal.
He made his boxing debut for money at the age of 24. His first fight took place on May 6, 2006. He defeated Gabor Balog. Four years later, on August 14, 2010, he defeated Colombian Milton Núñez for the WBA middleweight title to win his first world championship.
From 2008 to 2017, Golovkin struck terror in boxing. He recorded a streak of 23 knockouts. His devastating streak ended against American Daniel Jacobs, who beat him by unanimous decision.
On September 16, 2017, Gennadiy faced the biggest rival of his career, Canela, for the first time. The competition ended in a controversial tie. In revenge, a year later, the Kazakh saw his unbeaten 39 fights plummet when he took a majority decision against the redhead.
He was crowned again on October 5, 2019, by beating Ukrainian Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the IBF middleweight belt.
Golovkin defeated Japan's Ryouta Murata by TKO and unified his IBF crown with the WBA.
The total balance of GGG He has a record of 42-1-1 with 37 knockouts.
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