Feb

Ring Ratings Update: Golovkin keeps No. 1 middleweight ranking

Gennady Golovkin knocked out his 16th consecutive opponent and defended his WBA title for the 10th time when he stopped Osumanu Adama in the seventh round. He remains THE RING’s No. 1-rated middleweight.

Feb

Photo gallery: Gennady Golovkin vs. Osumanu Adama

by The Ring

Defending WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin’s seventh-round knockout win over Osumanu Adama in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Photos courtesy Sumio Yamada.

Feb

Gennady Golovkin stops Osumanu Adama in seven

by Doug Fischer

Undefeated middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin stopped game but outclassed challenger Osumanu Adama in the seventh round of their WBA title bout on Saturday in Monte Carlo.

Jan

Gennady Golovkin, Osumanu Adama weigh 159.2

by Lem Satterfield

Undefeated WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin and Saturday’s challenger, Osumanu Adama, each weighed in at 159.2 pounds for their clash in Monte Carlo.

Jan

Gennady Golovkin-Osumanu Adama will air in over 100 countries

by Doug Fischer

This Saturday’s Gennady Golovkin-Osumanu Adama WBA middleweight title bout will not air live in the U.S., but it will be shown in over 100 other countries, it was announced on Thursday by the promoters of the event in Monte Carlo.

Jan

HBO can not televise Gennady Golovkin-Osumanu Adama

by Lem Satterfield

Due to production issues and the size of the venue, HBO will not broadcast the Feb. 1 Gennady Golovkin-Osumanu Adama fight from Monte Carlo, Monaco, according to Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions. Golovkin is slated to return to HBO on April 26 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Jan

Gennady Golovkin’s trainer: ‘We have the best fighter in the world’

by Lem Satterfield

WBA middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin “beats” RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward if they were to meet, according to Golovkin’s trainer, Abel Sanchez, who ranks the 160-pounder behind Sugar Ray Robinson and Bernard Hopkins as the best in the division’s history.

Jan

Andre Ward calls Gennady Golovkin ‘a great fight for boxing’

by Lem Satterfield

RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward on the prospect of facing WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin: “A lot of people say that he’s gotten a lot of unnecessary hype, but I’ve got a lot of respect for Gennady Golovkin…When that fight happens, it’s going to be a great fight for boxing.”

Dec

Osumanu Adama: ‘I’m not scared of nobody’

by Ryan Songalia

Now officially Gennady Golovkin’s next opponent, Chicago-based Ghanaian Osumanu Adama begins to make his case for how he can beat the knockout machine from Kazakhstan.