Gennady Golovkin starts fight week in unusual fashion

• Published in: Los Angeles Times (Online)
• Main Author: Pugmire, Lance
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles Tribune Interactive, LLC 10.09.2017
• Subjects: Boxing; Training; Las Vegas Nevada; Mexico

On Friday, Golovkin’s wife, Alina, gave birth to the couple’s second child and first daughter - perfect timing as the boxer returned home from training in Big Bear before he departs Monday for his Saturday night showdown in Las Vegas against Mexico’s former world champion Canelo Alvarez. Golovkin’s trainer, Abel Sanchez, said he was getting concerned the baby’s delayed birth would run late into fight week. Golovkin knocked out 23 consecutive opponents until defeating Daniel Jacobs by a narrow decision at Madison Square Garden in March, an outcome Golovkin believes convinced Alvarez promoter Oscar De La Hoya to test the champion with a power puncher who’s nine years younger.