…we have fight: middleweight IBF
championship on Friday @DAZNBoxing
#GGGSzeremeta
#boxing pic.twitter.com/oawZqrfjjg— przemek garczarczyk (@garnekmedia)
December 17, 2020
International Boxing Federation and International Boxing
Organization middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin will put both
belts on the line against Polish challenger Kamil Szeremeta. It’s
the first fight in 2020 for both boxers and a necessary one as
“GGG” takes on his IBF mandatory challenger.
Now 38, Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KO) is still one of the top boxers in
the sport. After a controversial defeat to Saul Alvarez in 2018,
“GGG” has knocked out Steve Rolls and won a hard-fought decision
over Sergiy Derevyanchenko to claim middleweight gold once again.
He’ll look to get past his mandatory challenger and potentially
fight “Canelo” for a third time. Golovkin weighed 159.2 on the
scales.
This bout is a major step up for the Polish fighter and serves as
his first world title fight. Szeremeta (21-0, 5 KO) has only fought
outside Europe once, which was a second round TKO over Oscar Cortes
late last year on the undercard of Golovkin vs. Derevyanchenko.
Szeremeta had no issue making weight and came in at 159 pounds.
Golovkin vs. Szeremeta will air live on Dazn starting at an early
start time of 5 p.m. ET.
Golovkin vs. Szeremeta Weigh-in Results:
Gennadiy Golovkin (159.2) vs. Kamil Szeremeta (159)
Ali Akhmedov (167.4) vs. Carlos Gongora (167.2)
Hyun Mi Choi (130) vs. Calista Silgado (131.4)*
John Ryder (170.2) vs. Michael Guy (168.2)
Reshat Mati (146.6) vs. Dennis Okoth (147)
Jalan Walker (125.2) vs. Dihul Olguin (125.4)
*Silgado is over the 130-pound limit. As a result, she’s no
longer eligible to win the WBA women’s super featherweight title
and has been fined a percentage of her purse.