Gennady Golovkin will go down as one of the most destructive middleweight world champions in boxing history.
Contents
Has Gennady Golovkin retired from boxing?
Golovkin has not officially announced his retirement fromboxing.
However, the Kazakh fighter has not fought for almost two years and has dropped out of the top 15 in the world rankings of all four governing bodies at both middleweight and super-middleweight.
“Triple G” was stripped of his IBF and WBA middleweight world titles last year after he declined to face mandatory challengers Esquiva Falcao and Erislandy Lara respectively.
Golovkin turns 42 in April and recently accepted a role as president of Kazakhstan’s national Olympic committee, which hints that he is looking at life beyond the ring.
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude for everyone for all those warm wishes I am receiving all day on my election as NOC Kazakhstan President,” Golovkin said earlier this year.
“I am more than happy to represent my country in the global Olympic Movement.”
Speaking about Golovkin’s future in boxing, promoter Eddie Hearn toldBoxing Scene: “I haven’t talked to him in much depth about his career. But the impression that I get is that he definitely wants to continue fighting.
“I think at 168, he was 160 for a long time. I think part of Gennady Golovkin is like ‘look, I don’t want to fight Falcao, I don’t want to fight Lara, so I don’t need the belts. My name carries enough value.'”
Golovkin’s record currently reads at 42 wins (37 by way of knockout), one draw and two losses – both to Canelo Alvarez.
He holds notable wins over former world champions Daniel Geale, Kell Brook, Daniel Jacobs and Ryoto Murata.
He had endorsement deals with Nike’s Jordan Brand, Hublot, Tecate and Chivas Regal.
Sean McCormick was the Sports Editor at Dexerto. He has a BA in Sports Journalism and over the last seven years has worked as a writer, reporter and an editor across titles such as Chronicle Live, Leeds Live and Manchester Evening News covering the region’s football clubs and sports stars. Sean loves football, boxing, MMA, darts and NBA.
