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Gennadiy Golovkin

Gennadiy Golovkin held the WBA Regular, WBA Super, WBC and IBF middleweight world titles between 2010 and 2023.

World title bouts
25
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
22–2–1
World titles held
4
Longest world title reign (WBA Super middleweight, 2014–2018)
4 years, 3 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2010 – Jan 2024

Super MiddleweightWBA Super
WBC
IBF
WBO
The Ring
MiddleweightWBA Regular
WBA Super
WBC
IBF
The Ring
2010age 272011age 282012age 292013age 302014age 312015age 322016age 332017age 342018age 352019age 362020age 372021age 382022age 392023age 402024age 41
201020152020

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2023

  2. Gennadiy Golovkin’s reign as the WBA Super middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  3. Gennadiy Golovkin’s reign as the IBF middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · IBF

  4. 2022

  5. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  6. Canelo Alvarez beats Gennadiy Golovkin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  7. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Ryota Murata via technical knockout 9/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF

  8. 2021

  9. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  10. 2020

  11. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  12. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Kamil Szeremeta via corner retirement 7/12

    Middleweight · IBF

  13. 2019

  14. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  15. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Sergiy Derevyanchenko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · IBF

  16. 2018

  17. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  18. Canelo Alvarez beats Gennadiy Golovkin via majority decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  19. Gennadiy Golovkin’s reign as the IBF middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · IBF

  20. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Vanes Martirosyan via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super and WBC

  21. 2017

  22. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  23. Gennadiy Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez draw via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  24. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBF

  25. 2016

  26. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  27. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Kell Brook via knockout 5/12

    Middleweight · WBC and IBF

  28. Gennadiy Golovkin becomes WBC middleweight champion

    Middleweight · WBC

  29. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Dominic Wade via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF

  30. 2015

  31. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  32. Gennadiy Golovkin beats David Lemieux via knockout 8/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF

  33. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Willie Monroe Jr via knockout 6/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  34. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Martin Murray via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  35. 2014

  36. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  37. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Marco Antonio Rubio via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  38. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Daniel Geale via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  39. Gennadiy Golovkin becomes WBA Super middleweight champion

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  40. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Adama Osumanu via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  41. 2013

  42. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  43. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Curtis Stevens via corner retirement 8/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  44. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Matthew Macklin via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  45. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Nobuhiro Ishida via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  46. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Gabriel Rosado via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  47. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 3 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  48. 2012

  49. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Grzegorz Proksa via knockout 5/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  50. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Makoto Fuchigami via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  51. 2011

  52. The Ring magazine rates Gennadiy Golovkin No. 10 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  53. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Lajuan Simon via knockout 1/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  54. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Kassim Ouma via knockout 10/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  55. 2010

  56. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Nilson Julio Tapia via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight · WBA Regular

  57. Gennadiy Golovkin becomes WBA Regular middleweight champion

    Middleweight · WBA Regular