Kazakhstan’s Golovkin unifies world middleweight title

TIL Desk Sports/ Kazakhstan’s Gennady Golovkin defeated American Daniel Jacobs by a unanimous decision in a 12-round bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden, unifying the world middleweight title. Golovkin, who entered the fight holding the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organisation (WBO) titles, took the World Boxing Association (WBA) title from Jacobs.

“I respect Daniel Jacobs, and he did a very good job and clean job,” Golovkin said after Saturday night’s bout. “Daniel Jacobs is my favourite fighter — quality, very good fighter after I knocked him down. I respect his team.” Two of the judges scored the fight 115-112 for Golovkin, while the third judge had the fight going 114-113 for the Kazakh fighter. Jacobs, for his part, expressed unhappiness over the fight’s outcome.

“I think I won the fight, and I think the fans support me. I think I won by two rounds at least. They want the big fight (Golovkin against Canelo Alvarez), and Daniel Jacobs got X’d out. I won the fight, and I won the decision, and all I can do is be gracious in the decision,” Jacobs said.