The undefeated Wbc, Wba, Ibf and Ibo champion Gennady Golovkin entered this fight with a professional record of 37-0-1 (33 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world but he comes off the draw with Saul Canelo Alvarez (controversial decision, Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin). Before this bout GGG had beat Kell Brook in 2016 (4-stars fight, Golovkin vs Brook) and Daniel Jacobs in 2017 (Golovkin vs Jacobs).
His opponent, the former Olympian Vanes Martirosyan (who replaces Saul Alvarez, since the mexican tested positive for clenbuterol receiving a six month suspension), has a boxing record of 36-3-1 (21 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 21, 2016 when he was defeated by Erislandy Lara (Erislandy Lara vs Vanes Martirosyan 2). Before this bout, in 2015, he had lost to Jermell Charlo (Charlo vs Martirosyan) and beat Ishe Smith (Martirosyan vs Smith). Golovkin vs Martirosyan is valid for the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBC World middleweight titles (all held by GGG). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Vanes Martirosyan fight videos
2016 BOXING fight – Erislandy Lara vs Vanes Martirosyan 2 – full fight Video WBA IBO
The Wba and Ibo champion Erislandy Lara entered this fight with a boxing record of 22-2-2 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in 2014 (via split decision, Canelo vs Lara), since then he has won three bouts beating Delvin Rodriguez (=Lara vs Rodriguez) and Jan Zaveck in 2015 (=Lara vs Zaveck).
His opponent, Vanes Martirosyan, has an official record of 36-2-1 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Jermell Charlo (=Charlo vs Martirosyan) and defeating Ishe Smith (=Martirosyan vs Smith). Lara vs Martirosyan 2 is valid for the IBO and WBA World super welterweight titles while their first bout was valid as WBC title elimination but ended in a technical draw because Martirosvan cut over left eye (=Martirosyan vs Lara I). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Vanes Martirosyan vs Ishe Smith – full fight Video
Vanes Martirosyan entered this fight with a professional record of 35-2-1 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 super welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez) but he comes off the loss against Jermell Charlo (=Charlo vs Martirosyan).
His opponent, the former Ibf light-Mw champion Ishe Smith, has an official record of 27-7-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Erislandy Lara in 2014 (=Lara vs Smith) but he came back to win in 2015 beating Cecil McCalla (=Smith vs McCalla). Martirosyan vs Smith is on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Andre Berto. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Jermell Charlo vs Vanes Martirosyan – full fight Video
The undefeated Jermell Charlo entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 25-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez). ‘iron Man’ Charlo fought three times last year beating Gabriel Rosado (=Charlo vs Rosado), Charlie Ota and Mario Alberto Lozano.
His opponent, Vanes Martirosyan, has an official record of 35-1-1 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class; he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Demetrius Andrade. After this bout he fought twice beating Mario Alberto Lozano (=Martirosyan vs Lozano) and Willie Nelson (=Martirosyan vs Nelson). Charlo vs Martirosyan is on the undercard of Jhonny Gonzalez vs Gary Russell Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Vanes Martirosyan vs Willie Nelson – full fight Video
Review: 2014-10-04, nice and tough exchanges between Vanes Martirosyan and Willie Nelson: it gets three stars. Vanes Martirosyan entered this fight with a professional record of 34-1-1 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 light middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez), he suffered his only defeat (via split decision) in 2013 when he faced Demetrius Andrade in a fight valid for the vacant WBO light-Mw title; he came back to win in 2014 beating Mario Alberto Lozano (=Martirosyan vs Lozano).
His opponent, Willie Nelson, has an official record of 23-1-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, the only bout he lost was in 2011 against Vincent Arroyo (by majority decision), since then he has won seven consecutive fights, the last one against Luis Grajeda (=Nelson vs Grajeda). Martirosyan vs Nelson is on the undercard of Rances Barthelemy vs Fernando Saucedo. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Vanes Martirosyan vs Mario Alberto Lozano – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-21, great start, one knockdown and some tough exchanges: Vanes Martirosyan vs Mario Lozano gets three stars. Vanes Martirosyan entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 33-1-1 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 light middleweight in the world, last year he fought twice winning the first bout against Ryan Davis but then he was defeated by Demetrius Andrade via split decision in a fight valid for the vacant WBO light middleweight title.
His opponent, Mario Alberto Lozano, has an official record of 28-4-0 (22 KOs=78%) and he also was beat in his last fight (against Charles Hatley). Martirosyan vs Lozano is valid for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2012 BOXING fight – Vanes Martirosyan vs Erislandy Lara – fight Video preview
Review: 2012-11-10, the fight between Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara has not been spectacular: two stars. The undefeated Vanes Martirosyan (32-0-0) entered as the No.11 light middleweight in the world while Erislandy Lara (17-1-1) entered as the No.10. Martirosyan vs Lara, WBC light middleweight title eliminator; they also faced each other a second time on May 21, 2016 (=Erislandy Lara vs Vanes Martirosyan 2). Watch the video!
2011 BOXING fight – Vanes Martirosyan vs Saul Roman – Video full fight
Review: 2011-06-04, after the great fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Sebastian Zbik, the Staples Center of Los Angeles hosted another pleasant fight: Vanes Martirosyan vs Saul Roman, valid for the vacant WBC Silver light middleweight title. Saul Roman surprised Martirosyan in the first round knocking down the Armenian, but at the end of the seventh the undefeated Martirosyan knocked out the Mexican! Watch the video!