04-08-2022, 07:40 PM
Golovkin: Murata is the most important fight
“I am going to be 40 on Friday but I feel good,” says IBF middleweight champion Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) who fights WBA middleweight champ Ryōta Murata (16-2, 13 KOs) in a long-awaited world title unification fight on Saturday night in Saitama, Japan. The DAZN telecast in the U.S. starts at 5:15AM ET, 2:15AM PT.
“I will continue fighting as long as I feel good and can train hard to fight at the level I have come to expect of myself. Living a healthy lifestyle keeps me feeling good, strong.
“Yes, I have been told by several reporters that Canelo wants to fight me again and that this time it is personal. If it is so personal, why has it taken him four years since our last fight? He pretends it is personal. I find it puzzling he would make such a claim.
“Murata is the most important fight. Period. I do not look ahead. I have been fully invested in training for the fight I have in front of me. I have too much respect for Murata and his body of work. My focus is on him and winning his title. That is why I am in Japan. I look forward to fighting in a packed arena. I have missed that energy. It is going to be exciting because we both have similar styles of fighting. We are both power punchers, we are aggressive and we come forward. Diamonds cut diamonds and on Saturday, there will be two diamonds in the ring. It will be a boxing gift to the fans I expect it to be the fight of the year.
“I am going to be 40 on Friday but I feel good,” says IBF middleweight champion Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) who fights WBA middleweight champ Ryōta Murata (16-2, 13 KOs) in a long-awaited world title unification fight on Saturday night in Saitama, Japan. The DAZN telecast in the U.S. starts at 5:15AM ET, 2:15AM PT.
“I will continue fighting as long as I feel good and can train hard to fight at the level I have come to expect of myself. Living a healthy lifestyle keeps me feeling good, strong.
“Yes, I have been told by several reporters that Canelo wants to fight me again and that this time it is personal. If it is so personal, why has it taken him four years since our last fight? He pretends it is personal. I find it puzzling he would make such a claim.
“Murata is the most important fight. Period. I do not look ahead. I have been fully invested in training for the fight I have in front of me. I have too much respect for Murata and his body of work. My focus is on him and winning his title. That is why I am in Japan. I look forward to fighting in a packed arena. I have missed that energy. It is going to be exciting because we both have similar styles of fighting. We are both power punchers, we are aggressive and we come forward. Diamonds cut diamonds and on Saturday, there will be two diamonds in the ring. It will be a boxing gift to the fans I expect it to be the fight of the year.