Gennady Golovkin to decide on ESPN or DAZN by end of year

Former unified middleweight world Champion Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KO) will have to pick where his career goes next by end of the year, according to GGG’s promoter Tom Loeffler. “ESPN and DAZN are very interested in Gennady and in the running. Both have a big budget for GGG. ... Gennady will make a decision this year on the direction he wants to go in. I’m going to give him the pros and cons of each offer and he is the one who will make the final decision,” said Loeffler. ESPN Two names who stand out instantly who are connected to Top Rank are WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata, who fights this weekend vs. Rob Brant in Las Vegas, as well as WBO super middleweight champion Gilbert Ramirez. Ramirez is set up with a dangerous rematch with Philadelphia’s Jessie Hart in December, and he and Golovkin would make for a fantastic fight on Cinco De Mayo or Mexican Independence Day of next year. There could be a possibility of Golovkin facing off with former champion Billy Joe Saunders on the network, although Saunders has been going through some tough career patches as of late. DAZN There are definitely some big names who are linked with DAZN. If Golovkin were to sign with the streaming service he would certainly have several options. The first that stands out of course is the third fight with Alvarez. But you also have Demetrius Andrade, who fights for the WBO middleweight title this weekend, as well as former WBA champion Daniel Jacobs, who fights for the IBF title next weekend. Those three names alone makes Golovkin’s options seem interesting enough to at least entertain a move to DAZN.

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