Gennady Gennadievich Golovkin - born on April 8.04.1982, 2015 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR. He was recognized as a professional middleweight boxer. As a professional, he won the IBF and IBO world championships twice. He currently holds the IBF title 2018-2019, 2011-present and the IBO title 2018-2019, XNUMX-present.
The early years of Gennady Golovkin
Gennady Golovkin was born in the city of Karaganda. Karaganda is famous for its large volumes of coal. His father was a miner who worked his way up to chief engineer of the Karaganda mine. He was of Russian origin. Mom was a chemist by training and worked as a manager in a chemical laboratory. In 2014, Gennady’s father died.
The future legend lived his childhood with his twin brother Maxim and two other brothers, Vadim and Sergei. Vadim and Sergei died while serving in the army for unknown reasons. Relatives were deeply affected by these tragedies, which is why Gennady did not want to discuss these painful memories.
Parents were against their children becoming boxers. The twin brother was able to convince his parents to allow them to practice boxing. Already at the age of 10, Gennady and Maxim began their boxing journey under the leadership of Viktor Dmitriev.
Professional boxing career of Gennady Golovkin
Gennady Golovkin entered the professional boxing arena in May 2006 at the age of 24. In his first fight, he defeated Gabor Balogh by knockout in the first round. He subsequently won his next 36 fights, 32 of them by knockout, and became known as «GGG».
Already at the age of 28, after 19 professional fights, Golovkin won the WBA world middleweight title. His first title defense was against Nilsson Julio Tapia on December 16, 2010, where he scored a third-round knockout victory. Golovkin was a two-time world middleweight champion and a three-time world middleweight champion. His most notable victories came against fighters such as Kell Brook, Daniel Gil, Daniel Jacobs, Grzegorz Proksa, Marco Antonio Rubio, David Lemieux and Makoto Fuchigami.
Last fight in career
Golovkin's last fight took place in September 2022, when he challenged Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez for the absolute super middleweight title, losing by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.
During my career Golovkin "GGG" lost only twice, the first against Saul Alvarez in 2017 and the last in September 2022.
Achievements
List of the most important achievements in the career of Gennady Golovkin
- World champion according to WBA (from 2010 to 2020) and IBO champion (from 2011 to 2020). Golovkin defended his title 20 times, one of the best records in middleweight boxing history.
- WBC world champion (from 2016 to 2020) and according to the IBF (from 2015 to 2018, then from 2019 to 2020). Golovkin won and defended these titles in fights with the top boxers of his time.
- Winner of the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens in the category up to 75 kg.
- Record for most knockouts among middleweight champions, as well as one of the highest knockout percentages in the history of world champions of any weight class.
- Awards and recognition in the boxing world, including nominations for the title of best fighter of the year, best knockout of the year and many others.
- Fights with famous boxers, such as Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, Daniel Jacobs, and Sergey Derevyanchenko, which were key moments in his career and attracted the attention of the global sports community.
Financial status and family
Gennady Golovkin is married to Alina. Alina was also born in Karaganda and has two higher educations. The couple met in 2000 and celebrated their union with a wedding seven years later.
They have three children: son Vadim, a daughter whose name has not been disclosed, and another son.
The wife prefers a modest life and rarely seeks public attention, although she accompanies Gennady to some events. However, she avoids attending his boxing matches.
Profits
Regarding his income, according to Celebrity Net Worth, as of 2023, Gennady Golovkin's net worth is estimated to be $30 million. He has secured $2,5 million in sponsorship deals from companies such as Hublot watches, Nike, Tecate beer and Chivas Regal whiskey.
Gennady and Alina are big hockey fans and regularly attend NHL matches.
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