Regardless of the result on Saturday night, Gennadiy Golovkin will still be seen by boxing fans across the globe as one of the greats.
With the curtain slowly coming down on his career, this weekend's trilogy fight against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez gives Golovkin to bring closure to a rivalry which has been a constant shadow during the last few years.
Following a controversial draw and a Canelo points win in the first and second fight respectively, Golovkin hasn't been afraid to vent his frustrations on the outcome of the fight, now he will have the chance to right the wrongs in one of this year's biggest fights.
Below is a full rundown of Golovkin's world title successes before challenging for the undisputed super middleweight crown on Saturday.
How many world titles has Golovkin won?
Gennadiy Golovkin's win over Ryota Murata this past April saw him win his fifth world title in the form of the WBA middleweight belt.
How many weight divisions has Golovkin been a champion?
Golovkin has only been a world champion at middleweight, owning various versions of the world title at various points during his career.
How many world titles does Golovkin own right now?
Golovkin currently holds the IBF and WBA world middleweight titles.
List of Golovkin's world title wins
- Beat Nilson Julio Tapia on Dec. 12, 2010 to win the WBA 'regular' world middleweight title.
- Beat Daniel Geale on Jul. 26, 2017 to win the WBA 'super' world middleweight title.
- Beat David Lemieux on Oct. 17, 2015 to win the IBF world middleweight title.
- Beat Kell Brook on Sep. 10, 2016 to win the WBC world middleweight title after being interim champion.
- Beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko on Oct. 5, 2019 to win the vacant IBF world middleweight title.
- Beat Rypta Murata on Apr. 9, 2022 to win the WBA 'super' world middleweight title.
How many world titles has Golovkin lost?
The only time Golovkin has a lost a world title in the ring was in his rematch with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in 2018, the Kazakh lost his WBA and WBC world middleweight that night in Las Vegas.
Golovkin was also stripped of his IBF world middleweight title before the second fight with Canelo after failing to negotiate a deal to face mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko.