Golovkin vs Szeremeta

Who won Golovkin vs Szeremeta?

Gennady Golovkin beat Kamil Szeremeta by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday, December 18th, 2020, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

The scorecards were announced 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 John Ryder beat Mike Guy, and Ali Akhmedov was overcome by Carlos Gongora.

Golovkin vs Szeremeta stats

Back in December 2020, Gennady Golovkin stepped into the ring with a record of 40 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 35 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kamil Szeremeta made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Golovkin had a massive power advantage over Szeremeta, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Szeremeta's 24%.

Gennady Golovkin was the older man by 8 years, at 39 years old.

Golovkin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Szeremeta.

Both Gennady Golovkin and Kamil Szeremeta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Golovkin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years and 6 months earlier than Szeremeta, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 83 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Szeremeta's 157.

Kamil Szeremeta was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Golovkin vs Szeremeta 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 Sergiy Derevyanchenko on October 5, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Steve Rolls on June 8, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

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.

Activity check

Golovkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Szeremeta's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

What time did Golovkin vs Szeremeta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Golovkin vs Szeremeta?

The DAZN show began at 5:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 10:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Golovkin vs Szeremeta?

Gennady Golovkin was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Kamil Szeremeta made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.