Tonight, June 8th 2019, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KO’s) makes his ring return to take on Steve Rolls (19-0, 10 KO’s). The fight will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City NY, and will be live on DAZN at 9pm ET. In the co-feature, Ali Akhmedov (14-0, 10 KO’s) will take on Marcus McDaniel in a 12 round Super Middleweight bout. Also on the card, Charles Conwell (9-0, 7 KO’s) and Courtney Pennington (12-3-3, 5 KO’s) will go at it in a 10 round Junior Middleweight bout. Here is the breakdown and predictions:
GENNADY GOLOVKIN
-Record: 38 — 1 – 1, 34 KO’s
-Weight Class: Middleweight
-Height: 5′ 10″
-Reach: 70″
-Notable Fights
- David Lemieux — Win, TKO 8th round (12), 8/17/15. (Won IBF Middleweight title)
- Daniel Jacobs — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 3/18/17.
- Canelo Alvarez — Draw, Split Decision (12), 9/16/17.
STEVE ROLLS
-Record: 19 — 0 – 0, 10 KO’s
-Weight Class: Middleweight
-Height: 5′ 10″
-Reach: 72″
-Notable Fights
- Emmanuel Sanchez — Win, TKO 5th round (8), 6/3/16.
- Damien Bonelli — Win, Unanimous Decision (8), 4/18/18.
PREDICTIONS:
Charles Conwell — def — Courtney Pennington — via — TKO 4th round
Ali Akhmedov — def — Marcus McDaniel — via — Decision
Gennady Golovkin — def — Steve Rolls — via — TKO 7th round
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE