Gennady Golovkin - Professional Boxer, Family and Life
Gennady Golovkin's Personal Details
Gennady Golovkin is a Kazakh professional boxer
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthday | April 8, 1982 |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Famous | Sportspersons, Boxers, Professional Boxer |
| Spouses | Alina Golovkina |
| Childrens | Vadim |
| Birth Place | Karaganda, Kazakhstan |
| Height | 179 |
| Gender | Male |
| Sun Sign | Aries |
| Born in | Karaganda, Kazakhstan |
| Famous as | Professional boxer |
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Who is Gennady Golovkin?
Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin, also referred to as GGG, God of War and Golden Boy, is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. Starting as an amateur, he bagged a gold medal at the 2003 ‘World Amateur Boxing Championships’ in the middleweight division and went on to win a silver medal in the category representing Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He became a pro in 2006 and his first major world championship win came in 2010 when he beat Milton Núñez to win the WBA interim middleweight title. Later that year, he got elevated to WBA (Regular) champion and the following year he defeated Lajuan Simon to win the vacant IBO middleweight title. He achieved the present status of WBA (Super) champion in 2014 and succeeded in retaining the title as well as the vacant IBO middleweight title against Daniel Geale. His winning spree continued that saw him beating Marco Antonio Rubio in 2014 and David Lemieux in 2015 to bag the WBC interim middleweight title and the IBF middleweight title respectively. He was elevated to full champion after the WBC middleweight title was vacated by Canelo Álvarez in 2016. He is reputed for his discreet and tactful moves, powerful punches and high ring IQ, and holds the unified IBO middleweight, WBC, WBA (Super) and IBF titles. His knockout percentage (89.8) is the highest in the history of middleweight championship. As of March 2017, the ‘Transnational Boxing Rankings Board’ (TBRB) and ‘The Ring’ magazine have ranked him second best middleweight boxer of the world while boxrec.com ranks him numero uno. Again for pound for pound, he attained top ranking from ‘ESPN’ while boxrec.com and ‘The Ring’ puts him in the third place and TBRB in the sixth place.
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Childhood & Early Life
Gennady Golovkin was born on April 8, 1982, in Karagandy in the Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, (at present Karagandy, Kazakhstan). His father, a Russian, was a coal miner and his mother, a Korean, worked as a lab assistant.
He shared great bond with his older brothers, Vadim and Sergey, and his twin brother, Maxim. He was inspired by his older brothers to foray into boxing when he was eight years old.
Since his kindergarten days, his brothers would arrange fights for him and his opponents, much older than him. According to him, it would be "Every day, different guys".
Vadim and Sergey were enlisted in the Soviet Army when Golovkin was nine years of age. The government intimated his family about Vadim’s demise in 1990 and about Sergey’s demise in 1994.
Victor Dmitriev became his first boxing coach when he joined a boxing gym for the first time in Maikuduk, Karaganda.
Career
From November 2002, he held a scholarship with the Olympic Solidarity program.
He bagged gold medal at 2003 ‘World Amateur Boxing Championships’ held at Bangkok, defeating Oleg Mahskin.
He went on to win gold medal beating Christopher Camat at the 2004 ‘Asian Amateur Boxing Championships’ in Puerto Princesa, Philippines, thus qualifying for the 2004 Summer Olympics held at Athens, Greece. There, he represented Kazakhstan and won a silver medal.
Demonstrating excellent performance in his amateur career that he ended in 2005 with a record of 345-5, he moved on to embark on a professional career with Universum Box-Promotion making his debut in May 2006.
On July 11, 2009, he won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title beating Brazil’s John Anderson Carvalho in Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany.
Due to some disputes with Universum, Golovkin ended his contract in January 2010.
He signed deal with K2 and came under tutelage of veteran trainer Abel Sanchez and started training in Big Bear, California, US.
He was successful in winning his first major world championship on August 14, 2010, beating Columbian Milton Núñez to bag the WBA interim middleweight title in Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama.
In October 2010, he was named the sole WBA champion at middleweight after WBA stripped Australian pro boxer Daniel Geale of the title when the latter went for a rematch with Anthony Mundine.
On December 9, 2011, he battered US pro boxer Lajuan Simon in a match held in Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel, Düsseldorf, Germany to retain WBA (Regular) middleweight title as also win the vacant IBO middleweight title.
His debut match in the US saw him beating Polish professional boxer Grzegorz Proksa on September 1, 2012 in New York City.
Japan’s pro boxer Nobuhiro Ishida, a former WBA interim super welterweight champion, faced his career’s first knockout from Golovkin when the latter finished the March 30, 2013 match held at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with a forceful overhand right in the third round.
He successfully defended both his WBA and IBO middleweight titles in a nail-biting match held on June 29, 2013 in Connecticut against British-Irish pro boxer Matthew Macklin.
His breathtaking fight with American pro boxer Curtis Stevens held on November 2, 2013 at ‘The Theater at Madison Square Garden’, New York City, not only saw him retaining WBA and IBO middleweight titles but also marked his 15th straight stoppage victory. The fight was finished by Golovkin with a technical knockout on Stevens in the 8th round. It garnered huge worldwide attention and was broadcast in over 100 nations.
He succeeded in retaining WBA and IBO middleweight titles against Ghanaian professional boxer Osumanu Adama on February 1, 2014 and thereafter on June 3, 2014, he was officially elevated by WBA to his present status of WBA (Super) champion.
A special permission was granted to Golovkin for defending his title against Daniel Geale. Marking 11th title defence, Golovkin succeeded in retaining his WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles against Geale through a third round stoppage in a fight held on July 26, 2014 at the ‘Madison Square Garden’.
On October 18, 2014, he fought with the then Interim WBC champion, Mexican pro boxer, Marco Antonio Rubio, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, marking his first West Coast fight. He not only retained WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles but also won the WBC interim middleweight title.
In his fight with British pro boxer, Martin Murray, on February 21, 2015 at Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, he was successful in defending his title for the 13th time in a row.
This feat put him as the third all-time behind Bernard Hopkins (19 wins) and Carlos Monzón (14 wins) in successive middleweight title defenses.
Moving on, he retained WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles against American pro boxer Willie Monroe Jr. on May 16, 2015 and then went on not only to retain the two as also the WBC interim middleweight title but also win the IBF middleweight title against Canadian pro boxer David Lemieux on October 17 that year.
His fight with Lemieux marked his 21st knockout victory in a row and with this he surpassed Monzón’s record with his 15 successive middleweight title defenses.
He faced IBF mandatory challenger, American pro boxer, Dominic Wade, on April 23, 2016 at The Forum, Inglewood, California, US. He defeated Wade, who was unbeaten till that time, and was successful in retaining his WBA (Super), IBF, IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles.
He added another feather to his cap by defending successfully his WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles in a sensational fight against British unbeaten IBF Welterweight Champion Kell Brook on September 10, 2016 at ‘The O2 Arena’, London, UK.
On March 18, 2017, millions of viewers of HBO PPV along with sold out crowd of 19,939 at the Madison Square Garden witnessed a spectacular one-on-one fight billed as ‘Middleweight Madness’, where for first time in his pro career Golovkin fought all twelve rounds against American pro boxer Daniel Jacobs.
He continued his winning spree at ‘Middleweight Madness’ as well thus retaining WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles.
His upcoming fight with Mexican pro boxer Canelo Álvarez will see him defending WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles on September 16, 2017.
Personal Life & Legacy
He is married to Alina and is blessed with a son Vadim who is currently attending primary school.
He shifted to Stuttgart, Germany, from his homeland in 2006 and later relocated to Santa Monica, California, US in 2014 where he presently resides with his family.
Apart from Kazakh, he can speak in three more languages namely Russian, English and German.
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Gennady Golovkin biography timelines
- // 8th Apr 1982Gennady Golovkin was born on April 8, 1982, in Karagandy in the Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, (at present Karagandy, Kazakhstan). His father, a Russian, was a coal miner and his mother, a Korean, worked as a lab assistant.
- // 1990Vadim and Sergey were enlisted in the Soviet Army when Golovkin was nine years of age. The government intimated his family about Vadim’s demise in 1990 and about Sergey’s demise in 1994.
- // 2002From November 2002, he held a scholarship with the Olympic Solidarity program.
- // 2003He bagged gold medal at 2003 ‘World Amateur Boxing Championships’ held at Bangkok, defeating Oleg Mahskin.
- // 2004He went on to win gold medal beating Christopher Camat at the 2004 ‘Asian Amateur Boxing Championships’ in Puerto Princesa, Philippines, thus qualifying for the 2004 Summer Olympics held at Athens, Greece. There, he represented Kazakhstan and won a silver medal.
- // 2005Demonstrating excellent performance in his amateur career that he ended in 2005 with a record of 345-5, he moved on to embark on a professional career with Universum Box-Promotion making his debut in May 2006.
- // 2006He shifted to Stuttgart, Germany, from his homeland in 2006 and later relocated to Santa Monica, California, US in 2014 where he presently resides with his family.
- // 2009On July 11, 2009, he won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title beating Brazil’s John Anderson Carvalho in Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany.
- // 2010Due to some disputes with Universum, Golovkin ended his contract in January 2010.
- // Aug 2010He was successful in winning his first major world championship on August 14, 2010, beating Columbian Milton Núñez to bag the WBA interim middleweight title in Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama.
- // Oct 2010In October 2010, he was named the sole WBA champion at middleweight after WBA stripped Australian pro boxer Daniel Geale of the title when the latter went for a rematch with Anthony Mundine.
- // Dec 2011On December 9, 2011, he battered US pro boxer Lajuan Simon in a match held in Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel, Düsseldorf, Germany to retain WBA (Regular) middleweight title as also win the vacant IBO middleweight title.
- // 1st Sep 2012His debut match in the US saw him beating Polish professional boxer Grzegorz Proksa on September 1, 2012 in New York City.
- // 2013Japan’s pro boxer Nobuhiro Ishida, a former WBA interim super welterweight champion, faced his career’s first knockout from Golovkin when the latter finished the March 30, 2013 match held at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with a forceful overhand right in the third round.
- // 29th Jun 2013He successfully defended both his WBA and IBO middleweight titles in a nail-biting match held on June 29, 2013 in Connecticut against British-Irish pro boxer Matthew Macklin.
- // 2nd Nov 2013His breathtaking fight with American pro boxer Curtis Stevens held on November 2, 2013 at ‘The Theater at Madison Square Garden’, New York City, not only saw him retaining WBA and IBO middleweight titles but also marked his 15th straight stoppage victory. The fight was finished by Golovkin with a technical knockout on Stevens in the 8th round. It garnered huge worldwide attention and was broadcast in over 100 nations.
- // 2014He succeeded in retaining WBA and IBO middleweight titles against Ghanaian professional boxer Osumanu Adama on February 1, 2014 and thereafter on June 3, 2014, he was officially elevated by WBA to his present status of WBA (Super) champion.
- // 26th Jul 2014A special permission was granted to Golovkin for defending his title against Daniel Geale. Marking 11th title defence, Golovkin succeeded in retaining his WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles against Geale through a third round stoppage in a fight held on July 26, 2014 at the ‘Madison Square Garden’.
- // 18th Oct 2014On October 18, 2014, he fought with the then Interim WBC champion, Mexican pro boxer, Marco Antonio Rubio, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, marking his first West Coast fight. He not only retained WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles but also won the WBC interim middleweight title.
- // 2015Moving on, he retained WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles against American pro boxer Willie Monroe Jr. on May 16, 2015 and then went on not only to retain the two as also the WBC interim middleweight title but also win the IBF middleweight title against Canadian pro boxer David Lemieux on October 17 that year.
- // 21st Feb 2015In his fight with British pro boxer, Martin Murray, on February 21, 2015 at Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, he was successful in defending his title for the 13th time in a row.
- // 2016He faced IBF mandatory challenger, American pro boxer, Dominic Wade, on April 23, 2016 at The Forum, Inglewood, California, US. He defeated Wade, who was unbeaten till that time, and was successful in retaining his WBA (Super), IBF, IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles.
- // 18th Mar 2017On March 18, 2017, millions of viewers of HBO PPV along with sold out crowd of 19,939 at the Madison Square Garden witnessed a spectacular one-on-one fight billed as ‘Middleweight Madness’, where for first time in his pro career Golovkin fought all twelve rounds against American pro boxer Daniel Jacobs.
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