Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko

Who won Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko?

Gennady Golovkin beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 5th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 115-112, 114-113 in favor of winner Gennady Golovkin.

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 IBF middleweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Ivan Baranchyk beat Gabriel Bracero, and Israil Madrimov defeated Alejandro Barrera.

Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko stats

Back in October 2019, Gennady Golovkin stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 35 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Golovkin had an advantage in power over Derevyanchenko, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Derevyanchenko's 77%.

Gennady Golovkin was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Golovkin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Derevyanchenko. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Gennady Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Golovkin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 8 years and 2 months earlier than Derevyanchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 83 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Derevyanchenko's 157.

Gennady Golovkin went into the fight ranked number 3 by the IBF at middleweight.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko 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 defeated Steve Rolls on June 8, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Derevyanchenko had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jack Culcay on April 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight eliminator fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Daniel Jacobs on October 27, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tureano Johnson on August 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Buffalo Run Casino, Miami.

Before that, he had beaten Sam Soliman on July 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

He had defeated Mike Guy on March 15, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Nice.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gennady Golovkin had been fighting more than Sergiy Derevyanchenko.

Going into this contest, Gennady Golovkin had last fought 3 months and 27 days ago, while Sergiy Derevyanchenko's last outing had been 5 months and 22 days ago.

Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Derevyanchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko 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 Derevyanchenko?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko?

Gennady Golovkin was a 4/25 (-630) favorite going into the contest, while Sergiy Derevyanchenko made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.