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Biography of Gennady Golovkin
| Date of Birth: | 1982, April 8 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 38 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 10 inches |
| Name | Gennady Golovkin |
| birth name | Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin |
| nick’s name | Golden Boy |
| Dad | Gennady Golovkin |
| Mother | Elizaveta Golovkina |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Place of birth / city | Karaganda |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Boxer |
| Net worth | $30 million |
| weight in kg | 72 kilograms |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Alina Golovkina |
| Kids | N/A |
| Divorce | N/A |
| Education | N/A |
| Brothers | Maxim Golovkin, Vadim Golovkin and Sergey Golovkin |
Highly decorated boxer Gennady Golovkin who has broken several records and held the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF and IBO titles between 2010 and 2018. The boxer’s first major world championship, the WBA interim middleweight title arrived in 2010 defeated Milton Nunez.
Early life, family and career of Gennady Golovkin
Gennady Golovkin birth name is Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin who was born on April 8, 1982. He is a Kazakh professional boxer by profession and is also called by his nickname as Golden Boy and God of War. He is ranked below middleweight and is currently unified within the WBA, IBO and WBC.
He is ranked #1 as the best pound-for-pound boxer and #3 by The Ring Magazine for best boxing skills. Even he is named Fighter of the Year, which was included in the list during the year 2013.
He was born in the city called Karagandy and was one of 4 children in his family. Originally his father was from Russia and worked as a coal miner in his profession. His mother was associated with the chemical laboratory holding the position of assistant during the same time that she belonged to Korea.
During November 2002 he obtained his scholarship within the Olympic Solidarity program and also during 2003 he was associated with the World Amateur Boxing Championship located in Bangkok. He is a gold medalist during the same time there.
Gennady ended his career as an amateur in 2005 and his professional career began within the Universum Box-Promotion box, which made its official debut in May 2006.
Gennady Golovkin Net Worth, Salary & Main Source of Income
Gennady Golovkin has made a decent amount of money from his illustrious boxing career. The estimated net worth of him in 2019 is $30 million. He also endorsed a number of well-known brands and from which he earned $2 million.
For the fight against Vanes Martirosyan, Golovkin received a salary of $1 million. In September 2017, the highly decorated boxer made $5 million after his first fight against Saul Alvarez .
Wife, romance and relationship of Gennady Golovkin
Golovkin is a married man who married his high school sweetheart, Alina. He is also the father of a son named Vadim and lives a luxurious life with his wife and son in his hometown. His daughter is currently in primary school and Gennady is fluent in four main languages, mainly Kazakh, German, Russian and English.
His next fight will be announced within the next month and he is now having a memorable time with his wife and son. Gennady has not faced any rumors and controversy related to his professional life ever in his life. He is a foodie and party lover who enjoys his time circulating among his friends and family on the rate list.
Lots of people make random guesses that he is gay, but the fact is not true at all. He is a very energetic person by nature who has good faith in God. He is planning to invest his net worth in the new business very soon, for which his wife will also help him.
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Age, height and other facts of Gennady Golovkin
- Gennady’s height 5 feet 10 1 & frasl; 2 in (179 cm) .
- Golovkin’s age as of 2019 is 36 years old.
- Nationality: Kazakh
- Ethnicity: Mixed