By Jim Dower: The International Boxing Federation is holding a hearing today at their headquarters to decide on middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko, who Team GGG want to bypass temporarily. The IBF has already ordered Golovkin to fight Derevyanchenko by the first week of August otherwise he’ll be stripped.
By Dan Ambrose: Tom Loeffler will be meeting with the International Boxing Federation on Monday to speak with them about IBF middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin’s mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KOs).
Buy Sean Jones: Trainer Andre Rozier says IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will be stripped of his International Boxing Federation title if he doesn’t face his IBF mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KOs) within 90 days. In fact, that’s exactly what Rozier expects to happen.
By Donavan Leonard: Up until two months ago, it was thought that boxing discussions this week would center around Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez, depending on the outcome of their fight that was to be held last weekend. Was a clear winner determined? Was there a beatdown, mentally or physically, that would require time for the loser to recover? More importantly to the fans, and just as intriguing, would be what would be what would be next for both.
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.
By Sean Jones: The International Boxing Federation has granted IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin an exception to defend his title against voluntary challenger Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) on May 5 instead of against his IBF mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KOs). However, the IBF is saying that Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) must face Derevyanchenko next if he gets past Martirosyan, according to Dan Rafael. That requirement will make it tough for Golovkin, because he plans on fighting a rematch against Saul Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) on September 15. Golovkin will have a very fast turnaround from fighting Derevyanchenko in late July or early August, and then coming back to fight Canelo a month or two later on September 15. It works perfectly for Canelo and his promoters at Golden Boy, because it increases their chance of winning. If Golovkin is depleted from having fought a war against Derevyanchenko, then Canelo can take advantage of that, because he’s younger and he’ll rested from his 1-year layoff from boxing. Canelo hasn’t fought since September 2017.
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.
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.
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.
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions star Saul Canelo Alvarez reportedly entered a hospital on Friday to have knee surgery in Guadalajara, Mexico. The 27-year-old Canelo will have arthoscopy of one of his knees, according to ESPN Deportes.