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One of boxing’s premier knockout artists, Kazakh destroyer Gennady Golovkin, gets the opportunity to once again call himself a champion tonight (Sat., Oct. 5, 2019) when he faces Ukrainian standout Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the vacant IBF Middleweight title inside Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of the main event. The DAZN broadcast (watch it) begins with the undercard at 7 p.m. ET, continues with the main card at 9 p.m., and culminates with Golovkin and Derevyanchenko entering the ring at “about 10:30 p.m. ET.”
Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KO) had two monumental battles with Canelo Alvarez with a knockout of Vanes Martirosyan sandwiched between, settling for a bogus draw in the first and a narrow majority decision in the latter. He kicked off his DAZN career in June with a brutal knockout of Steve Rolls.
After the IBF stripped Golovkin of his title for failing to fight Derevyanchenko (13-1, 10 KO) in a timely fashion, “The Technician” took on Daniel Jacobs for the vacant belt, surviving a knockdown en route to a split decision defeat. He reclaimed his mandatory status with a decision over former champ Jack Culcay, and when Alvarez was stripped in turn, this opportunity arose.
The rest of the card features top prospects Israil Madrimov and Ali Akhmedov alongside entertaining veteran Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk and fast-rising Pole Kamil Szeremeta.
“GGG Vs. Derevyanchenko” Quick Results:
Gennady Golovkin vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko — Golovkin def. Derevyanchenko by unanimous decision (114-113, 115-112 x2)
“GGG Vs. Derevyanchenko” Round-By-Round Coverage:
IBF Middleweight Championship: Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Round one: Derevyanchenko feeling things out with his jab. Golovkin slowly pressing forward. One minute in. Golovkin firing his own jab, lands a 1-3. Golovkin keeps up the volume, fires a combination and clips Derevyanchenko on the temple for a knockdown. It’s not a hard one and he beats the count with time to spare. Cross counter from Derevyanchenko. Two-piece counter. Some body shots land for him. 10-8 Golovkin.
Round two: Quick clinch. Derevyanchenko staying active with the jab. Long series of left hooks. Clinch. Golovkin tries a 1-3, eats a body shot. Right hand downstairs, uppercut upstairs behind it. Good exchange in the center. Jabs from Golovkin. Halfway through. 1-2 from Derevyanchenko. Jab exchanges. Derevyanchenko digs a body shot. Left hook upstairs from Golovkin in return. Uppercut after a Derevyanchenko combo. Golovkin 1-3, short uppercut. Right hand downstairs. Derevyanchenko landing his jab, outworking Golovkin early. Golovkin 1-3 and Derevyanchenko’s cut over the right eye. 10-9 Derevyanchenko, 19-18 Golovkin.
Round three: Trading in the center to start the round. Good body shots by Derevyanchenko, angling well, teeing off. Golovkin weathers it, looks for a left hook in return. Derevyanchenko putting together some great combinations. Left hook from Golovkin. Halfway through. Right hand to the body. Derevyanchenko with a low-high 2-3. Golovkin firing jabs, lands a combination, eats a left hook. Derevyanchenko to the body, clinch. Double left downstairs, right hand behind it. 10-9 Derevyanchenko, 28-28.
Round four: Derevyanchenko staying active, bouncing punches off Golovkin’s guard. Golovkin lands a right downstairs. Derevyanchenko counter right and body shots. They exchange in the center. Halfway through. Trading jabs. Clinch. Golovkin combo hits forearms. Derevyanchenko digs a pair of body shots and a 102. More body work by Derevyanchenko answered by an uppercut. 1-2-1-2. Trading in the center. Golovkin backs him to the corner, looks to open up. 10-9, 38-37 Derevyanchenko.
Round five: The cut on Derevyanchenko’s brow is officially due to a headbutt. Trading punches early. Jabs from both men. Derevyanchenko landing high and low with rights. He continues to outwork Golovkin. 1-3-3 lands for Golovkin. Hard uppercut answered by Derevyanchenko body shots. Combinations from Derevyanchenko. Golovkin fires a 1-2, eats an uppercut not long after. Golovkin hook just misses. Clinch. Body shot appears to bother Golovkin. 10-9, 48-46 Derevyanchenko.
Round six: Golovkin comes out throwing, Derevyanchenko meets him in the center. Derevyanchenko with a 1-2 downstairs. Low-high combination. Counter jab lands clean. 1-2. Golovkin bangs downstairs, hit by a lengthy combo in return. Halfway through. Golovkin struggling to deal with the volume and angles. Now he comes back with a big 1-2. He lands a right cross and body shot. Clinch. Nice uppercut. Better round for Golovkin but 10-9, 58-55 Derevyanchenko.
Round seven: Golovkin coming out throwing. Derevyanchenko again standing his ground and trading with him. Derevyanchenko still beating him to the punch and outlanding him. Body shots land. 1-3 from Golovkin in return. Golovkin rips the body. He’s doing a lot better this round. Derevyanchenko comes back with a hard uppercut. Body shot and 1-2 land for him. 1-3-1 by Golovkin. Derevyanchenko doubles up the left hook upstairs. Golovkin with some hard hooks and they bang away. 10-9, 68-64 Derevyanchenko.
Round eight: Trading in the center. Hard body shot from Derevyanchenko draws a shake of the head. Golovkin just looks slow and unable to respond. Derevyanchenko continues to outwork him. Clinch. Golovkin to the body, hard combo on the ropes halfway through. Clinch. Golovkin with a right downstairs. Derevyanchenko body blows in return. Golovkin digs another right downstairs and eats a left hook. They bang it out in the center. 10-9. 78-73 Derevyanchenko.
Round nine: Golovkin again comes out banging, lands an uppercut. Back to exchanging. 1-2-1-2 lands for Golovkin. Good combination from Derevyanchenko, moving him around the ring. More combinations. 1-1-2 from Golovkin. Golovkin two-piece met by a Derevyanchenko combo. Another combination. Derevyanchenko with a right downstairs. They trade on the ropes. Derevyanchenko to the body. Jabs landing for Golovkin. 10-9, 88-82 Derevyanchenko.
Round ten: 1-2-3 from Golovkin and Derevyanchenko just starts tearing into him in return. Big shots from The Technician. Things slow back down, back to tit-for-tat trading. Derevyanchenko bangs the body. Golovkin with a hook downstairs, walks into a combination. Halfway through. Left hooks from Golovkin, chopping right on the ropes. Derevyanchenko knocks him back with combinations. Golovkin lands a hook on the ropes, good 1-2-3. He’s swinging big, but Derevyanchenko forces him back with a flurry of his own. Hard four-piece by Golovkin at the bell 10-9, 98-91 Derevyanchenko.
Round eleven: Golovkin lands an early uppercut. Back to exchanging. Derevyanchenko still outworking him. Trading at close range. Derevyanchenko to the body, clinch. Halfway through. Golovkin with some nice hooks, eats one in return. 1-1-2. Clinch. Both land hard in the center. Overhand right from Golovkin met by body shots. Derevyanchenko combo, Golovkin body shot, clinch. Right cross from Golovkin. They slug it out. 10-9 Golovkin, 107-101 Derevyanchenko.
Round twelve: They’re banging it out early. clinch. Hard left hook by Golovkin. Derevyanchenko to the body. Clinch. Combinations from Derevyanchenko. Clinch. Halfway through. Golovkin with a hard series of punches, whiffs on a right hand and eats body shots. Clinch. Clinch. Right hook by Golovkin. Clinch. Clinch. Derevyanchenko lands a sharp right hand. Trading at point blank. Golovkin with a pair of big rights. 10-9, 117-110 Derevyanchenko.
Final result: Golovkin def. Derevyanchenko by unanimous decision
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