There is no doubt Gennadiy Golovkin is a legend in the sport of boxing.
Since making his professional debut in 2006, Golovkin quickly became a name feared by fighters across the world due to his punching power which often dismantled his opponents.
The Kazakh claimed his first world title in December 2010 and held onto various versions of the world middleweight title before losing to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in their rematch back in 2018.
Now Golovkin will be looking to settle the score once and for all when he meets Canelo for a third time this coming Saturday, but this time, the undisputed super middlweight title will be on the line.
DAZN gives an overview of Golovkin's long and successful career below.
Career record and fight results
Gennadiy Golovkin boasts a 42-1-1 professional record with 37 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Titles |
| Apr. 9 2022 | Ryota Murata | W-TKO 9/12 | IBF and WBA world middleweight titles |
| Dec. 18 2020 | Kamil Szeremeta | W-RTD 7/12 | IBF world middleweight title |
| Oct. 5 2019 | Sergiy Derevyanchenko | W-UD | IBF world middleweight title |
| Jun. 8 2019 | Steve Rolls | W-KO 4/12 | N/A |
| Sep. 15 2018 | Saul "Canelo" Alvarez | L-MD | WBA and WBC world middleweight titles |
| May. 5 2018 | Vanes Martirosyan | W-KO 2/12 | WBA and WBC world middleweight titles |
| Sep. 16 2017 | Saul "Canelo" Alvarez | D-SD | IBF, WBA and WBC world middleweight titles |
| Mar. 18 2017 | Daniel Jacobs | W-UD | IBF, WBA and WBC world middleweight titles |
| Sep. 10 2016 | Kell Brook | W-TKO 5/12 | IBF and WBC world middleweight titles |
| Apr. 23 2016 | Dominic Wade | W-KO 2/12 | IBF and WBA world middleweight titles |
| Oct. 17 2015 | David Lemieux | W-TKO 8/12 | IBF and WBA world middleweight titles |
| May. 16 2015 | Willie Monroe Jr. | W-TKO 6/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Feb. 2 2015 | Martin Murray | W-TKO 11/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Oct. 18 2014 | Marco Antonio Rubio | W-KO 2/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Jul. 26 2014 | Daniel Geale | W-TKO 3/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Feb. 1 2014 | Adama Osumanu | W-TKO 7/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Nov. 2 2013 | Curtis Stevens | W-RTD 8/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Jun. 29 2013 | Matthew Macklin | W-KO 3/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Mar. 30 2013 | Nobuhiro Ishida | W-KO 3/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Jan. 19 2013 | Gabriel Rosado | W-TKO 7/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Sep. 1 2012 | Grzegorz Proksa | W-TKO 5/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| May. 12 2012 | Makoto Fuchigami | W-TKO 3/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Dec. 9 2011 | Lajuan Simon | W-KO 1/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Jun. 17 2011 | Kassim Ouma | W-TKO 10/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Dec. 16 2010 | Nilson Julio Tapia | W-KO 3/12 | WBA world middleweight title |
| Aug. 14 2010 | Milton Nunez | W-KO 1/12 | N/A |
| Nov. 21 2009 | Mikhail Makarov | W-KO 2/10 | N/A |
| Jul. 11 2009 | John Anderson Carvalho de Souza | W-KO 2/12 | N/A |
| Apr. 25 2009 | Anthony Greenidge | W-KO 5/10 | N/A |
| Jan. 17 2009 | Javier Alberto Mamani | W-TKO 1/10 | N/A |
| Nov. 22 2008 | Malik Dziarra | W-RTD 2/10 | N/A |
| Jun. 21 2008 | Amar Amari | W-UD | N/A |
| May. 10 2008 | Ibrahim Sid | W-TKO 8/8 | N/A |
| Apr. 5 2008 | Ian Gardner | W-UD 8/8 | N/A |
| Feb. 29 2008 | Tshepo Mashego | W-KO 1/8 | N/A |
| Sep. 7 2007 | Mehdi Bouadla | W-UD 8/8 | N/A |
| May. 25 2007 | Siarhei Khamitski | W-TKO 5/8 | N/A |
| Feb. 27 2007 | Simon Mokoena | W-RTD 5/8 | N/A |
| Dec. 2 2006 | Sylvain Gomis | W-KO 4/6 | N/A |
| Oct. 21 2006 | Jorge Ariel Garcia | W-KO 2/6 | N/A |
| Sep. 19 2006 | Martins Kukulis | W-RTD 2/4 | N/A |
| Aug. 22 2006 | Daniel Urbanski | W-RTD 3/4 | N/A |
| Jul. 29 2006 | Siarhei Navarka | W-TKO 3/4 | N/A |
| May. 6 2006 | Gabor Balogh | W-KO 1/4 | N/A |
Notable career highlights
Golovkin becomes a two-time world champion: October 5, 2019
Despite losing to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez 13 months prior, it wasn't long until Gennadiy Golovkin became a world champion once again with a points win over Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the vacant IBF middleweight title.
It was a thrilling encounter at Madison Square Garden which saw the Kazakh pushed all the way by his opponent who was knocked to the canvas in the first round by thumping right hand.
In addition to becoming a world champion once more, Golovkin's win kept the dream alive of landing a trilogy fight with Canelo at some point in the near future.
Golovkin draws with Canelo in close encounter: September 16, 2017
It may not have been the result Golovkin was looking for in Las Vegas, but his performance in the controversial draw with Canelo Alvarez was one of his best.
The Kazakh kept Canelo quiet throughout the 12 rounds, using his jab to keep the Mexican pinned back against the ropes and there were some stages where GGG could have looked to finish the fight.
However, Golovkin was not awarded the win by the judges and instead had to settle for a frustrating draw.
In the build-up to Saturday's trilogy fight, DAZN re-scored the first encounter between these two great rivals here.
Golovkin breaks down Kell Brook in UK debut: September 10, 2016
Originally set to face Chris Eubank Jr., Golovkin arrived on British shores to face welterweight world champion Kell Brook at London's O2 Arena.
While many British fight fans dreamed of Brook producing a huge upset against the unified champion at 160lbs, GGG made easy work of his opponent and cemented himself as one of boxing's most devastating punchers.
Brook gave a good account of himself in the opening stages, but after Golovkin managed to break Brook's eye socket in the second round, it was only a matter of time before the fight was brought to an end and trainer Dominic Ingle threw in the towel in the fifth to make sure his man was fit to fight for another day.
Golovkin wins his first world title: December 16, 2010
Gennadiy Golovkin's first shot at a world title could not have gone any better.
After beating Milton Nunez to claim the interim WBA world middleweight title, this clash Nilson Julio Tapia got upgraded to the WBA 'regular' title.
After dominating in the first two rounds, GGG brought the fight to an end in the third with a right uppercut before pinning Tapia against the ropes and landing a thumping left hand to the liver.