Skip to content

Gennady Golovkin: I'll fight Carl Froch at Wembley

Image: Gennady Golovkin has stopped 30 of his 33 beaten opponents and says he would beat Carl Froch

Gennady Golovkin is prepared to step up to super-middlweight and come to London to make a fight with Carl Froch happen.

The WBA's fearsome middleweight champion would have to move up a division to take on Froch, who is still contemplating whether to quit or carry on more than a year on from his second victory over George Groves.

The two Britons packed out Wembley Stadium for that fight, and the prospect of defending his unbeaten record in front of a hostile crowd is an incentive for Golovkin.

"Froch is a proven warrior in the ring with a big punch," said the Kazakh, who has stopped all but three of his 33 opponents and was last taken the distance seven years ago.

"He filled Wembley in his last fight with George Groves and I have fought in some of the biggest arenas in the US, so it would be a huge worldwide event and a big test for me.

Groves suffered a devastated knockout defeat to Carl Froch last summer
Image: Froch has not fought since knocking out George Groves at a packed Wembley last year

"I was in London a few months ago and the people there invited me to come over again, so yes - I would come to Britain."

Golovkin also told The Sun he would be confident of victory, saying: "I think you'll see a lot of action and a KO if the fight with Froch takes place."

Latest Boxing Stories

Froch's friend and promoter Eddie Hearn last month told Sky Sports News HQ talks between the two camps were ongoing.

Around Sky