Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux

Middleweight Championship Unification
Date October 17, 2015
Location Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Title(s) on the line WBA (Super), WBC (Interim), IBO, IBF middleweight titles.
Tale of the tape
Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin Canada David Lemieux
Nickname GGG
Hometown Karagandy, Kazakhstan Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pre-fight record 33–0–0 (30 KO) 34–2–0 (31 KO)
Height 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA (Super), WBC (Interim), IBO middleweight champion. IBF middleweight champion.
Result
Golovkin wins by TKO

Gennady Golovkin vs David Lemieux was a boxing title fight broadcast on HBO pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden on October 17, 2015.

Background

The card was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and K2 Promotions. The bout was to unify the WBA (Super), IBO, IBF and interim WBC Middleweight titles. The PPV buys were 150,000.[1]

Winners in all matches are highlighted in bold.[2]

Weight Class Weight vs. Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight 160 lbs. Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin (c) def. Canada David Lemieux (c) TKO 8/12 1:32 Note 1
Flyweight 112 lbs. Nicaragua Roman Gonzalez (c) def. United States Brian Viloria TKO 9/12 2:53 Note 2
Heavyweight 200+ lbs. Cuba Luis Ortiz def. Argentina Matias Ariel Vidondo KO 3/12 0:17 Note 3
Middleweight 160 lbs. The Bahamas Tureano Johnson def. Republic of Ireland Eamonn O'Kane UD 12/12
Junior Welterweight 140 lbs. United States Maurice Hooker def. Democratic Republic of the Congo Ghislain Maduma SD 10/10
Lightweight 135 lbs. United States Lamont Roach, Jr. def. Mexico Jose Bustos UD 6/6
Junior Welterweight 140 lbs. Kazakhstan Ruslan Madiev def. United States Sean Gee UD 4/4

^Note 1 For WBA (Super), IBO, IBF and interim WBC Middleweight titles.
^Note 2 For WBC Flyweight title.
^Note 3 For interim WBA Heavyweight title.

Broadcast

The telecast of the fight was televised via HBO PPV, with its price set at US$60.00.

References


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