Gennady Golovkin Speculates Retirement

Middleweight great, Gennady Golovkin, was all set to take on his first and only fight of 2021 against Ryota Murata on December 29. This bout was set to go on floors in Japan. Unfortunately, due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in some parts of the world, many countries have closed their doors. This has poured cold water on the Murata vs Golovkin fight.

Recently, ‘GGG’, who was in a chat with Sun Sports, spoke about his boxing career and retirement plans.

Golovkin said, ”All my decisions will be regarded as the right decision by me, whether I want to continue and take part in a fight.”

“I will regard that as the right decision, if I want to conclude my career, that will also be the right decision.”

“I am comfortable right now with how my career is progressing and what’s happening and I’m sure whatever I do, will be right for me.”

Golovkin hasn’t remained quite active with his stint in the past year. In 2020, too, he fought just once, wherein he defended his IBF and IBO middleweight titles. He’s almost stayed out of the game for a year now, and still, there’s no clarity on his boxing return.

With this, ‘GGG’ might develop some ring rust, and often inactivity put fighters in a vulnerable spot once they come back. Moving on, the Kazakhstan boxer is also 39 now, and his age is unquestionably a vital factor for his boxing future ahead.

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Is retirement on the brink for Gennady Golovkin?

Golovkin is one of the finest pugilists of all time, and he’s proved time by time why he’s different from all the fighters.

LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 14: WBC/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin poses on the scale during his official weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena on September 13, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Golovkin will defend his titles against Canelo Alvarez in a rematch on September 15 at T-Mobile Arena. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

That said, ‘GGG’ holds some paramount accomplishments, but the only blemish in his decorated career is the loss he capitulated to against Canelo Alvarez.

A lot of fans wanted to see the third meet between these two, but the Mexican fighter has moved on with some different plans for his fight future. Citing that, there’s nothing really left for Golovkin to achieve, and with this, his retirement seems ideal at the moment.

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