When is Golovkin vs Ward?

Gennady Golovkin could face Andre Ward in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

Golovkin vs Ward stats

Gennady Golovkin would step into the ring with a record of 42 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 37 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andre Ward would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 32 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Golovkin would have a massive power advantage over Ward, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Ward's 50%.

Gennady Golovkin is the older man by 1 year, at 40 years old.

Ward has a height advantage of 2 inches over Golovkin. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Gennady Golovkin & Andre Ward fight out of an orthodox stance.

Golovkin is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year and 4 months later than Ward, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He has fought 2 more professional rounds, 240 to Ward's 238.

Golovkin vs Ward form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Canelo Alvarez on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Ryota Murata on 9th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kamil Szeremeta on 18th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Before that, he had beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko on 5th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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

Ward remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Sergey Kovalev on 17th June 2017 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light heavyweight, WBO World Light heavyweight and The Ring Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Sergey Kovalev on 19th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexander Brand on 6th August 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

Before that, he had beat Sullivan Barrera on 26th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

He had won against Paul Smith on 20th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Gennady Golovkin has been fighting more than Andre Ward.

Gennady Golovkin last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Andre Ward's last outing was 5 years, 9 months and 5 days ago.

Golovkin's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Ward's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

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