WORLD BOXING COUNCIL Jose Sulaimán WBC HONORARY POSTHUMOUS LIFETIME PRESIDENT (+)
Mauricio Sulaimán WBC PRESIDENT
WBC STATS WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN / NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA MARCH 18, 2017 THIS WILL BE WBC’S 1, 961 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN THE 54 YEARS HISTORY OF THE WBC TOM LOEFFLER & K2 PROMOTIONS, PRESENTS:
GENNADY GOLOVKIN DANIEL JACOBS (KAZAKHSTAN) (US) WBC CHAMPION WBA CHAMPION
Nationality: Kazakhstan Nationality: USA Date of Birth: April 8, 1982 Date of Birth: February 3, 1987 Birthplace: Karaganda, Kazakhstan Birthplace: Brownsville, New York Residence: Los Angeles, California Residence: Brooklyn, New York Alias: ‘GGG’ Alias: Miracle Man Record: 36-0-0, 33 KO’S Record: 32-1-0, 29 KO’S KO’S %: 92% KO’S %: 88% Age: 34 Age: 30 Guard: Orthodox Guard: Orthodox Total rounds: 160 Total rounds: 109 World title fights: 18 (18-0-0) World title fights: 6 (5-1-0) Manager: Tom Loeffler Trainer: Andre Rozier Promoter: K2 Promotions Manager: Al Haymon WBC´S MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS NAME PERIODO CHAMPION
1. DICK TIGER (NIGERIA) 1963
2. JOEY GIARDELLO (US) 1963 - 1965
3. DICK TIGER (NIGERIA) * 1965 - 1966
4. EMILE GRIFFITH (VIRG. ISLAND) 1966 - 1967
5. NINO BENVENUTI (ITALY) 1967
6. EMILE GRIFFITH (VIRG. ISLANDS) * 1967 - 1968
7. NINO BENVENUTI (ITALY) * 1968 - 1970
8. CARLOS MONZON (ARGENTINA) 1970 - 1974
9. RODRIGO VALDEZ (COLOMBIA) 1974 - 1976
10. CARLOS MONZON (ARGENTINA) * 1976 - 1977
11. RODRIGO VALDEZ (COLOMBIA) * 1977 - 1978
12. HUGO CORRO (ARGENTINA) 1978 - 1979
13. VITO ANTUOFERMO (ITALY) 1979 - 1980
14. ALAN MINTER (GB) 1980
15. MARVIN HAGLER (US) 1980 - 1987
16. RAY LEONARD (US) 1987
17. THOMAS HEARNS (US) 1987 - 1988
18. IRAN BARKLEY (US) 1988 - 1989
19. ROBERTO DURAN (PANAMA) 1989
20. JULIAN JACKSON (VIRG. ISLAND) 1990 - 1993
21. GERALD MCCLELLAN (US) 1993 - 1995
22. JULIAN JACKSON (VIRG. ISLANDS) * 1995
23. QUINCY TAYLOR (US) 1995 - 1996
24. KEITH HOLMES (US) 1996 - 1998
25. HASSINE CHERIFI (FRANCE) 1998 - 1999
26. KEITH HOLMES (US) * 1999 - 2001
27. BERNARD HOPKINS (US) 2001 - 2005
28. JERMAIN TAYLOR (US) 2005 -2007
29. KELLY PAVLIK (US) 2007 - 2010
30. SEBASTIAN ZBIK (GERMANY) INTERIM 2009 - 2011
31. SERGIO GABRIEL MARTINEZ (ARGENTINA) 2010
32. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. (MEXICO) 2011 - 2012
33. SERGIO GABRIEL MARTINEZ (ARGENTINA) * 2012 – 2014
34. MARCO ANTONIO RUBIO (MEXICO) INTERIM 2014
35. GENNADY GOLOVKIN (KAZAKHSTAN) INTERIM 2014 - 2016
36. MIGUEL COTTO (P. RICO) 2014 – 2015
37. SAUL ALVAREZ (MEXICO) 2015 - 2016
38. GENNADY GOLOVKIN (KAZAKHSTAN) * 2016 - * RECONQUERED WBC´S MIDDLEWEIGHT TOP TEN CHAMPIONS
1. RAY LEONARD (US)
2. BERNARD HOPKINS (US)
3. JOE GIARDELLO (US)
4. CARLOS MONZON (ARGENTINA)
5. MARVIN HAGLER (US)
6. NINO BENVENUTI (ITALY)
7. GENNADY GOLOVKIN (KAZAKHSTAN)
8. EMILE GRIFFITH (VIRGIN ISLANDS)
9. SERGIO MARTINEZ (ARGENTINA)
10. RODRIGO VALDEZ (COLOMBIA)
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
29 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC OF WHICH 7 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:
DICK TIGER (NIGERIA) TWICE
EMILE GRIFFITH (VIRG. IS.) TWICE
NINO BENVENUTI (ITALY) TWICE
CARLOS MONZON (ARGENTINA) TWICE
RODRIGO VALDEZ (COLOMBIA) TWICE
JULIAN JACKSON (VIRG. IS.) TWICE
KEITH HOLMES (US) TWICE
SERGIO GABRIEL MARTINEZ (ARG) TWICE
114 WORLD TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
72 TITLE FIGHTS OF WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN UNITED STATES IN THE WBC HISTORY WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY
USA 72 ITALY 8 MONACO 7 FRANCE 6 GERMANY 4 ARGENTINA 4 ENGLAND 4 MEXICO 2 COLOMBIA 2 YUGOSLAVIA 1 SPAIN 1 PUERTO RICO 1 NIGERIA 1 DENMARK 1 TOTAL 114
WBC TITLE FIGHTS IN NEW YORK STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY
80 WORLD TITLE FIGHTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN NEW YORK STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY
THIS IS WILL BE THE 13th FIGHTS IN THE MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION IN NEW YORK STATE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
FIGHTS BY DIVISION IN NEW YORK STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY
HEAVY 16 MIDDLE 12 WELTER 12 LT. HEAVY 8 SUPERLIGHT 6 SUPERBANTAM 6 LIGHT 5 SUPERMIDDLE 3 SUPERFEATHER 3 FEATHER 2 SUPERWELTER 2 CRUISER 2 BANTAM 1 FLY 1 MINIMUM 1
TOTAL FIGHTS 80