Gennady Golovkin is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. Here is everything you need to know about Gennady Golovkin, including his net worth, personal life and more.
Golovkin is considered one of the best active boxers in the world. Let us have a look at Gennady Golovkin’s net worth, career, records, and much more.
Gennady Golovkin Facts
| Birth Place | Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, in the former Soviet Union |
| Father’s Name | NA |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Star Sign | Pieces |
| Net Worth (2022) | $ 30 Million |
| Age | 40 |
| Date of Birth | April 8, 1982 |
| High School | Government School |
| Nationality | Kazakhstani |
| Boxing Debut | 1993 |
| Famous Series/Movies/Famous video/ Album | NA |
| Partner | Alina Golovkin |
| Children | Two Children |
| Social Media |
Gennady Golovkin Net Worth and Salary
Gennady Golovkin has a net worth of approximately $30 million as per Celebrity Networth. Most of his income comes from endorsements and also his professional fights. In 2018 he signed a three-year, six-fight, $100-million deal with DAZN. This essentially comes out to $16 million per fight or $33 million per year.
Gennady Golovkin Career
Gennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin who is also known by the nicknames “GGG” or “Triple G” is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. He is considered one of the best overall middleweight boxers.
He has held won middleweight world championship titles. In 2019, he earned both the IBF and the IBO titles, and he previously held the unified WBA, WBC, IBF, and IBO titles for a period between 2014 and 2018. Golovkin is considered the best pound-for-pound boxer alive.
Golovkin began boxing competitively in 1993, at age 11, winning the local Karaganda Regional tournament in the cadet division. It took several years before he was allowed to compete against seniors, and seven years before he was accepted to the Kazakhstani national boxing team, and began competing internationally.
In his amateur career, Golovkin won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2003 World Championships. He went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning a middleweight silver medal.
By the time Golovkin went pro in 2005, he was widely considered one of the top prospects in the world. After a brief contract issue stemming from his connection with a German promoter, he was given an interim title fight against Milton Nunez by the WBA.
In 2010, Golovkin won the WBA interim middleweight title by defeating Milton Núñez. The WBA elevated him to Regular champion status in the same year. He won the IBO title the following year. In 2014, Golovkin was elevated to the status of WBA (Super) champion and successfully defended both his titles against Daniel Geale.
The only person who was able to prevent Golovkin from winning was Canelo Alvarez, who fought him to a draw in 2017. However, Alvarez proved to be the victor in 2018, beating Golovkin in a close and controversial match.
He regained his IBF and IBO titles by defeating Sergiy Derevyanchenko in 2019 and regained his WBA (Super) title by defeating Ryōta Murata in 2022. Golovkin is also said to have one of the most durable chins in boxing history, having never been knocked down or otherwise stopped in a total of 394 fights, 45 as a professional and 350 as an amateur.
Gennady Golokvin Family and Personal Life
Gennady was born on April 8th 1982 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR. The name of his father and mother is not known however, His father was a Russian coal miner, and his mother was a Korean laboratory assistant. He has raised three brothers (including a twin).
At the age of nine, Gennady witnessed his two older brothers join the Soviet Army. Soon afterwards, he was notified that one of these brothers had been killed. Four years later, he received news that his second brother had also been killed while in the Army.
Golovkin is married to Alina Golovin. They got married on July 7, 2007. The couple has a son who s in primary school. They also have a daughter who was born days before his first fight with Canelo Alvarez. Alina is a former model.
GGG has a huge fan following on social media with 4.7 million followers on Instagram.
FAQs about Gennady Golovkin
| What is Gennady Golovkin’s net worth? |
| Gennady Golovkin has a net worth of approximately $30 million |
| How old is Gennady Golovkin? |
| Gennady is 40 years old |
| When did Gennady Golovkin make his boxing debut? |
| Gennady made his boxing debut in 1993 |
| Who is Gennady married to? |
| Gennady Golovkin is married to Alina Golovkin |
| Does Gennady have any children? |
| Yes, two children |
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