Tomorrow night, Saturday May 5th 2018, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KO’s) will defend his WBAsuper & WBC World Middleweight titles against Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KO’s). Golovkin was originally supposed to rematch with Canelo Alvarez, but due to the positive Clenbuterol test, Alvarez has been suspended form boxing for 6 months. The fight will take place at the Stub Hub Center in Carson California, and will be live on HBO Boxing at 11pm ET. In the co-feature, Cecilia Braekhus (32-0, 9 KO’s) will take on Kali Reis (13-6-1, 4 KO’s) in a 10 round Womans Welterweight bout. Here is the breakdown & Predictions:
GENNADY GOLOVKIN
-Record: 37 – 0 – 1, 33 KO’s
-Weight Class: Middleweight
-Height: 5′ 10″
-Reach: 70″
-Notable Fights
- Martin Murray — Win, TKO 11th round (12), 2/21/15.
- David Lemieux — Win, TKO 8th round (12), 10/17/15. (Won IBF Middleweight title)
- Canelo Alvarez — “Draw”, Split Decision (12), 9/16/17.
VANES MARTIROSYAN
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-Record: 36 – 3 – 1, 21 KO’s
-Weight Class: Middleweight
-Height: 5′ 11″
-Reach: 70″
-Notable Fights
- Erislandy Lara — Draw, Tech Decision 9th (12), 11/10/12.
- Demetrius Andrade — Loss, Split Decision (12), 10/9/13.
- Jermell Charlo — Loss, Unanimous Decision (10), 3/28/15.
PREDICTIONS:
Cecilia Braekhus — def — Kali Reis — via — Decision
Gennady Golovkin — def — Vanes Martirosyan — via — KO 8th round
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
