http://zehad1.blogspot.com/2017/10/boxing.html

http://zehad1.blogspot.com/2017/10/boxing.html

http://zehad1.blogspot.com/2017/10/boxing.html

It’s......a......night......for......the......record......books......when......HBO......Sports......presents......WORLD......CHAMPIONSHIP......BOXING:......GENNADY......GOLOVKIN......VS.......VANES......MARTIROSYAN......AND......CECILIA......BRAEKHUS......VS.......KALI......REIS,......to......be......seen......SATURDAY

MAY......5......at......11:00......p.m.......(live......ET/tape-delayed......PT)......from......StubHub......Center......in......Carson,......Calif.,......exclusively......on......HBO.......The......HBO......Sports......team......will......call......the......action,......which......will......be......available......in......HDTV,......closed-captioned......for......the......hearing-impaired......and......presented......in......Spanish......on......HBO......Latino.......(photos......by......Tom......Hogan/Hoganphotos).

The......fights......will......also......be......available......on......HBO......NOW,......HBO......GO,......HBO......On......Demand......and......partners’......streaming......services.

Undefeated......middleweight......titleholder......Gennady......Golovkin......(37-0-1,......33......KOs)......from......Karaganda,......Kazakhstan,......now......living......in......Los......Angeles,......takes......on......Vanes......Martirosyan......(36-3-1,......21......KOs)......from......Abovyan,......Armenia,......now......living......in......Glendale,......Calif.,......in......a......12-round......championship......bout.

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Golovkin,......36,......looks......to......defend......his......middleweight......title......successfully......for......the......20th......time,......a......feat......previously......accomplished......only......by......surefire......Hall-of-Famer......Bernard......Hopkins.......Despite......battling......Canelo......Alvarez......to......a......stirring......12-round......draw......last......September,......Golovkin......boasts......an......astonishing......87%......knockout-to-win......ratio.......He’s......coming......off......back-to-back......efforts......against......Alvarez......and......Daniel......Jacobs,......perhaps......the......finest......opponents......in......the......160-pound......division.

Martirosyan,......31,......is......moving......from......the......super......welterweight......division......to......160......pounds......to......challenge......“GGG,”......and......will......be......seeking......a......title......for......the......third......time.

Both......fighters......were......amateur......standouts......who......appeared......in......the......2004......Olympic......Games,......with......Martirosyan......representing......his......adopted......nation......of......America,......while......Golovkin......won......a......silver......medal......for......Kazakhstan.......Boasting......a......combined......pro......record......of......73-3-2,......54......KOs,......Golovkin......and......Martirosyan......have......a......94%......winning......percentage.

The......opening......bout......marks......the......first......women’s......boxing......match......on......HBO,......with......Cecilia......Braekhus......of......Cartagena,......Colombia......(32-0,......9......KOs)......meeting......Kali......Reis......(13-6-1,......4......KOs)......from......Providence,......RI,......in......a......ten-round......welterweight......title......bout.......Braekhus......seeks......to......extend......her......nine-year......world......championship......reign......in......her......22nd......consecutive......title......defense.