Golovkin vs Rolls

Who won Golovkin vs Rolls?

Gennady Golovkin beat Steve Rolls by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, June 8th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Akhmedov vs Han.

Golovkin vs Rolls stats

Back in June 2019, Gennady Golovkin stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 34 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Steve Rolls made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Golovkin had a massive power advantage over Rolls, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Rolls' 53%.

Gennady Golovkin was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Rolls had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Gennady Golovkin and Steve Rolls fought out of an orthodox stance.

Golovkin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Rolls, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 97 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Rolls' 143.

Gennady Golovkin went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Steve Rolls was ranked number 15 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Golovkin vs Rolls form

Golovkin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Canelo Alvarez on September 15, 2018, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Vanes Martirosyan on May 5, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Canelo Alvarez on September 16, 2017, by split draw in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, IBF World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Jacobs on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Kell Brook on September 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Golovkin vs Rolls start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Golovkin vs Rolls?

Golovkin vs Rolls was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Golovkin vs Rolls?

Gennady Golovkin was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Steve Rolls made his way into the ring at 743/50 (+1500) with oddsmakers.