On Saturday, October 5, heavily favored Gennady Golovkin will be taking on challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko in a vacant IBF and IBO middleweight titles fight on DAZN. Dereyanchenko is 13-1 in his career with 10 knockouts, while Golovkin is 39-1-1 with 35 knockouts. Derevyanchenko vs. Golovkin will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York and will be featured on DAZN with a start time of 9 p.m. Eastern. Let’s look at the bout and boxing picks.
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Gennady Golovkin: -402
Ivana Habazin: +319
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Sergiy Derevyanchenko (13-1, 10 knockouts)
In his last five fights, Derevyanchenko has four wins and one loss. He defeated Kemahl Russell by TKO in the fifth round, Tureano Johnson by TKO in the 12th round, Dashon Johnson by corner retirement in the sixth round, and Jack Culcay by unanimous decision; while losing to Daniel Jacobs by split decision. Derevyanchenko gets a knockout win 71.43% of the time.
Derevyanchenko said this to espn.com about his upcoming bout against Golovkin, “I'm very excited that my team has secured another opportunity for me to fight for the middleweight championship of the world. I have a great deal of respect for GGG and look forward to proving in the ring that I will be up to the challenge and fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a world champion. Those in attendance at Madison Square Garden and watching on DAZN will see an outstanding battle on Oct. 5. I can't wait to enter the ring.”
Gennady Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 knockouts)
In his last five fights, Golovkin has three wins, one loss, and one draw. He defeated Daniel Jacobs by unanimous decision, Vanes Martirosyan by KO in the second round, and Steve Rolls by KO in the fourth round. Golovkin fought Canelo Álvarez twice, losing once by majority decision and one draw. Golovkin gets a knockout win 85.37% of the time.
Golovkin said this boxingnews24.com about his upcoming bout against Derevyanchenko, “I definitely see him as a dangerous fighter, because he’s an experienced fighter and I know him for a long time. Indeed, it’s going to be a very interesting and dangerous fight. Sergiy’s team knows me very well. They’ve seen me with other fighters, and that makes this fight much more interesting, because they’re already familiar with me. It’s not that I’m afraid of him, but yes there are certain things that I need to be aware of, a little bit scared of. There are a lot of things connected to the fight, and a lot of things at stake. This is boxing. One punch can change anything. I’m not ready to be punched like that, and there are a lot of things behind that. This fight is going to be very interesting. I’m not afraid. I’m aware of what to expect from him, and I’m aware of my opponent. It’s not fair to put down the less experienced opponents. I think he’ll be doing everything and more in this fight. He’ll probably be ready to live or die in this fight, and that’s why it’ll be more interesting and exciting. And if he’s not going to do that, then maybe it’ll be easier for his opponent.”
Boxing Picks
Golovkin is a big favorite in this bout and there is no reason to think he won’t get the win. GGG has far more experience and we know that he has big time power, but laying 4-1 on anything is difficult to do, and in boxing it is always risky simply because the judging is not always trustworthy. I’ll avoid a side and simply take the fight to go under the rounds total.
Boxing Pick: Gennady Golovkin by knockout in the second round and the rounds go under the total.
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With the boxing odds at BookMaker Sportsbook, you can bet on boxing all year, from smaller cards to pay-per-view events. Access live betting lines from your mobile device at BookMaker Sportsbook. Sergiy Derevyanchenko vs. Gennady Golovkin takes place on October 5, 2019 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York and can be seen on DAZN.
