By Jason Kim: WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s) will be defending his title against Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO’s) this Saturday night on HBO from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
Golovkin has a fighter on his hands who seems to believe firmly that he’s going to win the fight and not only win it but dominate the action. That kind of fighter can be dangerous because they for Golovkin and he can’t afford to let Rosado have any kind of success early in the fight.
Rosado had some problems with his career in 2009 and 2010 in suffering losses to Alfredo Angulo and Derek Ennis, but he’s really turned things around by rattling off seven consecutive victories over quality opposition. You can see the difference in Rosado’s performances against Ennis and Angulo from the way he’s fighting now.