Gennadiy Golovkin vs Ryota Murata fight details
'Big Drama in Japan' as middleweight world champions Golovkin and Murata meet in unification clash
It's been almost 16 months since the fearsome Kazakh Gennadiy Golovkin (41-1-1, 36KOs) has stepped foot inside a boxing ring, so the whole waits with bated breath to finally see his long awaited return.
The IBF world middleweight champion will be looking to prove he is still one of boxing's best operators one day after his 40th birthday against the WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata (16-2, 13KOs).
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Golovkin vs Murata:
Fight Details
Date: Saturday, April 9
Venue: Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan
Time: 8:30am GMT
Main event ringwalks: 11:30am GMT
The main card is scheduled to begin at 8:30am GMT / 3:30am ET with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 11:30am GMT /6:30am ET. These timings are subject to change due to the length of the undercard bouts.
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Background
Expect a hard-hitting clash between these two world champions!
'GGG' comes into this fight after stopping Kamil Szeremeta in December 2020, while Murata will be looking to register a third straight knockout win.
Predictions
Tim Rickson, BBN Editor: "I have always been a big fan of 'GGG' and he will go down as one my favourite fighters of all-time. I'm pleased to see he is still operating and to become a unified world champion at the age of 40 would be really something, so I'm willing him to win. I have noticed that he has slowed somewhat in a few of his recent performances, which tells me 'Father Time' is catching up with him. I still believe he will win this bout, probably on points, but I hope he still has enough to dominate down the stretch."
Stats
Golovkin
Nationality: Kazakhstan
Date of birth: April 8, 1982
Height: 5' 10.5"
Reach: 70"
Total fights: 43
Record: 41-1-1 (36 KOs)
Murata
Nationality: Japan
Date of birth: January 12, 1986
Height: 6' 0.5"
Reach: 75"
Total fights: 18
Record: 16-2 (13 KOs)
Running Order
Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Ryota Murata
IBF and WBA world middleweight titles
Junto Nakatani vs Ryota Yamauchi
WBO World flyweight title
Shuichiro Yoshino vs Masayuki Ito
WBO Asia Pacific & OPBF lightweight titles
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