• Fight Date: Sat, Apr 9, 2022

On Saturday, April 9 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan Gennady «GGG» Golovkin will meet Ryota Murata for IBF, IBO and WBA (Super) titles in a 12-round middleweight bout.

Gennady Golovkin vs. Ryota Murata

 Note

Arena, date and time can change.

Gennady Golovkin
Gennady Golovkin
GGG
Ryota Murata
Ryota Murata
Country KazakhstanKazakhstan
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
JapanJapan
Nara, Nara, Japan
Age 40 years 36 years
Pro 15 years 8 years
Height 5′ 10½″ (179 cm) 6′ 0″ (183 cm)
Reach 70″ (178 cm) 72½″ (183 cm)
Division middleweight
(160 lbs / 72,57 kg)
middleweight
(160 lbs / 72,57 kg)
Stance

orthodox

orthodox
Titles
IBO, IBF (middleweight)

WBA (Super) (middleweight)
Record 41 - 1 - 1
(36 KOs)
16 - 2 - 0
(13 KOs)
KOs 87% 81%
Inactive 477 days 838 days
Advant.
Gennady Golovkin won by retirement (RTD) (video).

Date and Time

The fight night will begin on Saturday, April 9 at 1 a.m. ET / 11 p.m. PT.

Arena

The fight will be held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Gennady Golovkin versus Ryota Murata?

  • To Be Announced

Golovkin vs. Murata Full Fight Highlights

Golovkin vs. Murata Fight Promo

Who fights on Saturday, April 9?
Fight card subject to change.

Division Fighter #1 Fighter #2 Notes
middleweight (160 lbs)Gennadiy Golovkin
(41 - 1 - 1)
Ryota Murata
(16 - 2 - 0)
For IBO World, IBF World, WBA (Super) World tit.
flyweight (112 lbs)Junto Nakatani
(22 - 0 - 0)
Ryota Yamauchi
(8 - 1 - 0)
For WBO World tit.
lightweight (135 lbs)Shuichiro Yoshino
(14 - 0 - 0)
Masayuki Ito
(27 - 3 - 1)
For WBO Asia Pacific, OPBF tit.
super bantamweight (122 lbs)Kazuki Anaguchi
(1 - 0 - 0)
Ryuji Yamamoto
(6 - 1 - 0)
welterweight (147 lbs)Hiroka Amaki
(debut)
Taiga Kato
(debut)
Gennady «GGG» Golovkin

Gennady «GGG» Golovkin

Gennady Golovkin is a Kazakhstani boxer.
As a professional athlete, Golovkin has been performing for 15 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Gennady Golovkin took place on December 18, 2020 against Kamil SzeremetaKamil Szeremeta.
Golovkin won by retirement (RTD).

Gennady Golovkin vs. Kamil Szeremeta 

Gennady Golovkin's last fight

First world title

On October 4, 2010 Gennady Golovkin became the WBA middleweight champion in a fight for the vacant title.

And the new...

WBA World champion Gennady Golovkin

WBA World champion Gennady Golovkin

Boxing record

  • Total fights: 43
  • Wins: 41
  • Wins by KO: 36
  • Wins by dec: 5
  • Losses: 1
  • Losses by KO: 0
  • Losses by dec: 1
  • Draws: 1

Professional career

How many fights did Gennady Golovkin have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2022-09-17 Saul Alvarez
(57 - 2 - 2)
Loss
UD
IBF World Super Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Super Middleweight
WBC World Super Middleweight
WBO World Super Middleweight
2022-04-09 Ryota Murata
(16 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
IBF World Middleweight
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
2020-12-18 Kamil Szeremeta
(21 - 0 - 0)
Win
RTD
IBF World Middleweight
IBO World Middleweight
2019-10-05 Sergiy Derevyanchenko
(13 - 1 - 0)
Win
UD
IBF World Middleweight (vacant)
IBO World Middleweight (vacant)
2019-06-08 Steve Rolls
(19 - 0 - 0)
Win
KO
2018-09-15 Saul Alvarez
(49 - 1 - 2)
Loss
MD
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
WBC World Middleweight
2018-05-05 Vanes Martirosyan
(36 - 3 - 1)
Win
KO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
WBC World Middleweight
2017-09-16 Saul Alvarez
(49 - 1 - 1)
Draw
SD
IBF World Middleweight
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
WBC World Middleweight
2017-03-18 Daniel Jacobs
(32 - 1 - 0)
Win
UD
IBF World Middleweight
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
WBC World Middleweight
2016-09-10 Kell Brook
(36 - 0 - 0)
Win
TKO
IBF World Middleweight
IBO World Middleweight
WBC World Middleweight
2016-04-23 Dominic Wade
(18 - 0 - 0)
Win
KO
IBF World Middleweight
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
WBC Interim World Middleweight
2015-10-17 David Lemieux
(34 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
IBF World Middleweight
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
WBC Interim World Middleweight
2015-05-16 Willie Monroe Jr
(19 - 1 - 0)
Win
TKO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
WBC Interim World Middleweight
2015-02-21 Martin Murray
(29 - 1 - 1)
Win
TKO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
WBC Interim World Middleweight
2014-10-18 Marco Antonio Rubio
(59 - 6 - 1)
Win
KO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
WBC Interim World Middleweight
2014-07-26 Daniel Geale
(30 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
2014-02-01 Adama Osumanu
(22 - 3 - 0)
Win
TKO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA World Middleweight
2013-11-02 Curtis Stevens
(25 - 3 - 0)
Win
RTD
IBO World Middleweight
WBA World Middleweight
2013-06-29 Matthew Macklin
(29 - 4 - 0)
Win
KO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA World Middleweight
2013-03-30 Nobuhiro Ishida
(24 - 8 - 2)
Win
KO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA World Middleweight
2013-01-19 Gabriel Rosado
(21 - 5 - 0)
Win
TKO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA World Middleweight
2012-09-01 Grzegorz Proksa
(28 - 1 - 0)
Win
TKO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA World Middleweight
2012-05-12 Makoto Fuchigami
(19 - 6 - 0)
Win
TKO
IBO World Middleweight
WBA World Middleweight
2011-12-09 Lajuan Simon
(23 - 3 - 2)
Win
KO
IBO World Middleweight (vacant)
WBA World Middleweight
2011-06-17 Kassim Ouma
(27 - 7 - 1)
Win
TKO
WBA World Middleweight
2010-12-16 Nilson Julio Tapia
(14 - 2 - 1)
Win
KO
WBA World Middleweight
2010-08-14 Milton Nunez
(21 - 1 - 1)
Win
KO
WBA Interim World Middleweight
2009-11-21 Mikhail Makarov
(10 - 0 - 0)
Win
KO
2009-07-11 John Anderson Carvalho de Souza
(19 - 3 - 1)
Win
KO
WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight (vacant)
2009-04-25 Anthony Greenidge
(13 - 2 - 1)
Win
KO
2009-01-17 Javier Alberto Mamani
(35 - 7 - 1)
Win
TKO
2008-11-22 Malik Dziarra
(29 - 3 - 0)
Win
RTD
2008-06-21 Amar Amari
(13 - 9 - 1)
Win
UD
2008-05-10 Ibrahim Sid
(9 - 4 - 2)
Win
TKO
2008-04-05 Ian Gardner
(20 - 3 - 0)
Win
UD
2008-02-29 Tshepo Mashego
(15 - 8 - 0)
Win
KO
2007-09-07 Mehdi Bouadla
(11 - 1 - 0)
Win
UD
2007-05-25 Siarhei Khamitski
(19 - 3 - 1)
Win
TKO
2007-02-27 Simon Mokoena
(10 - 9 - 4)
Win
RTD
2006-12-02 Sylvain Gomis
(12 - 12 - 3)
Win
KO
2006-10-21 Jorge Ariel Garcia
(9 - 4 - 2)
Win
KO
2006-09-19 Martins Kukulis
(1 - 10 - 0)
Win
RTD
2006-08-22 Daniel Urbanski
(5 - 1 - 2)
Win
RTD
2006-07-29 Siarhei Navarka
(6 - 9 - 0)
Win
TKO
2006-05-06 Gabor Balogh
(1 - 22 - 3)
Win
KO

All Gennady Golovkin's losses

Who all beat Gennady Golovkin?

Gennady Golovkin's defeat

Gennady Golovkin's defeat

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2022-09-17 Saul Alvarez
(57 - 2 - 2)
Loss
UD
IBF World Super Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Super Middleweight
WBC World Super Middleweight
WBO World Super Middleweight
2018-09-15 Saul Alvarez
(49 - 1 - 2)
Loss
MD
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
WBC World Middleweight

Gennady «GGG» Golovkin Highlights

Ryota Murata

Ryota Murata

Ryota Murata is a Japanese boxer.
As a professional athlete, Murata has been performing for 8 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Ryota Murata took place on December 23, 2019 against Steven Butler.
Murata won by technical knockout (TKO).

First world title

On October 22, 2017 Ryota Murata became the WBA middleweight champion.
The Japanese defeated world champion Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam.

And the new...

WBA World champion Ryota Murata

WBA World champion Ryota Murata

Boxing record

  • Total fights: 18
  • Wins: 16
  • Wins by KO: 13
  • Wins by dec: 3
  • Losses: 2
  • Losses by KO: 0
  • Losses by dec: 2
  • Draws: 0

Professional career

How many fights did Ryota Murata have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2022-04-09 Gennadiy Golovkin
(41 - 1 - 1)
Loss
TKO
IBF World Middleweight
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
2019-12-23 Steven Butler
(28 - 1 - 1)
Win
TKO
WBA World Middleweight
2019-07-12 Rob Brant
(25 - 1 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA World Middleweight
2018-10-20 Rob Brant
(23 - 1 - 0)
Loss
UD
WBA World Middleweight
2018-04-15 Emanuele Blandamura
(27 - 2 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA World Middleweight
2017-10-22 Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam
(36 - 2 - 0)
Win
RTD
WBA World Middleweight
2017-05-20 Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam
(35 - 2 - 0)
Loss
SD
WBA World Middleweight (vacant)
2016-12-30 Bruno Sandoval
(19 - 1 - 1)
Win
KO
2016-07-23 George Tahdooahnippah
(34 - 2 - 3)
Win
TKO
2016-05-14 Felipe Santos Pedroso
(13 - 1 - 0)
Win
TKO
2016-01-30 Gaston Alejandro Vega
(24 - 10 - 1)
Win
KO
2015-11-07 Gunnar Jackson
(22 - 6 - 3)
Win
UD
2015-05-01 Douglas Ataide
(13 - 1 - 1)
Win
TKO
2014-12-30 Jessie Nicklow
(24 - 4 - 3)
Win
UD
2014-09-05 Ricardo Adrian Luna
(17 - 2 - 1)
Win
UD
2014-05-22 Jesus Angel Nerio
(12 - 4 - 0)
Win
KO
2014-02-22 Carlos Nascimento
(29 - 3 - 0)
Win
TKO
2013-12-06 Dave Peterson
(13 - 1 - 0)
Win
TKO
2013-08-25 Akio Shibata
(21 - 7 - 1)
Win
TKO

All Ryota Murata's losses

Who all beat Ryota Murata?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2022-04-09 Gennadiy Golovkin
(41 - 1 - 1)
Loss
TKO
IBF World Middleweight
IBO World Middleweight
WBA (Super) World Middleweight
2018-10-20 Rob Brant
(23 - 1 - 0)
Loss
UD
WBA World Middleweight
2017-05-20 Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam
(35 - 2 - 0)
Loss
SD
WBA World Middleweight (vacant)

Ryota Murata Highlights

Latest Odds

  • Favorite
    Golovkin to win: 1/4
  • Underdog
    Murata to win: 3/1
  • Draw: 22/1

Prediction

Jacob Baker
Who will win: Golovkin or Murata?

Golovkin and Murata are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the boxers will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Gennady Golovkin will win by technical knockout.

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