Who won Golovkin vs Brook?
Gennady Golovkin beat Kell Brook by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, September 10th, 2016, at The O2 Arena, London.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).
This contest was for the unified middleweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and IBF belts on the line.
Golovkin vs Brook stats
Back in September 2016, Gennady Golovkin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 35 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Kell Brook made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 36 wins and 0 draws, with 25 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Golovkin had a large advantage in power over Brook, boasting a 91% knockout percentage compared to Brook's 69%.
Gennady Golovkin was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.
Golovkin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Brook. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Gennady Golovkin and Kell Brook fought out of an orthodox stance.
Golovkin was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year and 7 months later than Brook, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Brook's 226.
Golovkin vs Brook form
Gennady Golovkin had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Dominic Wade on April 23, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Middleweight, IBF World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten David Lemieux on October 17, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Going into that contest, he had won against Willie Monroe Jr on May 16, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.
Before that, he had beaten Martin Murray on February 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
He had defeated Marco Antonio Rubio on October 18, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.
Brook had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kevin Bizier on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had won against Frankie Gavin on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Ionut Dan Ion on March 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.
Before that, he had beaten Shawn Porter on August 16, 2014, by majority decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.
He had won against Alvaro Robles on March 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gennady Golovkin had been fighting more than Kell Brook.
Going into this contest, Gennady Golovkin had last fought 4 months and 18 days ago, while Kell Brook's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.
Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.
Brook's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
What time did Golovkin vs Brook start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Golovkin vs Brook?
Golovkin vs Brook was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by HBO.
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