Derevyanchenko: “Golovkin Wasn't Scared”

Sergiy Derevyanchenko doesn’t believe Gennady Golovkin ducked him. The 32-year-old Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KOs) will battle stablemate Daniel Jacobs (34-2, 29 KOs) on Saturday night in New York for the IBF middleweight title taken from Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs). “Golovkin and his team had another plan,” Derevyanchenko told BoxingScene.com. “They wanted the rematch with Alvarez. If you’re a top guy, nobody is scared to fight. Golovkin was not scared. But if you have another plan, it’s business.” If Derevyanchenko defeats Jacobs in their 12-round, 160-pound championship match in The Theater at Madison Square Garden, he hopes Golovkin will want to fight him to try to win back the IBF belt. “I wanted to fight Golovkin,” Derevyanchenko said. “I wanted to fight a big name, but I’m not disappointed because here I have now another fight for the title. I have a good chance against another good boxer. And maybe in the future, if I win, maybe I can fight Golovkin or somebody else.”

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