Gennady Golovkin – Bio, Net Worth, Age, Wife, Records, Height, Weight

Gennady Golovkin is a Kazakhstani professional boxer who has held multiple middleweight world championships and is a two-time unified champion, having held the IBF title since 2019 and the WBA (Super) title since April 2022. He held the unified WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF titles between 2014 and 2018. Additionally, he is also a two-time IBO middleweight champion, in his second reign since 2019. Moreover, he was ranked as the world’s best boxer, pound for pound, from September 2017 to September 2018 by The Ring magazine. As of August 2022, he is ranked as the world’s eighth best active boxer, pound for pound, by BoxRec, and tenth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB). He lost all his titles, including his undefeated record, following a loss to Álvarez in 2018. Later, he regained his IBF and IBO titles by defeating Sergiy Derevyanchenko in 2019 and regained his WBA (Super) title by defeating Ryōta Murata in 2022. With a streak of 23 knockouts that spanned from 2008 to 2017, he holds the highest knockout-to-win ratio – 89.7% – in middleweight championship history. Likewise, he went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning a middleweight silver medal. He is nicknamed “GGG (“Triple G”)”. 

What is Gennady Golovkin Known For?

• Golovkin is known for his exceptionally powerful and precise punching, balance, and methodical movement inside the ring. 
• He is said to have one of the most durable chins in boxing history, having never been knocked down or otherwise stopped in a total of 394 fights, 44 as a professional and 350 as an amateur. 

What Nationality is Gennady Golovkin?

On April 8, 1982, Gennady Golovkin was born with the real name of Gennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin. He is from Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union. He was born to his parents, Gennady and Elizaveta. His father was a Russian coal miner and his mother worked as an assistant in a chemical laboratory. He became interested in the world of boxing in his childhood age. He is of Kazakhstani nationality and his ethnicity is Kazakh-Korean-Russian. He has three brothers, two elders named Sergey and Vadim, and a twin, Max. Sergey and Vadim had encouraged Golovkin to start boxing when Golovkin was eight years old. As a youth, Golovkin would walk the streets with them, who went around picking fights for him with grown men. When asked, “Are you afraid of him?”, Golovkin would respond “No”, and be told to fight. “My brothers, they were doing that from when I was in kindergarten,” Golovkin said. “Every day, different guys.” When Golovkin was nine years old, Golovkin’s two older brothers joined the Soviet Army. In 1990, the government informed Golovkin’s family that Vadim was dead. In 1994, the government told Golovkin’s family that Sergey was dead. About his education, he graduated from the Karagandy State University Athletics and Sports Department, receiving a degree and a PE teacher qualification. He earned a scholarship with the Olympic Solidarity program in November 2002. 

Gennady Golovkin Boxing Career

• His first boxing gym was in Maikuduk, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, where his first boxing coach was Victor Dmitriev, whom he regards as “very good”. 
• After a month, he first entered the gym, at age of 10, the trainer ordered him to step into the ring to check his skills and he lost his first fight. 
• He began boxing competitively in 1993, at age 11, winning the local Karaganda Regional tournament in the cadet division. 
• Later, he was accepted to the Kazakhstani national boxing team and began competing internationally. 
• He earned a gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok. 
• He next won the gold medal beating Christopher Camat at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. 
• At the World Championships in 2005, he sensationally lost to Mohamed Hikal. 
• He finished his amateur career with an outstanding record of 345–5. 
• He won his first major world championship on August 14, 2010.
• After ending his amateur career in 2005, Golovkin signed with the Universum Box-Promotion (UBP).
• He made his professional debut in May 2006.
• By the end of 2008, Golovkin’s record stood at 14–0 (11 KO).
• He terminated his contract with Universum in January 2010 and stated the following in an interview: “The reason for this decision is that I’ve always been placed behind Felix Sturm and Sebastian Zbik by Universum. Our demands to fight against Felix Sturm or Sebastian Zbik have been always rejected on absurd grounds. Universum had no real plan or concept for me, they did not even try to bring my career forward. They would rather try to prevent me from winning a title as long as Sturm and Zbik are champions. Furthermore, bouts against well-known and interesting opponents were held out in prospect, but nothing happened. This situation was not acceptable. It was time to move forward.”
• He was then promptly upgraded to WBA (Regular) champion.
• In the USA, he has fought with Proksa, Rosado, Ishida, Macklin, Stevens, Adama, Geale, Rubio, Murray, Monroe Jr., Lemieux, Wade, Álvarez negotiations, Brook, Jacobs, Álvarez, Martirosyan, Álvarez II. 
• In 2019, it was reported that Golovkin was negotiating a broadcast deal with DAZN, Showtime/FOX, and ESPN. 
• On 8 March, DAZN announced they had signed Golovkin on a 3-year, 6-fight agreement, worth around $100 million, which would see Golovkin fight twice a year on the platform. 
• On 21 March, Golovkin advised that he wanted to fight the best in the middleweight division, regardless of belts. 
• On 16 April, Golovkin announced he would fight 35-year-old Canadian boxer Steve Rolls (19-0, 10 KOs) on 8 June 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York at a catchweight of 164 pounds. Golovkin won the bout via knockout in round 4. 
• On 5 October 2019, Golovkin defeated Ukrainian Sergiy Derevyanchenko by unanimous decision for the vacant IBF and IBO middleweight titles at Madison Square Garden, New York.
• Golovkin faced mandatory IBF challenger Kamil Szeremeta on 18 December 2020. He dropped Szeremeta to the canvas at the end of the first round from an uppercut followed by a left hand. 
• Golovkin next defeated Murata by ninth-round technical knockout. 
• On 24 May 2022, it was announced that Golovkin would be moving up to compete in the super middleweight division for the first time in his career, to face Canelo Álvarez on 17 September at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada in a trilogy bout for the latter’s undisputed super middleweight titles. 

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• In an interview with Kazakh media, Golovkin said that he was frequently approached in the U.S. by ad- and film-making people, who asked him to make guest appearances, co-star in movies, or appear in other media. Though he described himself as a media-friendly person, he added, “I avoid starring in movies, appear on magazine covers. I love boxing, and I don’t want to divert from it. Right now my sports career is more important for me.”
• Regarding his professional boxing record, he fought 45 matches out of which he won 42 matches and lost 2 matches whereas 1 match was draw. 

How much is Gennady Golovkin Net Worth?

Gennady Golovkin is a professional boxer whose net worth is estimated to have $30 million as of 2022. He is currently the WBA (Super), IBO, and IBF middleweight champion and ranks #10 on ESPN’s list. His most lucrative fights were the two fights against Saul Canelo Alvarez. The first one brought him a reported $5 million, rising to $22 million when you consider PPV revenue. The second Canelo Alvarez fight brought him a guaranteed $15 million, which went up to about $25-30 million. Furthermore, his three-year deal with DAZN boosted his earnings. His main source of wealth comes from his boxing career and he is living a lavish lifestyle at present. He has also had sponsorship deals with Nike, Hublot, and Tecate during his career. He earns a reported $2.5 million from these endorsements. He landed a multi-year deal with Nike’s Jordan and introduced his own clothing line. Besides the above, ‘GGG’ is also sponsored by technology mogul Apple and has appeared in its national ads for the Apple Watch. He has donated money to build a playground for kids in Kazakhstan. Furthermore, the champion also once donated money to the earthquake victims when Mexico was hit by devastating earthquakes. To date, his fights have generated $268,000,000. He is living a lavish lifestyle at present. He has not disclosed his car collection and property details. 

Who is Gennady Golovkin Wife?

Gennady Golovkin is a married man. He tied the knot to his beautiful wife, Alina Golovkina on July 7, 2007. They have a son, Vadim Golovkina, and a daughter from their marriage. His son is in primary school. Their daughter was born days before his first fight with Canelo Álvarez. The marriage is going strong with the passage of time. His sexual orientation is straight and he is not gay. In 2014, he moved to Santa Monica, California, where he lives with his family. He enjoys playing games with his son and spending time with his family.

Gennady Golovkin Height and weight

Gennady Golovkin stands at a height of 1.79 m. His body weight consists of 72 kg. His hair color is brown and his eye color is dark brown. His body type is muscular and athletic. He has got a healthy body and he frequently does exercises to maintain his body. His highest reach is 70 in (178 cm).