By Sean Jones: Gennady Golovkin will never become the unified middleweight champion, according to his trainer Abel Sanchez, because he says WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders will never fight him. Sanchez thinks Saunders doesn’t want the fight with GGG, and that he’ll price himself out when it comes to making the fight because he wants Anthony Joshua money to face Golovkin.
Vanes Martirosyan
Golovkin vs. Martirosyan final punch stats
By Allan Fox: The final punch stats for the Gennady Golovkin vs. Vanes Martirosyan fight last Saturday night don’t tell the whole story about how over-matched the challenger was against GGG. Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) massacred Martirosyan, 32, in stopping him in the 2nd round in defending his IBOI/WBA/WBC middleweight titles at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Loeffler says Golovkin has appealed IBF exception terms
By Jim Dower: Tom Loeffler is reportedly saying that middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) has appealed the terms for the IBF exception, which state that he must defend against his IBF mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KOs) by August 3 at the latest for him to keep his IBF 160lb. title.
GGG ties Bernard Hopkins’ record of 20 title defenses
By Jeff Aranow: Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin tied Bernard Hopkins’ longstanding record of 20 successful title defenses last Saturday night with his 2nd round KO victory over Vanes Martirosyan on HBO at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Martirosyan says Canelo should “RUN” from Golovkin in rematch
By Sean Jones: Vanes Martirosyan has a bit of advice for Saul Canelo Alvarez for when he meets middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin in their rematch in September and that’s for him to run from him during the fight. Martirosyan (36-4-1, 21 KOs) thinks that if Canelo stands his ground and tries to fight GGG for the entire fight, he’ll get knocked out cold.
Martirosyan in awe of GGG’s power: “It’s the hardest I’ve ever been hit”
By Dan Ambrose: Vanes Martirosyan tried his best to stand up to middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s power, but in the end, he folded like a cheap suit in getting stopped in the 2nd round of their scheduled 12 round fight at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. The GGG vs Vanes fight was televised by HBO World Championship Boxing.
Golovkin destroys Martirosyan – Results
By Jim Dower: Middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) annihilated voluntary challenger Vanes Martirosyan (36-4-1, 21 KOs) in knocking him out in the 2nd round on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Purses Golovkin-Martirosyan: GGG $1 million, Vanes $225,000
By Sean Jones: Middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) will be getting a guaranteed purse of $1 million for his voluntary defense against career junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) tonight in their fight on HBO World Championship Boxing at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Gennady Golovkin vs. Vanes Martirosyan – Weigh-in results
By Jeff Aranow: Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) weighed in at 160 pounds and his opponent Vanes ‘The Nightmare’ Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) weighed in at 159.6 lbs. for their fight this Saturday night for their “Mexican Style 2” card at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
GGG looks to tie Hopkins’ record on Saturday
By Jeff Aranow: Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) won’t be getting the big money fight that he wanted against Saul Canelo Alvarez this Saturday night, but he does have an opportunity to make history by tying former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins’ record of 20 consecutive title defenses in his fight against replacement opponent Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.