Gennadiy Golovkin (born April 8, 1982) is a Kazakhstani boxer who competed in the Middleweight (75 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics except 1912. ... The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Boxing at the Kenyan boxer David Munyasia had tested positive for cathine and has been excluded from the event. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left hook) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism (from Latin), prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science[1] is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with... The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ...

Amateur

A year earlier, at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he won the gold medal in the same division middleweight beating Lucian Bute. He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002. The Mens 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 6 to July 13. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Lucian Bute Lucian Bute (born February 28, 1980 in Galaţi, Romania) is a Romanian boxer and the current NABA Super Middleweight Champion, WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Champion and WBO Intercontinental Super Middleweight Champion. ...

At the 2004 Summer Olympics he lost to the Russian Gaidarbekov and won the silver medal The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ...

At the world championships 2005 he sensationally lost to Mohamed Hikal. Mohamed Hikal (born January 10, 1979) is a boxer from Egypt. ...

Pro

He turned pro in Germany and won his first 8 fights.

External links

• News and Pictures of Gennadiy Golovkin