Gennadiy Golovkin training for Kamil Szeremeta fight

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By Barry Holbrook: Gennady Golovkin posted a video on the fourth of July of his workouts in getting ready for the title defense of his IBF middleweight belt against Kamil Szeremeta. There’s still no ironclad date for GGG’s bout against Szeremeta (21-0, 5 KOs), but it’s possible that fight could happen in September.

In Golovkin’s workout, he did a lot of half reps doing pull-ups and push-ups. What was impressive was the 38-year-old Golovkin doing push-ups with a 45-pound plate on his back. Yeah, they were half push-ups, but it was still interesting to see Golovkin able to do that.

“Focused. Weight session today, what’s your focus this weekend,” said Golovkin on social media.

Golovkin needs to beat the 30-year-old Szeremeta to stay in line to face Canelo Alvarez in 2021. A loss for GGG against the unknown Szeremeta, then it’s going to wreck what little interest there is from boxing fans in a third Canelo fight.

Golovkin didn’t have to face IBF mandatory Szeremeta yet; the International Boxing Federation hadn’t ordered the fight. Golovkin wanted to take it early for some reason, as it would get in the way of his match against Canel

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