Golovkin’s title unifying victory over Lemieux lauded worldwide

Accolades from around the world continue to pour in for Boxing Superstar, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, (34-0, 31 KOs), following his memorable eighth round stoppage over David Lemieux, (34-3, 31 KO’s) this past Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 20,548 at Madison Square Garden.

Golovkin, of Karaganda, Kazakhstan now residing in Los Angeles, California, scored his 21st consecutive knockout in his 15th world championship defense and added the IBF Middleweight World Title to his existing WBA/IBO and WBC “Interim” Middleweight World Titles.

Golovkin vs. Lemieux also set a Madison Square Garden record, selling over $120,000 in merchandise inside the arena for the event in GGG’s fourth appearance at the venue.

“This was Gennady’s first title unification bout, his first Pay-Per-View, and he clearly rose to the occasion in front of the sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden,” said Tom Loeffler, Managing Director of K2 Promotions. “The response from the fans and media to this event has been extraordinary as Gennady has distinguished himself as the new face of boxing.”

Below is a sample of the worldwide press Golovkin’s victory has received.

“Golovkin Extends Knockout Streak to 21.”
By Joe DePaolo/New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/sports/looking-to-extend-a-streak-and-move-boxing-forward.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

“Gennady Golovkin Continues His Domination, Wants Alvarez-Cotto Winner”
By Jim Chairsumi/Wall Street Journal

http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2015/10/18/gennady-golovkin-continues-his-domination-targets-middleweight-unification/

“Gennady Golovkin Stakes Claim In New Era Of Boxing”
By Kevin Iole/Yahoo.com

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/gennady-golovkin-stakes-claim-as-king-in–new-era-of-boxing-051040886-boxing.html

“Golovkin Stops Lemieux in 8th Round For Middleweight Title”
By Tim Dahlberg/Associated Press

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/golovkin-stops-lemieux-8th-round-middleweight-title-041517250–box.html

“Gennady Golovkin Victory Lifts Him Among Boxing’s Elite”
By Lance Pugmire/Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-boxing-gennady-golovkin-canelo-cotto-20151018-story.html

“David Lemieux Scores Knockout of David Lemieux at Madison Square Garden”
By Chris Mannix/Sports Illustrated

http://www.si.com/boxing/2015/10/18/gennady-golovkin-david-lemieux-knockout-msg

“Gennady Golovkin Takes Big Step Toward Becoming Next Floyd Mayweather”
By George Willis/New York Post

http://nypost.com/2015/10/18/gennady-golovkin-takes-big-step-toward-becoming-next-floyd-mayweather/

“Gennady Golovkin defeats David Lemieux, Unifies Middleweight Titles”
By Dan Rafael/ESPN.com

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/13913898/gennady-golovkin-stops-david-lemieux-tko-eighth-round

“Gennady Golovkin Outpunches, Outclasses David Lemieux”
By Ron Borges/Boston Herald

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/columnists/ron_borges/2015/10/borges_gennady_golovkin_outclasses_outpunches_david_lemieux

“Gennady Golovkin Wins By Knockout”
By Keith Idec/North Jersey Record

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/boxing/neumann-at-familiar-haunt-as-supervisor-1.1435426

“Gennady Golovkin Dominates David Lemieux In Middleweight Title Fight”
By Sky Sports (UK)

http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/10033438/gennady-golovkin-dminates-david-lemieux-in-middleweight-title-fight

“Gennady Golovkin’s Victory Increases His Stock As Pay-Per-View Attraction”
By Santos Perez/Miami Herald

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article39797370.html

“Gennady Golovkin Stops David Lemieux in 8th Round”
By Bob Velin/USA Today

http://boxingjunkie.com/2015/10/18/gennady-golovkin-stops-david-lemieux-in-9th-round-to-unify-middleweight-belts/

“Gennady Golovkin Clobbers David Lemieux to Retain Middleweight Title, Runs Record to
34-0”
New York Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/gennady-golovkin-clobbers-david-lemieux-garden-article-1.2401729

“Gennady Golovkin Pummels David Lemieux, Scores 8th Round TKO at Madison Square Garden”
By Bobby Cassidy/Newsday

http://www.newsday.com/sports/boxing/gennady-golovkin-pummels-david-lemieux-scores-8th-round-tko-at-madison-square-garden-1.10977780

“Gennady Golovkin Beats Lemieux With 21st Consecutive Knockout”
By David Avila/Orange County Register

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/golovkin-688063-lemieux-knockout.html

“Gennady Golovkin Delivered in Pay-Per-View Debut vs. Lemieux”
By Brian Campbell/ESPN

http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/5767/golovkin-delivered-in-pay-per-view-debut-vs-lemieux

“No Weaknesses On Display in Gennady Golovkin’s Dominant Win vs. David Lemieux”
By Kelsey McCarson/BleacherReport.com

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2580203-no-weaknesses-on-display-in-gennady-golovkins-dominant-win-vs-david-lemieux

“Who’s Next For Gennady Golovkin”
By Brian Yalung, Manila Bulletin

http://www.mb.com.ph/whos-next-for-gennady-golovkin/

“Gennady Golovkin Shows Boxing Is In Good Hands After Floyd Mayweather”
By Bryan Armen Graham/The Guardian (UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/18/gennady-golovkin-stops-david-lemieux-in-eighth-to-unify-middleweight-titles?CMP=share_btn_tw

“Gennady Golovkin Dominates David Lemieux In First Pay-Per-View Showcase”
By Steve Brenner/The Daily Mail (UK)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-3277768/Gennady-Golovkin-dominates-David-Lemieux-pay-view-showcase-stretch-winning-record-34-fights.html

“Gennady Golovkin Ready to Rule Boxing as the Anti-Mayweather After Lemieux KO”
By Jonathan Snowden/BleacherReport.com

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2580197-gennady-golovkin-ready-to-rule-boxing-as-the-anti-mayweather-after-lemieux-ko

“Gennady Golovkin Shows Just Why He’s Heading To The Top In First Pay-Per-View”
By Andy Lewis/Sport 360 (UK)

http://sport360.com/article/boxing-mma/43926/fight-club-gennady-golovkin-shows-just-why-he%E2%80%99s-heading-top-first-pay-view

“Gennady Golovkin Dismantles David Lemieux”
By Nick Schwartz/USA Today

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/10/watch-gennady-golovkin-dismantle-david-lemieux

“Gennady Golovkin Stops David Lemieux In Eighth Round”
The Mirror (UK)

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/gennady-golovkin-stops-david-lemieux-6656008

“The Big Drama Show Rolls On”
By Matt Richardson, Arvin Nundoll/Fightnews.com

http://fightography.com/html/101715golovkinlemieuxeharney.html

“Golovkin Gives Lemieux A Beat Down To Unify Titles”
By Thomas Gerbasi/BoxingScene.com

http://www.boxingscene.com/golovkin-gives-lemieux-beat-down-unify-titles–97083

“Golovkin’s Star Continues To Grow”
By Mike Coppinger/USA Today

http://boxingjunkie.com/2015/10/18/golovkins-star-continues-to-grow-but-he-needs-cotto-canelo-winner-to-reach-new-heights/

Golovkin vs. Lemieux was presented by K2 Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with GGG Promotions and Eye of the Tiger Management and was sponsored by Corona Extra, BI Group and Tsesnabank. The event took place on Saturday, October 17 from Madison Square Garden and was produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.