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On February 21, middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will face Martin Murray in Monte Carlo, Monaco in what promises to be a critical year for the man they call "GGG."

The plan for Golovkin is to fight four times in 2015 and yet for the moment, he is unable to lure any major names into the ring for a pay-per-view level fight.

How can it be possible that the fastest rising-star in the sport of boxing is unable to secure a pay-per-view level fight?

Lets take a closer look at the man who many consider to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

Golovkin, like a great many fighters, came from humble beginnings. His father was from Russia and worked as a coal miner while his mother was Korean and worked as an assistant in a chemical laboratory. He grew up as one of four brothers in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, and then migrated with his family to Germany.

At the age of 10, Golovkin started going to a local boxing gym and training with his brothers. When asked by SaddoBoxing about what lessons boxing taught him at a young age? The 32 year-old fighter responded firmly: "Boxing has taught me discipline, this have been very important for me in my everyday life."

His amateur career was unparalleled with success and also quite extensive. His amateur career spanned many years and his record at the end of it was an outstanding 345 victories and only 5 losses.

Finally in 2006, Gennady moved up the ranks and became a professional fighter. "It was the right thing for me to do, I fought in the Olympics and won a silver medal. I don't have any regrets [speaking about his long amateur career], I feel good right now about where my career is," said the fighter born in Kazakhstan.

In the last few years, Golovkin has developed a reputation similar to that of Mike Tyson in his glory years. He is considered the scariest fighter to face in the middleweight division and not because of his character, as Golovkin is quite a gentleman, but instead because he has the best knockout percentage of any middleweight contender in history at 90.32%. More...

Olympic gold medalist, 10-time world champion in six weight divisions and leading boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya will launch a new Spanish-language sports, travel and lifestyle cable television channel called De La Hoya TV, the "Golden Boy" announced today at the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) annual conference in Miami.

Offering news, analysis and original programming surrounding combat sports including boxing, the multi-platform network will feature entertainment, travel, lifestyle and news on international sports, giving fans another level of access to the champions of the sports that they love. More...

Brian Rose says his clash with Carson Jones on February 14 at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, live on Sky Sports, is a must-win contest if he wants to fulfil his World champion ambitions.

Rose meets the American for the vacant WBC International Light Middleweight title but the Blackpool ace says there is more on the line than just the belt as he aims to get back into range of another World title shot. More...

Kell Brook will defend his IBF World Welterweight title against number one mandatory challenger ‘Jo Jo’ Dan at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield on March 28.

The Sheffield star landed the title in August with a career-high win over Shawn Porter and makes a long-awaited return to action in his hometown, with his first defence of the title being his first fight in the Steel City since he stopped Vyacheslav Senchenko in October 2013. More...

Brandon Rios has labelled his trilogy showdown with nemesis Mike Alvarado a ‘do or die’ affair, admitting he may hang up his gloves if he loses.

The all-action welterweight star will meet the exciting 34-year-old Alvarado in battle for the third time this weekend, following two epic clashes in which they share a win apiece. More...

Billi Godoy has replaced Les Sherrington as John Ryder’s opponent in his first defence of his WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight title at The O2 on January 31, live on Sky Sports.

Godoy will proved a stern test of Ryder’s ambitious plans for 2015 with the Argentine holding a victory over fellow countryman Jorge Sebastien Heiland, who stopped Matthew Macklin in November. More...

Two nights after being hospitalized following his loss to unbeaten challenger Deontay Wilder on
Showtime from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, former WBC Heavyweight Champion Bermane Stiverne, his Hall of Fame promoter, Don King, and his trainer, Don House, hosted a press conference late today at the MGM Grand.

Here’s what they had to say:

Don King:
“We called this press conference because the Bermane we saw on Saturday night was not the Bermane we all know. Deontay Wilder did a very good job; this is not a press conference for excuses, it is for fact. More...

Boxing and law enforcement working in tandem have a long and admirable history. Police Athletic Leagues have provided a haven for wayward youths, and allowed at-risk youth and law enforcement personnel to interact and form bonds which prove personally beneficial, and also help strengthen fragile communities.

With that in mind, promoter Dmitriy Salita and his headliner on the Thursday, Jan. 22 pro boxing card at Webster Hall in Manhattan are teaming up to honor the memories of the two NYPD officers slain last month in a tragic incident. More...

IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles on April 25 against US fighter Bryant Jennings. The bout will take place at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City. Seven years after his first unification contest, Wladimir Klitschko finally fights in the US again.

The 30 year old Bryant “By-By” Jennings from Philadelphia is 6ft 3in, and has an almost three inch longer reach than Wladimir Klitschko. Jennings has an outstanding record: 19 wins, 10 by KO and no defeats. In his last two fights he won against the undefeated Mike Perez and Artur Szpilka. Jennings is a former US heavyweight champion and ranked very high in all world boxing organizations. More...

Daniel Estrada has warned Kevin Mitchell he is in for a tough night at The O2 on January 31, live on Sky Sports, and he’s got the backing of Juan Manuel Marquez to drive him to victory.

Estrada and Mitchell clash for the vacant WBC Silver Lightweight title in an eliminator for the World title with the popular Londoner confident of landing a third World title shot. More...

Heavyweight sensation David Price (18-2, 15 KOs) is back in action on the Abraham vs. Smith II undercard at the O2 World in Berlin, Germany, on February 21.

With the Heavyweight division back in the lime light and a host of young talent coming through - David wants to make a massive impact in 2015 and state his claim as the best heavyweight on the planet. More...

European heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has expressed his delight at seeing Deontay Wilder lift the WBC heavyweight title last weekend and now seeks to dethrone the heavy-handed American later this year.

Wilder outboxed Bermane Stiverne for 12 rounds in Las Vegas on Saturday night and, in doing so, became America's first world heavyweight champion since 2006. Fury, who boxes Christian Hammer on February 28 at London's O2 Arena, couldn't have been happier with how it all worked out. More...

Lucas Browne has placed Deontay Wilder on his hit list, but first he's keen to square off with WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev.

The hard-hitting Aussie is rated at number seven in the world by the WBC and is a legitimate contender for the title Wilder won by outpointing Bermane Stiverne in Las Vegas at the weekend.

However, he is currently the highest available challenger with the WBA and feels a shot could be just around the corner as Chageav needs to make a defence quickly due to him already surpassing the organisation's rules. More...

Carl Froch is aiming to return to the ring in the summer after picking up an elbow injury in his return to training.

Froch’s team have been in deep talks with Julio Cesar Chavez’s camp about a potential clash in the spring in Las Vegas following his stunning win over George Groves at Wembley Stadium in the summer, to retain his IBF and WBA Super Middleweight titles. The injury has forced The Cobra to adjust his sights to another blockbuster summer bout. More...

Bermane Stiverne's brief heavyweight title reign came to an end last night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas as challenger Deontay Wilder walked out of the arena with an intact undefeated record but more importantly, with new found respect in the Boxing community.

Gone is Wilder's KO streak but the towering Alabama native is likely glad to have traded that in for proof that he can go 12 rounds after having 32 professional contests all end in four rounds or less.

Stiverne simply never got his offense in gear as Wilder prevented such an occurrence by employing his considerable advantages in height, reach and punching power.

After a cautious first round, Wilder nailed Stiverne with a hard right in the closing moments of the second, then proceeded to batter the shaken champion, who only avoided getting accessed a knockdown by literally tackling Wilder to the canvas.

From that point on, Stiverne was clearly aware of the challenger's concussive power and was never too keen on cutting off the ring and engaging Wilder, who maintained distance by circling away from Stiverne for the entire contest.

Stiverne was able to land a few whipping left hooks, particularly in the sixth when Wilder was definitely shaken up, but he could never build upon that due to Wilder's persistent jab, which was landing on Stiverne every round.

Both men were tired in the later rounds and by that time, all the ambition had been punched out of Stiverne as Wilder simply walked around the ring, jabbing occasionally while waiting for time to run out. More...