Golovkin

Inside scoop: Dirrell, who defeated world champion Golovkin in a dual meet last year, aims to be the first American middleweight to win gold since

USATODAY.com 2005

Bronze medal match: Gennadiy Golovkin, Kazakhstan, def.

USATODAY.com - How U.S. athletes fared: Aug. 27 2004

While Ward was able to squeak out a win, Dirrell couldn't solve Kazakhstan's Gennadiy Golovkin and dropped a 23-18 decision in his middleweight semifinal.

USATODAY.com - Ward salvages one gold medal bout for U.S. boxers 2004

Dirrell, the American middleweight, fell to Kazakhstan's Gennadiy Golovkin 23-18.

USATODAY.com - Ward salvages one gold medal bout for U.S. boxers 2004

U.S. boxer Andre Dirrell lost his semifinal middleweight bout to Kazakhstan's Gennadiy Golovkin.

USATODAY.com - Athens Watch: Friday, Aug. 27 2004

Dirrell, whose grandfather began teaching him to box at the age of 10 and then refused to let him quit the sport two years later, advanced to a semifinal match Friday against Gennadiy Golovkin of Kazakhstan.

USATODAY.com - USA's Dirrell tops Cuban fighter 2004

Dirrell will have to get past world champion Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan to reach the gold-medal match.

USATODAY.com - Daily preview: Friday, Aug. 27 2004

"I had Khomitsky down twice and the only person who has stopped him is Golovkin but we don't know how Golovkin stopped him," explained Murray.

BoxingScene.com 2010

As for the WBA standard title we might see Gennadyi Golovkin vs Anthony Mundine but like Sturm, Golovkin is tied in a contractual dispute with Universum.

BoxingScene.com 2010

"There is little positive here because the process will be delayed once again," Golovkin told Interfax.

The St. Petersburg Times 2009