According to many media reports, the next match of the current IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has been preliminarily finalized, and he will appear in Los Angeles, California, in August to meet the IBF boxer Dodge Falcao.
Prior to this, Golovkin expressed the idea of fighting against WBA "super" middleweight champion Murata Yuta, tentatively scheduled for December, and it is said that the contact between the two teams has been very smooth, and the agreement is almost ten to nine. Initial information suggested that Golovkin might have waited until December to fight Murata, but for now it seems that Golovkin and Murata still want to have a reshuffle before they clash, so Falko becomes his new target, and Golovkin plans to meet Murata after he has leveled Falkao.
When it comes to Falcao, many boxing fans are confused and can't help but ask: Who is he? Falcao is from Brazil, won the silver medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games with a narrow score of 13-14 to Murata Yuta, before the 2011 World Championships, Falcao has already lost to Murata Yuta, the score of 11-24, through this experience, you will have a general understanding of Falcao's strength.
Today, the battle between Golovkin and Falcao has not yet been dated, only that it will be held in August, and in the eyes of most people, Golovkin has chosen a "parallel cargo" opponent. Falcao, 31, has a stellar record of 28 wins and 20 KO opponents, but despite this, the quality of his previous matches has been very mediocre, because since entering the professional arena in 2014, he has faced almost all second-tier boxers.
Falcao's last match was in February this year, defeating former two-time World Champion challenger Artur Akavof, which is the only thing he has been able to do so far, because the 35-year-old Akkavof lost to WBO middleweight champions Billy Sanders in 2016 and 2019, respectively, and Demeterius Andrade.
In addition to Akavov, Falcao's last four matches were against Morama Santos, who had a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, George Miranda, who had a record of 56 wins and 19 losses, and Manny Woods, who had a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, of which the confrontation with the 37-year-old Miranda was the second battle between the two sides.
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The potential confrontation with Falcao will be the fourth of the six games that Golovkin signed with DAZN, and he has unconsciously completed most of it, but unfortunately, it is clear that this is not the big battle that the public expects. In fact, since working with DAZN in 2019, Golovkin has been deeply condemned by the outside world, beating Steve Rawls, Sergi Dreyanchenko and Camille Sezemetta in the first three games. In the eyes of many boxing fans, Golovkin used DAZN more to compete with some risk-free opponents, and instead deliberately avoided the likes of Jimar Charlo, Demites Andrad, and Jimmy Monguia.
Here, there is no need to guess why Golovkin is reluctant to play against Charlo, Andrade and others, but it is important to note that as he grows older and his status declines, especially after losing to Canello Avarez in the second game in 2018, Golovkin has become a no-noo on the issue of choosing the other side, and some people think that he is trying to avoid defeat, while at the same time using a more secure strategy to win the three battles with Avarez.
Falcao, who was initially scheduled to play against Golovkin, the two are similar in height, but Falcao's arm span is more advantageous, reaching 1.84 meters, and is a left-handed, the same as the peak period, this game is not much suspense, but now Golovkin has passed the peak period, whether he can successfully take Falcao is unknown, The reason why Golovkin is willing to choose Falcao, it is certain that he is not willing to take risks, so on related issues, Golovkin is indeed not as bold and brave as Avarez.