WBA orders Gennadiy Golovkin to defend against Erislandy Lara

WBA orders Gennadiy Golovkin to defend against Erislandy Lara

The WBA Championship Committee has ordered WBA middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin to defend against Erislandy Lara as part of a world title reduction plan.

Assuming Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs) doesn’t immediately vacate his WBA title to avoid what expects to be a difficult fight against Lara (29-3-3, 17 KOs), the free negotiation period begins today and ends on October 23rd.… read more “WBA orders Gennadiy Golovkin to defend against Erislandy Lara”