Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux

Gennady Golovkin vs David Lemieux was a boxing title fight broadcast on HBO pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden on October 17, 2015.

Middleweight Championship Unification
DateOctober 17, 2015
VenueMadison Square Garden New York City, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), IBF, WBC interim, and IBO middleweight titles.
Tale of the tape
Boxer Gennady Golovkin David Lemieux
Nickname GGG
Hometown Karagandy, Kazakhstan Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pre-fight record 33–0–0 (30 KO) 34–2–0 (31 KO)
Height 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA (Super), WBC interim, IBO middleweight champion. IBF middleweight champion.
Result
Golovkin wins by TKO

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.

Winners in all matches are highlighted in bold.[2]

Weight Class Weight vs. Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight 160 lbs. Gennady Golovkin (c) def. David Lemieux (c) TKO 8/12 1:32 Note 1
Flyweight 112 lbs. Roman Gonzalez (c) def. Brian Viloria TKO 9/12 2:53 Note 2
Heavyweight 200+ lbs. Luis Ortiz def. Matias Ariel Vidondo KO 3/12 0:17 Note 3
Middleweight 160 lbs. Tureano Johnson def. Eamonn O'Kane UD 12/12
Junior welterweight 140 lbs. Maurice Hooker def. Ghislain Maduma SD 10/10
Lightweight 135 lbs. Lamont Roach, Jr. def. Jose Bustos UD 6/6
Junior welterweight 140 lbs. Ruslan Madiev def. Sean Gee UD 4/4

^Note 1 For WBA (Super), IBF, WBC interim, and IBO middleweight titles.
^Note 2 For WBC flyweight title.
^Note 3 For WBA interim heavyweight title.

Broadcast

The telecast of the fight was televised via HBO PPV, with its price set at US$60.00.

References
  1. "GGG-Lemieux generates about 150,000 buys". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. Gennady Golovkin vs David Lemieux results. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2015-10-18.


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