Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux
{{short description|Boxing Match}}
{{Infobox boxing match
| Fight Name = Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux
| image = 300px
| caption =
| fight date = October 17, 2015
| location = Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, U.S.
| titles = WBC interim, WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO middleweight titles
| fighter1 = Gennady Golovkin
| nickname1 = "GGG"
| hometown1 = Karagandy, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
| purse1 = $2,000,000
| record1 = 33–0 (30 KO)
| age1 = {{age in years and months |8 April 1982 |October 17, 2015}}
| height1 = 5 ft 10+1/2 in
| weight1 = 159.4 lb
| style1 = Orthodox
| recognition1 = WBA (Super), IBO and WBC interim
Middleweight Champion
The Ring/TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Middleweight
The Ring No. 4 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
| fighter2 = David Lemieux
| nickname2 =
| hometown2 = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| purse2 = $1,500,000
| record2 = 34–2 (31 KO)
| age2 = {{age in years and months |December 22, 1988 |October 17, 2015}}
| height2 = 5 ft 9+1/2 in
| weight2 = 159.8 lb
| style2 = Orthodox
| recognition2 = IBF
Middleweight Champion
The Ring/TBRB
No. 4 Ranked Middleweight
| result = Golovkin wins via 8th-round TKO
}}
Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux was a professional boxing match contested on October 17, 2015, for the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBC interim middleweight championship.{{cite web |title=Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux |url=https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Gennady_Golovkin_vs._David_Lemieux |website=boxrec.com |publisher=BoxRec |access-date=17 November 2024}}
Background
File:Golovkin-Lemieux Press Conference.jpg
It was announced in July 2015 that WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin would make the 10th defence of his world title in an unification fight against IBF champion David Lemieux at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on 17 October, live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Lemieux had won the then vacant IBF title by outpointing Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam in June 2015.{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2531317-gennady-golovkin-vs-david-lemieux-fight-announced-latest-details-and-reaction|title=Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux Fight Announced|website=Bleacher Report |date=25 July 2015|access-date=22 December 2016}}
The card was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and K2 Promotions.
The fight
Golovkin established the pace with his jab while landing his power shots in between, keeping Lemieux off-balance the entire night. Lemieux was dropped by a body shot in the fifth round and sustained an additional punch to the head after he had taken a knee. He was badly staggered in the eighth, so the referee was forced to halt the bout, giving Golovkin a TKO victory.{{cite web |author1=Bryan Armen Graham |title=Gennady Golovkin v David Lemieux – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/oct/17/gennady-golovkin-v-david-lemieux-live |website=The Guardian |access-date=17 November 2024 |date=18 October 2015}} Golovkin landed 280 of 549 punches thrown (51%) whilst Lemieux landed 89 of 335 (27%).{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/13913898/gennady-golovkin-stops-david-lemieux-tko-eighth-round|title=Golovkin stops Lemieux by TKO in eighth round|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-05-19}}{{cite news |author1=Bryan Armen Graham |title=Gennady Golovkin shows boxing is in good hands after Floyd Mayweather |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/18/gennady-golovkin-stops-david-lemieux-in-eighth-to-unify-middleweight-titles |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=18 October 2015}}{{cite news |title=Gennady Golovkin dominates David Lemieux in middleweight title fight |url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/10033438/gennady-golovkin-dminates-david-lemieux-in-middleweight-title-fight |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=Sky Sports |date=18 October 2015}}
Aftermath
The PPV buys were 150,000.{{cite news|title=GGG-Lemieux generates about 150,000 buys|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/13950570/gennady-golovkin-david-lemieux-bout-generates-150000-pay-per-view-buys|accessdate=2 March 2017|work=ESPN.com}} Tom Loefler of K2 Promotions said after the GGG vs. Jacobs fight that GGG vs. Lemieux did 163,000 PPV buys.
Undercard
Confirmed bouts:{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/717853|title=BoxRec - event|publisher=}}
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| style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;"| Weight Class
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;"| Weight ! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;"| ! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;"| vs. ! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;"| ! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;"| Method ! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;"| Round ! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;"| Time ! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;"| Notes |
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| Middleweight
|160 lbs. |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Gennady Golovkin (c) |def. |{{flagicon|CAN}} David Lemieux (c) |align=center|TKO |align=center|8/12 |align=center|1:32 |{{ref|Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux|Note 1}} |
| Flyweight
|112 lbs. |{{flagicon|NIC}} Román González (c) |def. |{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Viloria |align=center|TKO |align=center|9/12 |align=center|2:53 |{{ref|Roman Gonzalez vs. Brian Viloria|Note 2}} |
| Heavyweight
|200+ lbs. |{{flagicon|CUB}} Luis Ortiz |def. |{{flagicon|ARG}} Matias Ariel Vidondo |align=center|KO |align=center|3/12 |align=center|0:17 |{{ref|Luis Ortiz vs. Matias Ariel Vidondo|Note 3}} |
| Middleweight
|160 lbs. |{{flagicon|BAH}} Tureano Johnson |def. |{{flagicon|IRL}} Eamonn O'Kane |align=center|UD |align=center|12/12 |align=center| |
| Junior welterweight
|140 lbs. |{{flagicon|USA}} Maurice Hooker |def. |{{flagicon|COD}} Ghislain Maduma |align=center|SD |align=center|10/10 |align=center| |
| Lightweight
|135 lbs. |{{flagicon|USA}} Lamont Roach Jr. |def. |{{flagicon|MEX}} Jose Bustos |align=center|UD |align=center|6/6 |align=center| |
| Junior welterweight
|140 lbs. |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Ruslan Madiev |def. |{{flagicon|USA}} Sean Gee |align=center|UD |align=center|4/4 |align=center| |
{{note|Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux|Note 1|For WBC interim, WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO middleweight titles.}}
{{note|Roman Gonzalez vs. Brian Viloria|Note 2|For WBC flyweight title.}}
{{note|Luis Ortiz vs. Matias Ariel Vidondo|Note 3|For WBA interim heavyweight title.}}
Broadcasting
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! align=center | Broadcaster | |
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| {{flag|Germany}} | SAT 1 |
| {{flag|Hungary}} | Sport 1 |
| Latin America | Canal Space |
| {{flag|Panama}} | RPC |
| {{flag|Poland}} | Polsat Sport |
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} | BoxNation |
| {{flag|United States}} | HBO |
References
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{{s-ttl | title=David Lemieux's bouts |years=17 October 2015}}
{{s-aft | after=vs. Glen Tapia}}
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Category:2015 in sports in New York City
Category:October 2015 sports events in the United States
Category:Golden Boy Promotions
Category:Middleweight championship matches
Category:Pay-per-view boxing matches
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