Gennady Golovkin is back in the ring today against Ryota Murata in a middleweight title unification bout in Japan. The 40-year-old Golovkin retained his IBF and IBO titles with a victory over Kamil Szeremeta in 2020.
Golovkin is being widely tipped to fight rival Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez later this year, but first Murata stands in his way. The Japanese star represented his country at the 2012 Olympics in London.
The fight takes place on Saturday afternoon in Saitama. Here is everything you need to know including TV and live streaming details:
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When is Golovkin vs Murata?
The fight takes place on Saturday, April 9 at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.
What time is Golovkin vs Murata?
The main televised card gets underway at 11am BST, with ringwalks for the main event expected at around 2:10pm. Of course, that time is subject to change depending on the length of the undercard bouts.
How can I watch Golovkin vs Murata live stream?
The fight will be shown exclusively live on DAZN in the UK. You can live stream the action from the DAZN app, which is available for download onto your mobile device, tablet or Smart TV. You can subscribe for £7.99 a month here .
It will be available to stream in over 200 countries across the globe. Customers will be able to stream the fight via the app on their television, console, mobile, tablet or computer device.
Golovkin vs Murata undercard
Gennady Golovkin vs Ryota Murata – for IBF, IBO and WBA middleweight titles
Junto Nakatani vs Ryota Yamauchi – for WBO flyweight title
Shuichiro Yoshino vs Masayuki Ito
Kazuki Anaguchi vs Ryuji Yamamoto
Hiroka Amaki vs Taiga Kato
Yuki Kajitani vs Yuki Sato
