Gennady Golovkin Speculates Retirement

Published 12/04/2021, 3:25 AM EST

Middleweight great, Gennady Golovkin, was all set to take on his first and only fight of 2021 against Ryota Murata on December 29. This bout was set to go on floors in Japan. Unfortunately, due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in some parts of the world, many countries have closed their doors. This has poured cold water on the Murata vs Golovkin fight.

Recently, ‘GGG’, who was in a chat with Sun Sports, spoke about his boxing career and retirement plans.

Golovkin said, ”All my decisions will be regarded as the right decision by me, whether I want to continue and take part in a fight.”

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“I will regard that as the right decision, if I want to conclude my career, that will also be the right decision.”

“I am comfortable right now with how my career is progressing and what’s happening and I’m sure whatever I do, will be right for me.”

Golovkin hasn’t remained quite active with his stint in the past year. In 2020, too, he fought just once, wherein he defended his IBF and IBO middleweight titles. Given his long stints away from the ring, he may have developed some ring rust.

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This leaves them in a vulnerable spot once he will eventually return. As ‘GGG’ is 39, he may have a lot more trouble in making a return.

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Is retirement on the brink for Gennady Golovkin?

Golovkin is one of the finest pugilists of all time. He has repeatedly proved why he is different from all the fighters. He holds paramount experience, and the only blemish on his record is the defeat to Canelo Alvarez.

A lot of fans wanted to see the third meet between these two, but the Mexican fighter has moved on with some different plans for his fight future. Citing that, there’s nothing really left for Golovkin to achieve. Hence, his retirement seems ideal at the moment.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.

Gennady Golovkin Speculates Retirement

Is retirement on the brink for Gennady Golovkin?

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