Two title fights are on the line tonight on HBO, with the main event blowing the lid off the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. when Triple G himself, Gennady Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs), puts his four belts on the line against Dominic Wade (18-0, 12 KOs).
And you want a big fight as the undercard too? How about Chocolatito, Roman Gonzalez (44-0, 8 KOs) defending his flyweight title against McWilliams Arroyo (16-2, 14 KOs). HBO has set aside an hour and 15 minutes for these fights. I’m not sure we’ll need it.
As always scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from HBO.
Boxing Superstar and Undefeated, Unified World Middleweight Champion Gennady, “GGG” Golovkin, 34-0 (31KO’s) will defend his titles (WBA, IBF, IBO and WBC “Interim’) against Undefeated Mandatory Challenger Dominic Wade, 18-0 (12KO’s) on Saturday, April 23 at the Fabulous Forum in the main event at UNDEFEATED.
Co-featured will be Consensus #1 Pound-For-Pound Fighter and WBC Flyweight World Champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, 44-0 (38KO’s) battling World Ranked Contender McWilliams Arroyo, 16-2 (14KO’s) of Puerto Rico.
Both bouts will be televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.
Tickets for UNDEFEATED, priced at $400, $300, $200, $100, $60 and $30, are now on sale through Ticketmaster (Ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000) and the Forum Box Office.
Golovkin vs. Wade is promoted by K2 Promotions, GGG Promotions and in association with TGB Promotions. Gonzalez vs. McWilliams is presented by K2 Promotions in association with Teiken Promotions and PR Best Boxing Promotions.
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Since making his HBO debut in September 2012, Gennady Golovkin, also known as GGG, has earned a reputation as the most feared fighter in boxing. Possessing a high ring IQ, Golovkin is known for stalking his opponents, cutting off the ring, and delivering his trademark power. His above-90% KO percentage is the highest of any middleweight in history.
A silver medalist for his native Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Golovkin honed his skills first in Germany and now in the United States under the careful tutelage of trainer Abel Sanchez.
He scored a TKO victory in his HBO debut against Grzegorz Proksa and another against Gabriel Rosado in early 2013. That June, he floored Matthew Macklin with a stiff body shot at Foxwoods Resort Casino. He finished out the year with his 15th consecutive knockout, a TKO against Curtis Stevens, and was named Ring Magazine’s Fighter of the Year.
Golovkin’s reputation only grew in 2014, as he stopped Daniel Geale in the third round in the big room at Madison Square Garden, and thrilled the StubHub Center crowd with a knockout of veteran fighter Marco Antonio Rubio in what Golovkin dubbed was his signature “Mexican Style.”
2015 saw Golovkin continue his KO streak against the fierce Martin Murray in February, the slick Willie Monroe in May, and, in his HBO Pay Per View debut, the hard-hitting David Lemieux in October.
The show begins at 10 p.m. on HBO. Don’t tune in at 10:15 because both fights might be over. Let’s watch them.
