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Lee Cleveland Updated October 21, 2019

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Middleweight

Record: KO: KO Pct: Age: Height: Weight: Reach: Stance: Nationality: Titles:

Gennady Golovkin 39 -1 -1 35 85% 179cm/5 feet 10" - 178cm/70" orthodox Kazakhstan -

Sergiy Derevyanchenko 13 -1 -0 10 71% 175cm/5 feet 8" - 171cm/67" orthodox Ukraine -

IBF Middleweight Title

Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko Results and Scoring

Golovin UD 12 Derevyanchenko

114-113, 115-112, 115-112

Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko Date, Location and Broadcast

October 05, 2019
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

DAZN

Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko Stats, Facts & Fight PursesGolovkin vs Derevyanchenko Stats, Facts & Fight Purses

I'll pass: Golovkin previously passed up an opportunity to face Sergiy, then his IBF mandatory opponent, in May 2018 when GGG needed a replacement for Canelo. Alvarez, of course, then the WBC's mandatory opponent for GGG, was forced to pull out of his scheduled rematch with Golovkin due to failed drug tests.
GGG gives up IBF belt: Instead of fighting Sergiy in May 2018, GGG, then a unified middleweight champion, relinquished his IBF title to face Vanes Martirosyan who hadn't fought in 2 years and was coming up from 154. This fight will be contested for that belt after being recently held by Daniel Jacobs and Canelo Alvarez.
Don't be fooled: Although only 13-1, 10 KO, Sergiy has a wealth of amateur experience and is an elite middleweight
Reach: GGG will have 3 inch reach advantage

Purses: We don't have all of the details yet. Sergiy earned $462,500 for facing Jacobs in 2018. We suspect he'll earn between $650K and $1 Million for this fight. Although GGG’s purse for his most recent fight against Steve Rolls in June 2019 was listed at $2 million, he potentially made close to $15 million for the bout, according to ESPN's Dan Rafael.

Big Questions / Key TakeawaysBig Questions / Key Takeaways

Don't expect a KO: Knockout artists are accustomed to getting knockouts and fans expect to see blood (figuratively speaking) whenever a KO artist steps into the ring; But even the best KO artists can't knockout everyone. Should Golovkin win, don't be surprised if it goes the distance because Derevyanchenko is strong, fundamentally sound and durable.

Fight QuotesFight Quotes

Derevyanchenko, in April 2018 after Golovkin vs Martirosyan was announced : “I wanted to fight Golovkin,” Derevyanchenko told BoxingScene.com . “I wanted to fight a big name, but I’m not disappointed because here I have now another fight for the title. I have a good chance against another good boxer. (Daniel Jacobs). And maybe in the future, if I win, maybe I can fight Golovkin or somebody else.”

Smarter than GGG? Prior to his October 2018 bout with Jacobs, Serhiy warned his foe: "I’ve reviewed Danny’s fight with Golovkin, and my style against Golovkin would be totally different. I’m a lot smarter than Golovkin, who made a lot of mistakes against Danny and showed that he has trouble with boxers. Golovkin was a headhunter, which I don’t understand because he’s a good body puncher. (Source: BoxingScene.com)

Gennady Golovkin: “Everyone knows that I consider Madison Square Garden as my home away from home and there is nothing better than fighting there again. It is old school. On October 5, it’s going to be a good fight. Every time I enter the ring I try to give my fans the fight they want to see, the show they deserve. This will be such a fight. We will bring back Big Drama Show to the ring of The Garden and to DAZN. Don’t miss it. You will see everything you love in the sport of boxing. See you in New York.”

Sergiy Derevyanchenko: “I have a great deal of respect for ‘GGG’ and looking forward to proving in the ring that I will be up to challenge and fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a world champion. Those in attendance at Madison Square Garden and watching on DAZN will see an outstanding battle on Saturday October 5 — I can’t wait to enter the ring.”

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