There is no doubt that the fight between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez was without a question one of the best in the recent history of boxing everywhere in the world. On September 17, the contest that will conclude the trilogy will take place, and in this article, you can find out more about the legendary boxer from Kazakhstan.
Who is Gennady Golovkin?
Gennady Golovkin, also known as “The God of War” is a professional boxer from Kazakhstan. It wasn’t until 2006 that he moved up to the professional ranks after beginning his boxing career as an amateur. On April 8th, 1982, he was welcomed into the world as Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin. He competed for Kazakhstan at the Summer Olympics in 2004, when he was awarded the silver medal.
2010 was the year that he competed in his first major world championship, and he won the WBA interim middleweight title after earning a victory against Milton Nunez. His knockout percentage for the middleweight belt is 89.8%, which is the highest it has ever been. Because of his savvy maneuvers, powerful punches, and high ring IQ, he has been able to win a lot of titles and set a lot of records.
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Gennady Golovkin’s Professional Career
Gennady Golovkin began competing in amateur boxing contests against adult men while he was only eight years old. His opponents were always older than him. Finally, in the year 2002, Golovkin began his career as a professional boxer after receiving a scholarship from the Olympic Solidarity program in recognition of his exceptional talent. He took part in the World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he competed against professional boxers such as Oleg Mahskin and was successful enough to earn the gold medal.
In addition, he participated in the Olympic Summer Games and ended up earning the silver medal. After a successful career as an amateur boxer, Golovkin made the transition to the professional ranks and signed with the Box Promotion in the year 2006. After that, he went on to win the WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title in 2009, and then in 2010, he went on to win the WBA interim middleweight title.
Golovkin has competed in the ring with a number of great boxers during the course of his career, including Milton Nez, John Anderson Carvalho, Grzegorz Proksa, and others. Golovkin became the WBA (Super) Champion in 2014 after earning victories at the middleweight division championships of both the WBA and the IBO. After losing to Daniel Jacobs in 2017, he eventually prevailed against him at Madison Square Garden.
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Gennady Golovkin’s Wife?
The Kazakh fighter is extremely private away from the ring. A man who has managed to stay out of trouble thanks in large part to the strong family he has built with his wife, Alina Golovkina. The middleweight champion’s wife is a former model who hails from Kazakhstan and is the mother of their two young children.
Gennadiy Golovkin Boxing Records?
GGG is one of the best boxers of all time, at least in the Middleweights division. From July 2014 to September 2018, when only the absolute titles of the 4 main organizations (WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF) are taken into account, he was the World Champion. But with his other titles, he was champion for an extra 8 years, making it the third longest reign at 160 lbs.
In the same way, Gennadiy Golovkin is the middleweight champion with the most successful defenses, with 22. This is two more than the famous Bernard Hopkins. So, after 16 years as a professional boxer, the Kazakh has a record of 42-1-1. (37 KOs). Canelo Alvarez beat him the only time, in 2018.
Gennady Golovkin’s Net Worth
Celebrity Net Worth claims that GGG has amassed a fortune in the hundreds of millions of dollars via his years of hard work in the ring and in the gym perfecting his physique. His net worth is $30 million, despite the fact that he inked a contract with DAZN in 2018 for six fights worth $100 million and earned $22 million and $30 million in his prior fights with Canelo Alvarez.
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