Gennady Golovkin Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gennady Golovkin

• Gennady Golovkin liked playing soccer during his childhood. He also had boxing gloves at his home and often watched his brothers practising boxing in his backyard.

• He often had to fight with other men in the streets as his elder brothers used to pick fights with any passerby.
  

  A childhood photo of Gennady Golovkin

• He started boxing training at the age of 8. His elder brothers went to serve in the Soviet Army when he was 9 years old.

• His first coach was Victor Dmitriev who gave boxing training to him in Maikuduk, Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Only a month after joining the gym, he fought against an opponent in the ring but lost the fight.

• In 1993, he won the Karaganda Regional tournament in the cadet division which was his first amateur boxing tournament win.

• He later completed his graduation at the Karagandy State University where he was given a PE teacher qualification by the Athletics and Sports Department.

• In November 2002, he was given a scholarship under the Olympic Solidarity program.

• He later won many amateur tournaments but after suffering defeat in the final of the middleweight category of the 2004 Athens Olympics, he decided to turn professional.

• When he retired from Amateur boxing, he had won 345 fights and lost only 5. All of those losses were by decisions.

• His first promotional sponsor was Universum Box-Promotion (UBP) for which he signed up in 2005. He moved to Hamburg, Germany in 2006 and later to Stuttgart in 2009.

• Between 2006 and 2009, he won 18 professional fights without losing a fight. In January 2010, he ended his association with UBP, citing disputes regarding his promotion.

• In 2010, he moved to the USA after signing up with K2 Promotions. He settled in Big Bear, California and trained under Abel Sanchez.

• He later fought and defeated several boxers such as Gabriel Rosado, Matthew Macklin, and Curtis Stevens.

• He likes to have coffee, particularly Cappucino, first thing in the morning to boost his energy. As the day progresses, he later drinks many cups of coffee, especially Espresso.

• Golovkin can speak four languages Kazakh, German, Russian and English.

• He likes to eat oatmeal, eggs and juice for breakfast. His preferred lunch includes grilled chicken, potatoes and a salad with ranch dressing. He drinks a smoothie after completing his evening run. His dinner comprises of steak, mixed vegetables and a potato.

• On the day of the fight, he eats oatmeal, pancakes, potatoes, and eggs for breakfast followed by a snack around 1 pm. He finishes his dinner around 4 pm which includes salad, pasta, chicken, and fish.