Gennady Golovkin

Gennady Golovkin: Biography in Details

Who is Gennady Golovkin?

Gennady Golovkin is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. Currently, he holds titles including unified WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles. Additionally, he is also ranked as the world’s best active boxer, pound for pound at present.

Gennady Golovkin’s Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Golovkin was born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan on April 8, 1982, to parents Gennady and Elizaveta.  His father was a Russian coal miner. He became interested in the world of boxing in his childhood years. He is of Kazakh nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to Russian and Korean ethnic backgrounds. He has three brothers, two elders named Sergey and Vadim, and a twin, Max.

Talking about his education, Golovkin earned a scholarship with the Olympic Solidarity program in November 2002.

Gennady Golovkin’s Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Golovkin earned a gold medal at the 2003 ‘World Amateur Boxing Championships. Later, he also won the gold medal beating Christopher Camat at the 2004 ‘Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. He won his first major world championship on August 14, 2010.

In the United States, Golovkin has fought with Proksa, Rosado, Ishida, Macklin, Stevens, Adama, Geale, Rubio, Murray, Monroe Jr., Lemieux, Wade, Álvarez negotiations, Brook, Jacobs, Álvarez, TBA. Additionally, he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine in 2013. He has a knockout percentage (89.8) which is the highest in the history of the middleweight championship.

Gennady Golovkin has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $30 million as of 2022.

Is Gennady Golovkin involved in any rumors and controversies?

Several matches that Golovkin has played in have attracted numerous controversies along his way. Similarly, his rivalry with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has also been tabloid headlines over the years. At present, there are no rumors concerning his life and career.

Gennady Golovkin’s Body Measurements

Talking about his body measurement, Golovkin has a height of 1.79 m. Additionally, he weighs around 72 kg. Furthermore, his hair color and eye color are dark brown.

Is Gennady Golovkin active on social media?

Gennady Golovkin is active on social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram. He has more than 558k followers on Twitter. In addition, he has more than 3.4M followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 809.2k followers.

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