Gennady Golovkin Геннадий Головкин |
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Golovkin in 2017 |
Born | Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin (1982-04-08) 8 April 1982 (age 42)
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Nationality | Kazakhstani |
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Other names | GGG ("Triple G") |
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Statistics |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
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Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Reach | 178 cm (70 in) |
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Stance | Orthodox |
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Boxing record |
Total fights | 38 |
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Wins | 37 |
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Wins by KO | 33 |
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Losses | 0 |
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Draws | 1 |
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Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin (Cyrillic: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; born 8 April 1982), often known by his nickname "GGG" or "Triple G", is a Kazakhstani boxer who currently holds the unified WBA (Super), WBC, IBF
and the IBO middleweight titles. In his amateur career, Golovkin won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning a middleweight silver medal. He is ranked as the number one middleweight boxer and number three on pound for pound.