Golovkin sees fight against Alvarez as gift to fans

Gennady Golovkin and Mauricio Sulaiman of WBC. Photo courtesy of vk.com/ggolovkin

Kazakhstani boxer Gennady “GGG” Golovkin sees a fight against the Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez a gift for fans, Tengrinews reports citing Vesti.kz.

The WBA (Super), IBO and WBC (Interim) middleweight champion is currently preparing for a fight against Martin Murray. The Golovkin-Murray fight is scheduled to February 21 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

“I am focused on the preparation for the fight against the holder of the WBC Silver belt Martin Murray on February 21. A fight against Canelo is certainly possible in the future. It would be a gift for boxing fans,” Golovkin said.

Earlier, Golovkin travelled to Mexico, where he held a WBC press conference, visited Legaria Children Hospital and had a tour on a private helicopter with the Mexican Minister of Tourism.

Golovkin with the Mexican Minister of Tourism. Photo courtesy of vk.com/ggolovkin

Golovkin at the Legaria Children Hospital. Photo courtesy of vk.com/ggolovkin.

On December 10, the WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman handed the WBC Interim middleweight title to Gennady Golovkin. The undefeated boxer defended his WBA and IBO titles and won the WBC (Interim) in a fight against the Mexican boxer Marco Antonio Rubio. Sergio Martinez, the former Lineal, The Ring, and WBC middleweight champion congratulated Golovkin on the WBC belt using Twitter.

By Gyuzel Kamalova