It's been 15 months since Gennadiy Golovkin has been inside a boxing ring, but come April 9th, his absence will be no more.
Th IBF world middleweight champion will be looking to prove he is still one of boxing's best operators one day after his 40th birthday against the WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata.
Expect a hard-hitting clash between these two world champions. Golovkin comes into this fight after stopping Kamil Szeremeta in December 2020, while Murata will be looking to register a third straight knockout win.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Golovkin vs. Murata.
The main card is scheduled to begin at 5.10 a.m. ET / 10:10 a.m. GMT with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 8:10 a.m. ET / 13:10 p.m. GMT. These timings are subject to change due to the length of the undercard bouts.
The card will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe (except Japan, South Korea and Kazakhstan). Broadcasting in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia and Philippines will be non-exclusive. You can sign up for a subscription here. However if you are in Argentina, Chile and Colombia you must download the DAZN app from the Apple App Store or Android Google Play store and then sign up from there, rather than via web browser.
DAZN is available on web browsers at DAZN.com (except Argentina, Chile and Colombia) and also has apps available for all of the following TV and streaming devices:
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The fight takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.