‘Kazakhstan’ TV channel to air Golovkin vs Monroe fight

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.