Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook is the middleweight boxing champion in the PPV title, at stake were WBA super , IBO , WBC and IBF . The fight took place on September 10, 2016 in London , Great Britain , at the O2 Arena, and ended in the victory of Gennady Golovkin in the 5th round.
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| date | September 10, 2016 ( UTC-5 ) | |||||||||||||||
| A place |  O2 Arena, London | |||||||||||||||
| Title | WBA Super , IBO , WBC and IBF Middleweight | |||||||||||||||
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| Result | The victory of Golovkin | |||||||||||||||
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Description of the battle on boxrec.com | ||||||||||||||||
Content
Background
On September 10, 2016, the HBO channel allocated a date for the organization of the fight Gennady Golovkin. The original rival was considered Briton Chris Eubank Jr. Long negotiations were unsuccessful. Difficulties arose with manager and father Chris - Chris Eubank Sr., led negotiations to a standstill, but the promoter of the British boxer offered an alternative in the face of the world welterweight champion Briton Kell Brook . Kell Brook was the champion in two weight categories below, but for two days agreed to all terms of the contract, including a full average weight limit.
WBA refused to authorize the fight. At stake were only the titles of WBC , IBF and IBO .
Before the battle
Main Duel
| Rival | Gennady Golovkin - Kell brooke | |
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| Location | O2 Arena, London , UK | |
| Result | The victory of Golovkin | |
| Status | Championship fight for the IBO champion title (14th Golovkin defense), WBC champion (5th Golovkin defense), IBF (2nd Golovkin defense) middleweight. | |
| Referee | xx | |
| Judges | Craig Metcalf : 38-38; Guido Cavalleri : 38-38; Benoit Roussel : 37-39 (Brooke) | |
| Time | 5 (12), 1:08 minutes | |
| Broadcast | SKY Box Office, USA HBO | |
| Promoter | Eddie Hearn (Matchroom Boxing), Tom Loeffler (K2 Promotions) | |
| Golovkin | Brooke | |
| Weight | 72 kg | 72.3 kg |
| Fight Results | before the battle: 35 (32CO) - 0 after the battle: 36 (33CO) - 0 | before the fight: 36 (25CO) - 0 after the battle: 36 (25CO) - 1 |
| Fee | Β£ 3,000,000 | Β£ 3,000,000 |
Impact Statistics
| Boxer | Round | Jabs | Power | Total |
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| Golovkin | Hits / total | 110/58 | 191/75 | 301/133 |
| Percent | 52% | 39% | 44% | |
| Brooke | Hits / total | 99/25 | 162/60 | 261/85 |
| Percent | 25% | 37% | 32% |
Boxing Event Card
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| Weight category | vs. | Type of | Rounds | Time / Score | Titles at stake | ||
| Middleweight (72.6 kg) | Gennady Golovkin (35-0) | plan. | Kell Brook (36-0) | Nd | 12 | WBA super , IBO , WBC and IBF | |
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- Fees of the main participants:
- Golovkin - ---, Brooke - ---.
Broadcast
PPV Summary
After the battle
See also
- Gennady Golovkin
- Kell brooke
- 2016 in boxing
- Reigning World Boxing Champions
- PPV