Gennedy Golovkin is set to take on little known Vanes Martirosyan and put his IBO, WBA and WBC Middleweight titles on the line this Saturday, 05 May 2018 at the StubHub Center in Carson, USA. It was suppose to be much bigger fight and the weekend for boxing fans as Golovkin was expected to take on Saul Alvarez for the rematch but Alvarez withdrew after problems with doping issues. We might still have that rematch later in the year but for now Golovkin need to see of this Martirosyan guy from Armenia. The fight will be broadcasted live on HBO and below are all the details leading to the fight week.
Golovkin vs Martirosyan Live Coverage: HBO will have this fight on their regular channels (non-PPV) and the coverage will start at around 09:00 pm ET with several undercard fights. In the United Kingdom viewers will be able to watch the fight live on BoxNation coverage starting at around 02:00 am uk time in the early hours of Sunday morning. the main-even between Golovkin vs Martirsyan will be co-featured by an massive women boxing fight as Cecilia Braekhus defend here walterweight crown against Kali Reis. This will be first ever women boxing fight on HBO while Ryan Martin takes on Breidis Prescott.
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Coverage starts | Coverage begins at around 10:00 p.m ET on regular HBO channels (non-PPV) There will be couple of non-televised undercard fights followed by two main fights on the night. UK viewers can tune in in the early hours of Sunday morning to BoxNation to catch the main-event |
Ryan Martin takes on Breidis Prescott | This fight might not be on TV as HBO lists it as non-televised the fight will begin at around 10:00 p.m ET |
Cecilia Braekhus vs Kali Reis (Women Welterweight Title) | This co-featured fight starts at around 10:30 p.m ET and this fight also makes history as it will be the first ever Women boxing fight to be shown live on HBO. |
Golovkin vs Martirosyan (Main-Event) | Expect the ring walk of the main-event after 11:30 p.m ET. The main-event fight will be live on HBO (US) and BoxNation (UK). |