Gennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin (born 8 April 1982 in Karaganda), known as 'GGG' or 'Triple G', is a Kazakh former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2022. Per Wikipedia, he held multiple middleweight world championships, is a two-time former unified champion, held the WBA (Super), WBC and IBF titles at varying points between 2014 and 2023, and held the IBO middleweight title twice between 2011 and 2023.
Golovkin was ranked the world's best pound-for-pound boxer by The Ring from September 2017 to September 2018. He lost his titles and unbeaten record to Canelo Álvarez in 2018, regained IBF and IBO titles in 2019 and the WBA (Super) title in 2022 at age 40, and closed his career with the 2022 trilogy loss to Canelo at super middleweight.
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- Birth name: Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin
- Born: April 8, 1982 — Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
- Nationality: Kazakh
- Height: 5 ft 10½ in (179 cm)
- Reach: 70 in (178 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: 6 May 2006 (Win by KO vs Gabor Balogh)
- Last bout: 17 Sep 2022 (Loss by UD vs Canelo Álvarez)
- Total rounds boxed: 240 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Middleweight, Super middleweight
- KO percentage: 88.1% (37 KO wins in 42 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): Per Wikipedia lead: held the WBA (Super), WBC and IBF middleweight titles at varying points between 2014 and 2023, as a two-time unified middleweight champion; IBO middleweight title twice between 2011 and 2023; challenged once for the undisputed super middleweight championship in 2022. His 20 consecutive middleweight title defenses are tied with Bernard Hopkins for the most in division history, per Wikipedia
- Trainer: Abel Sanchez (signed with K2 Promotions and trained in Big Bear with Abel Sanchez, per the fetched article)
- Born: April 8, 1982 — Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
- Nationality: Kazakh
- Height: 5 ft 10½ in (179 cm)
- Reach: 70 in (178 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Middleweight, Super middleweight
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 45
- Wins: 42
- Wins by KO: 37
- Losses: 2
- Losses by KO: 0
- Draws: 1
- No contests: 0
- Born: April 8, 1982 — Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
- Nationality: Kazakh
- Height: 5 ft 10½ in (179 cm)
- Reach: 70 in (178 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Middleweight, Super middleweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 May 2006 | Gabor Balogh | Win | KO | 1 (4), 1:28 | Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2 | 29 Jul 2006 | Sergei Navarka | Win | TKO | 3 (4), 1:10 | König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany |
| 3 | 22 Aug 2006 | Daniel Urbanski | Win | RTD | 3 (4), 3:00 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany |
| 4 | 19 Sep 2006 | Martins Kukulis | Win | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany |
| 5 | 21 Oct 2006 | Jorge Ariel Garcia | Win | KO | 2 (6), 2:28 | Brandberge Arena, Halle, Germany |
| 6 | 2 Dec 2006 | Sylvain Gomis | Win | KO | 4 (6), 1:00 | Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany |
| 7 | 27 Feb 2007 | Simon Mokoena | Win | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany |
| 8 | 25 May 2007 | Sergey Khomitsky | Win | TKO | 5 (8), 1:59 | Fight Night Arena, Cologne, Germany |
| 9 | 7 Sep 2007 | Mehdi Bouadla | Win | UD | 8 | Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 10 | 29 Feb 2008 | Tshepo Mashego | Win | KO | 1 (8), 2:04 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany |
| 11 | 5 Apr 2008 | Ian Gardner | Win | UD | 8 | Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 12 | 10 May 2008 | Ibrahim Sid | Win | TKO | 8 (8), 0:26 | Brandberge Arena, Halle, Germany |
| 13 | 21 Jun 2008 | Amar Amari | Win | UD | 8 | Brøndby Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 14 | 22 Nov 2008 | Malik Dziarra | Win | RTD | 2 (10), 3:00 | Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany |
| 15 | 17 Jan 2009 | Javier Alberto Mamani | Win | TKO | 1 (10), 2:52 | Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 16 | 25 Apr 2009 | Anthony Greenidge | Win | KO | 5 (10), 0:59 | König Palast, Krefeld, Germany |
| 17 | 11 Jul 2009 | John Anderson Carvalho | Win | KO | 2 (12), 2:20 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 18 | 21 Nov 2009 | Mikhail Makarov | Win | KO | 2 (10), 1:24 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany |
| 19 | 14 Aug 2010 | Milton Núñez | Win | KO | 1 (12), 0:58 | Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama — ★ Title fight — Won WBA interim middleweight title |
| 20 | 16 Dec 2010 | Nilson Julio Tapia | Win | KO | 3 (12), 2:44 | Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Regular) middleweight title |
| 21 | 17 Jun 2011 | Kassim Ouma | Win | TKO | 10 (12), 1:57 | Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Regular) middleweight title |
| 22 | 9 Dec 2011 | Lajuan Simon | Win | KO | 1 (12), 2:17 | Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel, Düsseldorf, Germany — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Regular) middleweight title; Won vacant IBO middleweight title |
| 23 | 12 May 2012 | Makoto Fuchigami | Win | TKO | 3 (12), 1:17 | Ice Palace "Terminal", Kyiv, Ukraine — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Regular) and IBO middleweight titles |
| 24 | 1 Sep 2012 | Grzegorz Proksa | Win | TKO | 5 (12), 1:11 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Regular) and IBO middleweight titles |
| 25 | 19 Jan 2013 | Gabriel Rosado | Win | TKO | 7 (12), 2:46 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles |
| 26 | 30 Mar 2013 | Nobuhiro Ishida | Win | KO | 3 (12), 2:11 | Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles |
| 27 | 29 Jun 2013 | Matthew Macklin | Win | KO | 3 (12), 1:22 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles |
| 28 | 2 Nov 2013 | Curtis Stevens | Win | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles |
| 29 | 1 Feb 2014 | Osumanu Adama | Win | TKO | 7 (12), 1:20 | Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles |
| 30 | 26 Jul 2014 | Daniel Geale | Win | TKO | 3 (12), 2:47 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles |
| 31 | 18 Oct 2014 | Marco Antonio Rubio | Win | KO | 2 (12), 1:19 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles; Won WBC interim middleweight title |
| 32 | 21 Feb 2015 | Martin Murray | Win | TKO | 11 (12), 0:50 | Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles |
| 33 | 16 May 2015 | Willie Monroe Jr. | Win | TKO | 6 (12), 0:45 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles |
| 34 | 17 Oct 2015 | David Lemieux | Win | TKO | 8 (12), 1:32 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles; Won IBF middleweight title |
| 35 | 23 Apr 2016 | Dominic Wade | Win | KO | 2 (12), 2:37 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), IBF, IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles |
| 36 | 10 Sep 2016 | Kell Brook | Win | TKO | 5 (12), 1:52 | The O2 Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles |
| 37 | 18 Mar 2017 | Daniel Jacobs | Win | UD | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles; IBF middleweight title at stake only for Golovkin after Jacobs missed same-day weight |
| 38 | 16 Sep 2017 | Canelo Álvarez | Draw | SD | 12 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles; For The Ring middleweight title |
| 39 | 5 May 2018 | Vanes Martirosyan | Win | KO | 2 (12), 1:53 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and IBO middleweight titles |
| 40 | 15 Sep 2018 | Canelo Álvarez | Loss | MD | 12 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US — ★ Title fight — Lost WBA (Super), WBC, and IBO middleweight titles; For vacant The Ring middleweight title |
| 41 | 8 Jun 2019 | Steve Rolls | Win | KO | 4 (12), 2:09 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 42 | 5 Oct 2019 | Sergiy Derevyanchenko | Win | UD | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US — ★ Title fight — Won vacant IBF and IBO middleweight titles |
| 43 | 18 Dec 2020 | Kamil Szeremeta | Win | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US — ★ Title fight — Retained IBF and IBO middleweight titles |
| 44 | 9 Apr 2022 | Ryōta Murata | Win | TKO | 9 (12), 2:11 | Super Arena, Saitama, Japan — ★ Title fight — Retained IBF and IBO middleweight titles; Won WBA (Super) middleweight title |
| 45 | 17 Sep 2022 | Canelo Álvarez | Loss | UD | 12 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US — ★ Title fight — For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): Per Wikipedia lead: held the WBA (Super), WBC and IBF middleweight titles at varying points between 2014 and 2023, as a two-time unified middleweight champion; IBO middleweight title twice between 2011 and 2023; challenged once for the undisputed super middleweight championship in 2022. His 20 consecutive middleweight title defenses are tied with Bernard Hopkins for the most in division history, per Wikipedia
- 11 Jul 2009 vs John Anderson Carvalho: Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
- 14 Aug 2010 vs Milton Núñez: Won WBA interim middleweight title
- 16 Dec 2010 vs Nilson Julio Tapia: Retained WBA (Regular) middleweight title
- 17 Jun 2011 vs Kassim Ouma: Retained WBA (Regular) middleweight title
- 9 Dec 2011 vs Lajuan Simon: Retained WBA (Regular) middleweight title; Won vacant IBO middleweight title
- 12 May 2012 vs Makoto Fuchigami: Retained WBA (Regular) and IBO middleweight titles
- 1 Sep 2012 vs Grzegorz Proksa: Retained WBA (Regular) and IBO middleweight titles
- 19 Jan 2013 vs Gabriel Rosado: Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles
- 30 Mar 2013 vs Nobuhiro Ishida: Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles
- 29 Jun 2013 vs Matthew Macklin: Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles
- 2 Nov 2013 vs Curtis Stevens: Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles
- 1 Feb 2014 vs Osumanu Adama: Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles
- 26 Jul 2014 vs Daniel Geale: Retained WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles
- 18 Oct 2014 vs Marco Antonio Rubio: Retained WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles; Won WBC interim middleweight title
- 21 Feb 2015 vs Martin Murray: Retained WBA (Super), IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles
- 16 May 2015 vs Willie Monroe Jr.: Retained WBA (Super), IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles
- 17 Oct 2015 vs David Lemieux: Retained WBA (Super), IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles; Won IBF middleweight title
- 23 Apr 2016 vs Dominic Wade: Retained WBA (Super), IBF, IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles
- 10 Sep 2016 vs Kell Brook: Retained WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles
- 18 Mar 2017 vs Daniel Jacobs: Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles; IBF middleweight title at stake only for Golovkin after Jacobs missed same-day weight
- 16 Sep 2017 vs Canelo Álvarez: Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles; For The Ring middleweight title
- 5 May 2018 vs Vanes Martirosyan: Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and IBO middleweight titles
- 15 Sep 2018 vs Canelo Álvarez: Lost WBA (Super), WBC, and IBO middleweight titles; For vacant The Ring middleweight title
- 5 Oct 2019 vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko: Won vacant IBF and IBO middleweight titles
- 18 Dec 2020 vs Kamil Szeremeta: Retained IBF and IBO middleweight titles
- 9 Apr 2022 vs Ryōta Murata: Retained IBF and IBO middleweight titles; Won WBA (Super) middleweight title
- 17 Sep 2022 vs Canelo Álvarez: For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles
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Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-28.
