On Saturday, two of today’s top boxing middleweights will unify their titles in the land of the rising sun. Gennadiy Golovkin will put his IBF and IBO titles on the line against hometown fighter Ryota Murata, who will defend the WBA title.
The fight will take place at the storied Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Golovkin (41-1-1) has been on a three-fight win streak after his 2018 majority decision loss to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the only defeat on his record. He is coming off a seventh-round stoppage win over Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta in December 2020.
Murata, on the other hand, holds a record of 16-2.