By Sean Jones: Max Kellerman says middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin is looking bad in the eyes of some boxing fans for picking junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan for his May 5 fight instead of one of the top contenders in the middleweight division such as Demetrius Andrade or Sergiy Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KOs).
Vanes Martirosyan
Loeffler denies GGG ducked Derevyanchenko in favor of Martirosyan
By Jim Dower: Tom Loeffler got upset this week when a media member accused him of having his fighter middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) duck his IBF mandatory challenger Sergiy ‘The Technician’ Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KOs) in favor of the inactive three-time beaten Vanes ‘Nightmare’ Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) to fight on May 5 on HBO World Championship Boxing at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Record Capacity Crowd Expected for GGG vs Martirosyan at StubHub Center
The World Middleweight Championship battle between boxing’s longest-reigning champion GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN and two-time world title challenger and fellow 2004 Olympian VANES “THE NIGHTMARE” MARTIROSYAN is one hot ticket! The Cinco De Mayo extravaganza will take place on Saturday, May 5, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. HBO World Championship Boxing® will televise it live at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan will be looking to successfully defend his middleweight crown for a record-tying 20th consecutive time when he goes mano a mano against Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs), a native of Armenia who hails from Glendale, Calif..
Martirosyan: I’ve got the style to beat Golovkin
By Dan Ambrose: Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) says he has the style to defeat IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) when the two share the ring together on May 5 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Martirosyan: I’m going to beat Gennady Golovkin
By Dan Ambrose: Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) must feel like he’s hit the lottery today with his May 5th fight against IBF/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) being announced for HBO World Championship Boxing at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Golovkin could lose IBF title by facing Martirosyan
By Jeff Aranow: Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will be using Vanes Martirosyan as a replacement for Saul Canelo Alvarez on May 5 as his opponent at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. However, this move could result in GGG having his IBF title stripped from him by the sanctioning body for failing to defend against the fighter they want him to face Sergiy Derevyanchenko.
GGG IS BACK and he’s Live on HBO from StubHub Center!
Undefeated World Middleweight Champion and boxing superhero GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN is saving Cinco De Mayo for boxing fans! Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, boxing’s longest-reigning world champion, returns to the ring, Saturday, May 5, against two-time world title challenger VANES “THE NIGHTMARE ” MARTIROSYAN (36-3-1, 21 KOs), from Glendale, Calif.
Golovkin takes subtle shot at Canelo with new advert
By Jeff Aranow: Gennady Golovkin and his trainer Abel Sanchez took a not so subtle shot Golden Boy Promotions star Saul Canelo Alvarez with their new Jordan advert. In the commercial, Sanchez is eating a plate of steak while Golovkin is working out. Sanchez then says this:
The Trouble with Triple (G)
By Donavan Leonard: As of the time of this writing, Gennady Golovkin is still without an opponent or a venue for his hopeful return to the ring May 5th. With Canelo Alvarez dropping out of the bout after two failed drug tests, Golovkin and his team have been scrambling to put together a bout for the unified middleweight champion.
Loeffler: GGG’s May 5th fight still in flux
By Dan Ambrose: Tom Loeffler says he still hasn’t nailed down the opponent for middleweight champion Genady Golovkin to fight on May 5th on HBO at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Loeffler says it’s still in “flux” as far as GGG’s May 5th date and opponent.