Tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET on HBO, Gennady "GGG" Golovkin will defend his IBO and WBA Super World middleweight titles against Daniel "Real Deal" Geale at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Prior to that fight, undefeated heavyweights Mike "The Rebel" Perez and Bryant "By By" Jennings will square off in an eliminator to determine the No. 1 contender for the WBC heavyweight belt. Live stream the fights by clicking this link.
Golovkin has risen quickly through the boxing ranks by knocking out nearly everyone in his path. Tonight will be his toughest test yet though, despite big odds in his favor. Geale is a former champion himself with a style designed to frustrate opponents with elusiveness.
"The main thing for me is that I won't be easily hit. The guy has a lot of power, and good timing and footwork and a good jab, but I won't be giving him an easy target. If you're going to lean on the ropes you're going to get hit, there's no two ways about it," Geale told Sports World News.
Golovkin and trainer Abel Sanchez don't think Geale will be able to avoid him all night though. When Golovkin complained that a recent fight between Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara was boring, Sanchez said fans will never hear complaining from Golovkin like they did from Alvarez.
"I'll tell you one thing you won't hear him complain if someone runs because he's just going to cut off the ring," Sanchez said. "If somebody's running it's for a reason he doesn't want to get hit. He's not going to do what Canelo did in that fight and b***h about he was in a track meet."
Prediction: Golovkin def. Geale by KO in Round 8.
In the co-feature, Mike Perez is looking to bounce back from an uninspiring draw vs. Carlos Takam while Bryant Jennings will be trying to establish himself as a star. The talkative Jennings has an opportunity to become a big-time American heavyweight, something that has been lacking for many years.
Perez will be a difficult task however. He has very fast hands, outweighed Jennings by almost 20 lbs. at the weigh in on Friday, and has shown extraordinary output for a heavyweight.
Jennings is a high-end athlete as well though, and he said at the final press conference at Madison Square Garden that he's willing to give it all in the ring.
"He's a Cuban fighter. He will fight to the death. I already know that," Jennings said. "But one thing that they may not know is that I'll fight to the death as well...Come July 26, we are definitely going to get in that ring and we're definitely going to make it do what it do."
Prediction: Mike Perez def. Bryant Jennings by TKO in Round 10.
Full Fight Card:
Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Geale
Mike Perez vs. Bryant Jennings
Ola Afolabi vs. Anthony Caputo Smith
Dusty Hernandez-Harrison vs. Wilfredo Acuna
Julian Rodriguez vs. Yankton Southern
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