On December 16, 2010, the 28-year-old WBA (Regular) middleweight world champion, Gennady Golovkin (19-0, 16 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Colombian boxer Nilson Julio Tapia (14-2-1, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 2 days. Tapia was on a 3-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 14 days.
Gennady Golovkin made easy work of Nilson Julio Tapia, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Golovkin improves his record to 20-0 (17 KOs), while Tapia adds a loss to his record at 14-3-1.
On September 10, 2016, the 34-year-old WBC and IBF middleweight world champion, Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs), faced a 30-year-old British boxer Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 35-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Brook was on a 36-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Gennady Golovkin stopped Kell Brook via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and IBF middleweight titles. Golovkin improves his record to 36-0 (33 KOs), while Brook adds a loss to his record at 36-1.
On October 18, 2014, the 32-year-old WBA (Super) middleweight world champion, Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs), faced a 34-year-old Mexican boxer Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 22 days. Rubio was on a 6-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 13 days.
Gennady Golovkin made very easy work of Marco Antonio Rubio, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Golovkin improves his record to 31-0 (28 KOs), while Rubio adds a loss to his record at 59-7-1.
On July 26, 2014, the 32-year-old WBA (Super) middleweight world champion, Gennady Golovkin (29-0, 26 KOs), faced a 33-year-old Australian boxer Daniel Geale (30-2, 16 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 25 days. Geale was on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 7 days.
Gennady Golovkin made easy work of Daniel Geale, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Golovkin improves his record to 30-0 (27 KOs), while Geale adds a loss to his record at 30-3.
On December 9, 2011, the 29-year-old WBA (Regular) middleweight world champion, Gennady Golovkin (21-0, 18 KOs), faced a 32-year-old American boxer Lajuan Simon (23-3-2, 12 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Simon was on a -1-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 6 days.
Gennady Golovkin made quick work of Lajuan Simon, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Golovkin improves his record to 22-0 (19 KOs), while Simon adds a loss to his record at 23-4-2.
On March 18, 2017, the 34-year-old WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF middleweight world champion, Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs), faced a 30-year-old American boxer Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 36-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 8 days. Jacobs was on a 12-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 9 days.
Gennady Golovkin defeated Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF middleweight titles. Golovkin improves his record to 37-0, while Jacobs adds a loss to his record at 32-2.
On August 14, 2010, a 28-year-old Gennady Golovkin (18-0, 15 KOs) and a 30-year-old Colombian boxer Milton Núñez (21-1-1, 19 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 24 days. Nunez was on a 8-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 28 days.
Gennady Golovkin stopped Milton Núñez via KO in the 1st round. Golovkin improves his record to 19-0 (16 KOs), while Nunez adds a loss to his record at 21-2-1.
On May 12, 2012, the 30-year-old WBA (Regular) middleweight world champion, Gennady Golovkin (22-0, 19 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Japanese boxer Makoto Fuchigami (19-6, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days. Fuchigami was on a 9-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 3 days.
Gennady Golovkin made easy work of Makoto Fuchigami, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Golovkin improves his record to 23-0 (20 KOs), while Fuchigami adds a loss to his record at 19-7.
On June 17, 2011, the 29-year-old WBA (Regular) middleweight world champion, Gennady Golovkin (20-0, 17 KOs), faced a 32-year-old Ugandan boxer Kassim Ouma (27-7-1, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 1 day. Ouma was on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 23 days.
Gennady Golovkin stopped Kassim Ouma via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) middleweight title. Golovkin improves his record to 21-0 (18 KOs), while Ouma adds a loss to his record at 27-8-1.
On April 23, 2016, the 34-year-old WBA (Super) and IBF middleweight world champion, Gennady Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs), faced a 26-year-old American boxer Dominic Wade (18-0, 12 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Golovkin came in to the fight on a 34-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 6 days. Wade was on a 18-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 28 days.
Gennady Golovkin made very easy work of Dominic Wade, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Golovkin improves his record to 35-0 (32 KOs), while Wade adds a loss to his record at 18-1.