‘Kazakhstan’ TV channel to air Golovkin vs Monroe fight
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Gennady Golovkin will defend his WBA Super, WBC Interim and IBO middleweight titles against Willie Monroe Jr on May 16 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
In Kazakhstan the boxing event will be live-broadcasted on "Kazakhstan" TV channel on May 17 beginning from 7 a.m. Astana time, according to the press service of the National Television and Radio Corporation "Kazakhstan". G.Golovkin was born in Karaganda April 8, 1982. He is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the middleweight (75 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal. Currently undefeated as a professional, he is the reigning WBA and IBO middleweight champion. He holds the highest KO ratio in middleweight championship history with a 90.63% knockout percentage, and is ranked the number seven pound-for-pound boxer by Ring Magazine. Golovkin is Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 7-time champion of Kazakhstan, winner of international tournaments.