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All Systems Are Gggo For Gennadiy Golovkin's Run At The
Middleweight Record
The Big Drama Show is back! Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin,
boxing's most dominant middleweight of his era, returns to
the ring looking to make even more history when he attempts
to make a division-record 21st successful defense of his
World Middleweight titles. Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KOs), from
Karaganda, Kazakhstan, has worn a world championship belt
every year since 2010. He will be making a mandatory title
defense against undefeated top-rated contender Kamil
Szeremeta (21-0, 5 KOs), from Biaylstok, Poland, Friday,
Dec. 18, behind closed doors at Hard Rock Live at Seminole
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL. The Golovkin-Szeremeta
IBF/IBO Middleweight World Championship fight, and its
action-packed undercard bouts, will be streamed live
exclusively on DAZN in over 200 countries and territories.
"This is not just any fight. It is a fight with great
meaning. I always have the greatest respect for all of my
opponents. I have really missed boxing and I wanted to fight
this year. The goal -- fighting for a record twenty-first
successful world title defense." Golovkin said.
"I want this title for Poland and my family. GGG is a great
champion, one of the best in history, but it is time for
replacement. Thank you for the great chance, I must take my
opportunity to be the first world middleweight champion from
Poland," Szeremeta said.
“GGG is looking to make history this December on DAZN in
front of a worldwide audience,” said DAZN EVP Joseph
Markowski. “We look forward to launching our Global platform
with an action-packed opening month featuring boxing’s
biggest stars.”
“This is a historic moment for one of the best fighters of
our generation. GGG has been providing explosive
entertainment for many years now and we can expect a war on
December 18 against Szeremeta. The Pole is the unbeaten
mandatory challenger and I know the team really fancy their
chances of an upset during these crazy times. As we have
seen through Golovkin's career -- don’t blink and certainly
don’t miss it,” said Eddie Hearn, managing director,
Matchroom Sport.
Golovkin, who shares the record for consecutive World
Middleweight title defenses, returns to the ring in his
second reign as World Middleweight Champion. In a battle of
former Olympic medalists, Golovkin regained the IBF
middleweight title on Oct. 5, 2019, with a unanimous
decision victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko, a hellacious
toe-to-toe slugfest that had the frenzied crowd at Madison
Square Garden on its feet for the entire 12 rounds. Many
considered it the Fight of the Year. Golovkin's Big Drama
Show has packed iconic arenas around the world, selling out
Madison Square Garden, The O2 in London, the Fabulous Forum
and StubHub Center in Los Angeles, and T-Mobile Arena in Las
Vegas. This will be his first time fighting in the Sunshine
State. His decade-long rampage on the middleweight division
has also attracted millions of viewers who have watched him
on premium cable, pay-per-view, and DAZN.
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Now Golovkin faces his second consecutive top-rated
contender in Szeremeta. The former EBU European middleweight
champion, eight years younger than the defending world
champion, enters this fight like a hurricane gathering
strength, having won three of his last five fights by
knockout, including a second-round stoppage of Oscar Cortes
on the undercard of Golovkin-Derevyanchenko. His reign as
EBU European middleweight champion included victories over
Alessandro Goddi, Ruben Diaz and Andrew Francillette, who
had a combined record of 79-4-4 when he fought them -- a
winning percentage of 91%.
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