Golovkin vs Brook

Who won Golovkin vs Brook?

Gennady Golovkin beat Kell Brook by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 10th September 2016 at The O2 Arena in 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 & 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 loses and 0  draws, 32 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kell Brook made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 36 wins and 0 draws, with 25 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Golovkin had a large advantage in power over Brook, boosting at 91% knock out percentage over 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 & Kell Brook fought out of an orthodox stance.

Golovkin was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less 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, 240 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 beat Dominic Wade on 23rd April 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.

Previous to that, he had beat David Lemieux on 17th October 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 16th May 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 beat Martin Murray on 21st February 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 18th October 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 26th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Frankie Gavin on 30th May 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 28th March 2015 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, he had beat Shawn Porter on 16th August 2014 by majority decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

He had won against Alvaro Robles on 15th March 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.

What were the odds on Golovkin vs Brook?

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