Lemieux: Golovkin has a serious opponent in front of him

Image: Lemieux: Golovkin has a serious opponent in front of him(Photo Credit: Rich Kane – Hoganphotos/K2 Promotions & Golden Boy Promotions) By Dan Ambrose: IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) thinks he’s being overlooked in his fight against IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) on October 17th, and he says that Golovkin had better be paying attention when he gets inside the ring with him at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Golovkin and his team have kind of been looking beyond the 26-year-old Lemieux to a potentially much bigger fight against the winner of the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Miguel Cotto fight on November 21st. There’s a lot of money involved for Golovkin if he can get to the fight against the winner of the Cotto-Canelo fight. But more important than that is the status that Golovkin would gain in beating Canelo or Cotto. It would be a big deal for him if he could do that.

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Lemieux to Golovkin: “There will be blood” on October 17th

Image: Lemieux to Golovkin: "There will be blood" on October 17th(Photo Credit: Rich Kane – Hoganphotos/K2 Promotions & Golden Boy Promotions) By Allan Fox: IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) and IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) met today in their kickoff press conference for their October 17th unification fight on HBO pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in New York.

We learned that the price of the Golovkin-Lemieux fight will be going for $49.95, which is a steal compared to the $100 boxing fans had to pay on pay-per-view for the disappointing “Fight of the Century” between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. last May at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The cost of the Golovkin-Lemieux fight is reasonable in comparison.

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Golovkin on the cusp of superstardom

golovkin883By Dan Ambrose: After toiling away for years as a pro, IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) is on the cusp of superstardom if he can win his next two fights against IBF 160lb champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) on October 17th and against the inner of the November 21st fight between WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs).

If Golovkin wins those two fights, he’ll be a huge star and will likely be a pay-per-view fight from this point on. However, it’s quite possible that Golovkin won’t get a chance at fighting the winner of the Cotto-Canelo fight, because they may opt not to fight him due to the risk involved.

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Will Cotto-Canelo winner face Golovkin-Lemieux winner?

cotto00000By Allan Fox: Today’s announcement of the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Miguel Cotto fight made a big splash with a lot of boxing fans getting excited about the clash between these two fighters on November 21st at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

What was lost during the announcement of the fight today was the fact that the winner of the Cotto-Canelo fight is supposed to be fighting the winner of the October 17th fight between IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux and IBO/WBA 160lb champion Gennady Golovkin.

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Golovkin-Lemieux: Over 10,000 tickets now sold in 3 days, says Loeffler

golovkin4By Dan Ambrose: Tom Loeffler, the promoter for IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), is reporting that 10,000 tickets have already been sold in just three days since the tickets first went on sale for the October 17th HBO pay-per-view fight at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York. The seating capacity for MSG is a little over 21,000 at max capacity.

With a little over two months to go before the fight on 10/17, the chances are very high that the remaining 11,000 tickets will be sold by the tiume the fight takes place.

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Luis Ortiz vs. Bermane Stiverne agreed to for Golovkin-Lemieux card

1-StiverneWilder_Hoganphotos4By Jim Dower: Heavyweights Luis Ortiz (22-0, 19 KOs) and Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs) have agreed to a fight that will be taking place on the undercard of the Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux fight card on October 17th at Madison Square Garden in New York.

While the fight has been agreed to between Stiverne and the Cuban Ortiz, they still haven’t yet signed the contracts for the fight. According to Dan Rafael, Ortiz has signed for the fight. He’s promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. Stiverne has yet to sign for the fight. He’s with Don King. It’s unclear what he’s waiting on.

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Golovkin-Lemieux tickets selling fast for possible sellout

Golovkin1FBy Dan Ambrose: When the Gennady “GGG” Golovkin vs. David Lemieux fight was first made, it was inconceivable that the fight would be a big enough one to sellout Madison Square Garden in New York. But after two days in the early pre-sale of tickets, over 6,000 have already been sold.

Today was the official release of the tickets, and it’s likely a lot more tickets have been sold for this interesting fight. There is still two months to go before the fight takes place on October 17th, and it’s quite possible we could see all the tickets sold out for the 21,000+ seat venue.

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GGG-Lemieux pre-sale tickets already sold 5000 tickets for Madison Square Garden

golovkin4By Dan Ambrose: The tickets are going fast for the October 17th unification fight between IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) and IBF 160lb champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) for Madison Square Garden in New York. As of Tuesday, over 5000 tickets have already been sold in the pre-sale for MSG.

The tickets officially go on sale this Wednesday, August 12th at 12:00 p.m. ET. With a little over two months to go before the Golovkin-Lemieuix fight, there is a good chance that they’ll be able to sellout the 20,789 seat Madison Square Garden.

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Done deal: Roman Gonzalez vs. Brian Viloria official for 10/17 on GGG-Lemieux undercard

By Dan Ambrose: The huge fight between #1 WBO, #2 WBC, #3 WBA Brian Viloria (36-4, 22 KOs) and unbeaten WBC flyweight champion Roman Gonzalez (43-0, 37 KOs) is now official for October 17th on the undercard of the IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) vs. IBF 160lb champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) on HBO pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Mayorga: Golovkin can work as my sparring partner

golovkin64By Allan Fox: Former two division world champion Ricardo Mayorga (31-8-1, 25 KOs) says if IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) wants a job, he can work as his sparring partner to help him get ready for his fight against former three division world champion Shane Mosley (47-9-1, 39 KOs) on August 29th on pay-per-view from The Forum in Inglewood, California.

Mayorga says he doesn’t know who Golovkin is, and wasn’t aware of what weight class he fights in until he was told by the interviewer.

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