Middleweight · Kazakhstan
Gennady Golovkin 42-2-1 37 KO · 2006–2022
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Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia, Wikipedia (ru), +7
Gennady Golovkin is a middleweight boxer from Kazakhstan, born Apr 8, 1982. Record 42-2-1 with 37 knockouts over 2006–2022. World titles: WBA middleweight (2022–2023), IBF middleweight (2019–2023), WBC middleweight (2016–2018), IBF middleweight (2015–2018) and 1 more. Gennady Golovkin last fought Canelo Álvarez on Sep 17, 2022 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.
Also: Γκενάντι Γκολόφκιν · Геннадий Геннадиевич Головкин · Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин +17 more Головкін Геннадій Геннадійович · جينادى جولوفكين · جینڈی گولوفکن · غينادي جولوفكين · گنادی گلوکین · เกนนาดี โกลอฟกิน · ゲンナジー・ゴロフキン · 根纳季·戈洛夫金 · 겐나디 골롭킨 · GGG · Gennadi Gennadjewitsch Golowkin · Gennadi Golovkin · Gennadi Golowkin · Gennadi Mondragon · Gennadi Qolovkin · Gennadii Golowkin · Gennadij Gennadjevitj Golovkin
Born Apr 8, 1982
Country 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
Stance Orthodox
Height 178 cm
Reach 178 cm
Nickname GGG
Debut May 6, 2006
Career 2006–2022
Rounds boxed 240
KO share 88%
Born in Karaganda, Soviet Union
Titles IBF, WBA, WBC middleweight · 2012–2023
Boxerbook rating 2415 ± 128 · inactive since Sep 2022Why here › Confirmed bouts 29 of 45 · 24 official
Record and next fight Record
42-2-1, 37 KOs · 2006–2022
Next fight
No next fight confirmed
Last result L
For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles UD 12/12 · T Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
The record 45 bouts, 2006–2022, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 45, Wikipedia (ja) · 45, Wikipedia (ru) · 45, WBA Fights Master Scores · 22, IBF/USBA Results · 6, Nevada State Athletic Commission — Results · 3, California State Athletic Commission — Results (archive) · 2, Japan Boxing Commission — 試合報告書 · 1, Wikipedia (es) · 1
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For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles UD 12/12 · T Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 42-1-1 · Álvarez 57-2-2
W
Retained IBF and IBO middleweight titles TKO 9/12 · Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, 🇯🇵
Golovkin 41-1-1 · Murata 17-2-0
W
Retained IBF and IBO middleweight titles RTD 7/12 · Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 40-1-1 · Szeremeta 22-0-0
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Won vacant IBF and IBO middleweight titles UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 39-1-1 · Derevyanchenko 15-1-0
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KO 4/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 38-1-1 · Rolls 19-0-0
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Lost WBA, WBC, and IBO middleweight titles MD 12/12 · T Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 38-0-1 · Álvarez 49-1-2
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and IBO middleweight titles KO 2/12 · StubHub Center, Carson, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 37-0-1 · Martirosyan 36-3-1
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For WBA, WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles SD 12/12 · T Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 37-0-0 · Álvarez 49-1-1
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For WBA, WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 36-0-0 · Jacobs 32-1-0
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Retained WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles TKO 5/12 · O2 Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Golovkin 35-0-0 · Brook 37-0-0
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Retained WBA, IBF, IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles KO 2/12 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 34-0-0 · Wade 18-0-0
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Retained WBA, IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles TKO 8/12 · Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 33-0-0 · Lemieux 34-2-0
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Retained WBA, IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles KO 6/12 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 32-0-0 · Monroe, Jr. 19-1-0
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Retained WBA, IBO, and WBC interim middleweight titles TKO 11/12 · Salle des Etoiles, 🇲🇨
Golovkin 31-0-0 · Murray 29-1-1
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Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles KO 2/12 · StubHub Center, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 30-0-0 · Rubio 59-6-1
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Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles TKO 3/12 · Madison Square Garden, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 29-0-0 · Geale 32-2-0
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Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles TKO 7/12 · Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, 🇲🇨
Golovkin 28-0-0 · Adama 22-3-0
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Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles RTD 8/12 · The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 27-0-0 · Stevens 25-3-0
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For WBA and IBO middleweight titles KO 3/12 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 26-0-0 · Macklin 29-4-0
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Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles KO 3/12 · Salle des etoiles, Monte Carlo, 🇲🇨
Golovkin 25-0-0 · Ishida 25-8-2
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Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles TKO 7/12 · Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 24-0-0 · Rosado 21-5-0
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Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles TKO 5/12 · Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, 🇺🇸
Golovkin 23-0-0 · Proksa 28-1-0
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Retained WBA and IBO middleweight titles TKO 3/12 · Ice Palace "Terminal", Brovari, 🇺🇦
Golovkin 22-0-0 · Fuchigami 19-6-0
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Retained WBA middleweight title KO 1/12 · Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel, Duesseldorf, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 21-0-0 · Simon 23-3-2
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Retained WBA middleweight title TKO 10/12 · Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Golovkin 20-0-0 · Ouma 28-7-1
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Retained WBA middleweight title KO 3/12 · Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, 🇰🇿
Golovkin 19-0-0 · Tapia —
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Won WBA interim middleweight title KO 1/12 · Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Golovkin 18-0-0 · Núñez 21-2-1
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Mikhail Makarov
KO 2/10 · Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 17-0-0 · Makarov —
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John Anderson Carvalho
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title KO 2/12 · Nürburgring, Nürburg, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 16-0-0 · Carvalho —
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Anthony Greenidge
KO 5/10 · König Palast, Krefeld, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 15-0-0 · Greenidge —
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Javier Alberto Mamani
TKO 1/10 · Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 14-0-0 · Mamani —
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Malik Dziarra
RTD 2/10 · Stadthalle, Rostock, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 13-0-0 · Dziarra —
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Amar Amari
UD 8/8 · Brøndby Hall, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Golovkin 12-0-0 · Amari —
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Ibrahim Sid
TKO 8/8 · Brandberge Arena, Halle, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 11-0-0 · Sid —
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UD 8/8 · Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 10-0-0 · Gardner 20-3-0
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KO 1/8 · Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 9-0-0 · Mashego —
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UD 8/8 · Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 8-0-0 · Bouadla 11-1-0
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TKO 5/8 · Fight Night Arena, Cologne, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 7-0-0 · Khomitsky 20-2-1
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Simon Mokoena
RTD 5/8 · Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 6-0-0 · Mokoena —
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Sylvain Gomis
KO 4/6 · Estrel Hotel, Berlin, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 5-0-0 · Gomis —
W
Jorge Ariel Garcia
KO 2/6 · Brandberge Arena, Halle, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 4-0-0 · Garcia —
W
Martins Kukulis
RTD 2/4 · Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 3-0-0 · Kukulis —
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RTD 3/4 · Universum Gym, Hamburg, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 2-0-0 · Urbański —
W
Sergei Navarka
TKO 3/4 · König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 1-0-0 · Navarka —
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KO 1/4 · Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, 🇩🇪
Golovkin 0-0-0 · Balogh —
Amateur career Quarter-final W Nagimeldin Adam 🇶🇦RSC
Round of 16 W Abdullah Shekib 🇦🇫AB
8 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Gennady Golovkin's record? Gennady Golovkin's professional record is 42-2-1 with 37 knockouts.
When is Gennady Golovkin's next fight? No next fight is confirmed as of 18 Oct 2026.
Who did Gennady Golovkin fight last? Gennady Golovkin last fought Canelo Álvarez on Sep 17, 2022 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.
Which world titles has Gennady Golovkin held? Gennady Golovkin has held 5 world title reigns: WBA middleweight (2022–2023), IBF middleweight (2019–2023), WBC middleweight (2016–2018), IBF middleweight (2015–2018) and 1 more. Sources Boxerbook ID 25 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/25 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
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