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Gennady Golovkin praises Ronda Rousey: 'She's the best female athlete in the world'

Real recognize real.

Undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey (12-0) is throwing her support behind fellow standout in the boxing world, WBA, IBO and WBC "interim" middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0), who faces David Lemieux (34-2) inside Madison Square Garden tonight (Sat. Oct. 17, 2015) in New York City.

The feelings have since been reciprocated by "GGG."

Golovkin is preparing for the 12th defense of his WBA and IBO titles and should he defeat the Canadian power-puncher Lemieux, the Kazakh will add the IBF 160-pound title to his collection.

The 23-year-old's run in the middleweight class is accentuated by stoppages over former champions Marco Antonio Rubio and Daniel Geale.