IBF middleweight champion Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) and two-time WBA middleweight kingpin Ryōta Murata (16-2, 13 KOs) commented on their December 29 title unification fight on DAZN from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, which border’s Murata’s hometown of Tokyo.
Gennadiy Golovkin: “I am really excited to be bringing the Big Drama Show to Japan, a country where boxing is very popular. Ryōta Murata has been an outstanding champion. It is going to be a special night when we meet in the ring to unify our titles. We are going to give the fans a great fight.”
Ryōta Murata: “I feel that my entire amateur and professional boxing career has been a preparation for this fight against Gennadiy Golovkin. This fight will determine my place in the middleweight division and boxing history…to me, he is still undefeated.”
gee gee gee late . think where he would be w mayweather managing his career
Look where Tank is. Not great for the fans.
Glad to see something official from this fight. It was starting to seem like just a rumor.
good matchup
could be the first of 2
Golovkin won both fights against Canelo and I support Canelo but fair is fair-HE WAS ROBBED!
I thought Triple G won the 1st fight but second fight was close Canelo was aggressive in that fight I thought he deserved the decision but no way you can call that decision a robbery. It was a close fight as was the 1st one which as stated I thought Triple G won.
Well said. You have to understand pro scoring. In the second fight one of the boxing commentators said GGG can’t keep giving up ground. And they were right. GGG started well and finished well but gave most of the middle of that fight away. I do feel they are 1-1 however.
Ggg much better
He’s getting up there in age, just what Canelo wants.
The clock is ticking on GGG. His youth is slipping away. The last time he fought, he appeared to be demonstrating slower timing issues with his punches than in previous fights. I guess the time is now for him unless he puts his health at risk fighting later down the road.
GGG’s age is the perfect handicap to make the Murata fight appear to be a good match and timing. Murata got a late start after his amateur career so that ‘s why his only has about 18 fights. His 1st loss is BS just like GGG’s “loss” and “draw”. I was at the 1st Brant fight and he avenged that loss. Ryota gets a slow start sometimes but wears down opponents in various ways and uses thudding shots and different angles. He is good at keeping the right distance. Sometimes he will do something to set a trap so his opponent will make a mistake. The world knows what GGG can do but he is a little slower to pull the trigger. Ryota sometimes falls asleep on defense by not moving his head enough so GGG will have a easy target.
The1st Brant fight proved that Murata can take it just as much as dish it out. This could turn into a appealing slugfest for a while. The crowd will be large and a good atmosphere. They have both made us wait forever to watch them fight so they have no excuse to not be prepared.
Canelo vs GGG first fight was a draw IMO…and the second fight Canelo won by a narrow margin. As for this fight, it should be interesting as Murata has a good chin and is heavy handed. This might play out like GGG’s fight against Derevyanchenko.
This crazy and should be getting much more attention. Unification! Bet we see ‘barn burner’! Whatever that means
This is a good fight for GGG. Hopefully after this DAZN can deliver a Andrade or Charlo for GGG.
Murata is right about GGG’s record he’s undefeated with a win in the first Canelo fight ahd a draw in the second.. Cash cow allway’s wins on point in the US…