One of boxing's top stars returns to the ring for the second time in 2019 on Saturday as former unified middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin battles Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the vacant IBF middleweight championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City, live on DAZN.
The bout marks Golovkin's second fight on DAZN after he signed a six-fight deal in March. In his debut, Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KOs) returned after suffering the first loss of his career to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in September 2018 to notch a fourth-round knockout over Steve Rolls.
Now, in his fight against Derevyanchenko, Golovkin gets a chance to become a two-time world champion at 160 pounds.
Derevyanchenko (13-1, 10 KOs) looks to win his first major world title. The 33-year-old competes for the IBF strap for the second time. In October 2018, the Ukrainian came up just short, losing a split-decision to Daniel Jacobs. He rebounded in April with a unanimous-decision victory over Jack Culcay.
Here's a complete guide to the Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko fight, which is available exclusively for streaming on DAZN rather than traditional pay-per-view, along with who's on the undercard and more.
Undercard: 7 p.m. ET
Main card: 9 p.m. ET
Main event: 10:30 p.m. ET (approximate)
The undercard for Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko will start at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 5. Golovkin and Derevyanchenko are expected to make their ring walks at about 10:30 p.m. ET at the earliest, although the time depends on the length of the earlier fights.
The GGG vs. Derevyanchenko fight is not available via traditional pay-per-view methods. Instead, fans in North America can sign up to watch the fight online with DAZN, the global sports live-streaming service.
DAZN is available on a variety of platforms, including Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Playstation 3, as well as Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari browsers via DAZN.com.
Comcast customers can sign up for DAZN on Xfinity Flex and soon on Xfinity X1.
The main card of GGG vs. Derevyanchenko is exclusively on DAZN, but the undercard of the fight, which features three bouts starting at 7 p.m., is also available for free on DAZN's social media platforms, which include Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
A new subscriber to DAZN can sign up for a monthly subscription or annual pass to watch the fight. The annual pass — which includes access to all of DAZN’s live events, as well as highlights, replays, behind-the-scenes features, original shows and live reports — is $99.99, which averages out to a little over $8 a month. For those who want a monthly-plan instead of the longer-term value, fight fans can sign up for a monthly option for $19.99.
For current subscribers, the fight is already included as part of your plan.
A subscription also includes access to some of Golovkin's past fights, such as against Alvarez and Jacobs.
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Golovkin and Derevyanchenko will fight at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This marks the seventh time in Golovkin's boxing career that he's fighting at MSG, while Derevyanchenko fights at the "World's Most Famous Arena" for the first time.
Golovkin vs. Derevyanchenko: How the fighters stack up
| Matchup | Class | Belt |
| Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko | Middleweight | IBF (vacant) |
| Israil Madrimov vs. Alejandro Barrera | Super Welterweight | ... |
| Ivan Baranchyk vs. Gabriel Bracero | Super Lightweight | ... |
| Ali Akhmedov vs. Andrew Hernandez | Super Middleweight | ... |
| Brian Ceballo vs. Ramal Amanov | Catch Weight @ 149 | ... |
| Kamil Szeremeta vs. Oscar Cortes | Middleweight | ... |
| Joe Ward vs. Marco Delgado | Light Heavyweight | ... |
| Nikita Ababiy vs. Isiah Seldon | Catch Weight @ 162 | ... |