Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux explained

Fight Date:October 17, 2015
Fight Name:Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux
Location:Madison Square Garden New York City, U.S.
Fighter1:Gennady Golovkin
Nickname1:GGG
Record1:33–0 (30 KO)
Hometown1:Karagandy, Kazakhstan
Height1:5 ft 10+1/2 in
Weight1:159.4 lb
Style1:Orthodox
Recognition1:WBC interim, WBA (Super), and IBO middleweight champion
The Ring No. 4 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
Fighter2:David Lemieux
Record2:34–2 (31 KO)
Hometown2:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height2:5 ft 9+1/2 in
Weight2:159.8 lb
Style2:Orthodox
Recognition2:IBF middleweight champion
Titles:WBC interim, WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO middleweight titles
Result:Golovkin wins via 8th-round TKO

Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux was a middleweight unification professional boxing match contested between WBC interim, WBA (Super), and IBO champion, Gennady Golovkin and IBF champion, David Lemieux. The bout took place 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), IBF, WBC interim, and IBO middleweight titles. The PPV buys were 150,000.[1] Tom Loefler of K2 Promotions said after the GGG vs. Jacobs fight that GGG vs. Lemieux did 163,000 PPV buys.

Weight ClassWeightvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight160 lbs. Gennady Golovkin (c)def. David Lemieux (c)TKO8/121:32
Flyweight112 lbs. Román González (c)def. Brian ViloriaTKO9/122:53
Heavyweight200+ lbs. Luis Ortizdef. Matias Ariel VidondoKO3/120:17
Middleweight160 lbs. Tureano Johnsondef. Eamonn O'KaneUD12/12
Junior welterweight140 lbs. Maurice Hookerdef. Ghislain MadumaSD10/10
Lightweight135 lbs. Lamont Roach Jr.def. Jose BustosUD6/6
Junior welterweight140 lbs. Ruslan Madievdef. Sean GeeUD4/4



Broadcast

The telecast of the fight was televised via HBO PPV.

Notes and References

  1. News: GGG-Lemieux generates about 150,000 buys. 2 March 2017. ESPN.com.