New York City (July 23, 2014) In front of a packed house of New York City sports media on Tuesday afternoon at the Mendez Boxing Gym, all four TV fighters, GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN, DANIEL “The Real Deal” GEALE, BRYANT
“By By” JENNINGS and MIKE “The Rebel” PEREZ went through one of their final workouts prior to the “G4” event this Saturday night, July 26 at Madison Square Garden.
GENNADY GOLOVKIN
“This is a very important fight for me to fight in the big arena at Madison Square Garden. I’m really looking forward to it.”
“Daniel Geale is a great fighter, he throws a lot of punches and has a different style being from Australia.”
“I saw the Barker fight and know what a very good body puncher he is.”
“I love Madison Square Garden and love coming to New York City.”
“Right now my focus is on 160 and unifying the titles.”
DANIEL GEALE
“I’m very confident going into this fight, Golovkin is one of the best fighters in the world but I can beat him.”
“We have a game plan and I know what I need to do on Saturday night to be victorious.”
“I’ve fought all over the world so I have no problem fighting in Madison Square Garden against Golovkin.”
“I want the titles and he’s got two of them.”
“I always wanted to fight him and I’m ready to win on Saturday night.”
BRYANT JENNINGS
“It was tough to have the fight postponed but I’m ready to fight Perez right now.”
“I can’t speak about why Perez looked different against Takam, maybe he had a bad day.”
“I don’t worry about Perez, I’m focused on being the best I can be.”
“I’m not preparing any differently, I’m going to fight my fight and win on Saturday night.”
“Not sure how but I’m going to win.”
MIKE PEREZ
“Yes, it’s a big deal fighting as a heavyweight at Madison Square Garden. I want to add my name to the champions who have fought there.”
“He needs to be ready for me, because I’m ready for him.”
“He’s a little taller than me but that won’t matter during the fight.”
“My prediction is that I’m going to win.”
Media Credential Pick-Up
Media credentials can be picked up starting at 4:00 p.m. and ending at 9:30 p.m. on the day of the event at the glass doors on the corner of 31st Street & 8th Avenue adjacent to the Penn Station entrance.
Boxing’s fastest rising star, WBA/IBO Middleweight World Champion GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN will defend his titles against two-time world champion DANIEL “The Real Deale” GEALE on Saturday, July 26 at Madison Square Garden and LIVE on HBO World Championship Boxing ® beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.
“Road to Golovkin/Geale” replays on HBO include: July 22 (12:00 p.m. & 2:55 a.m.), 25 (5:30 p.m. & 1:00 a.m.), and 26 (8:45 a.m.). All times are ET/PT.
Golovkin currently has sixteen knockouts in a row and the highest knockout ratio (89%) among all active champions. Additionally, with his extraordinary growth in viewership on HBO, Golovkin has become a must-see attraction in the international sporting world.
In 2013, Golovkin, 29-0-0 (26KO’s) scored four knockouts, three of which were telecast on HBO to outstanding viewership earning him plaudits for both Fighter of the Year and Knockout of the Year among many media members.
Previously holder of the (‘IBF’) International Boxing Federation Middleweight Title and WBA “Super” Middleweight Title, Geale brings a distinguished record of 30-2-0 (16KO’s) into the world title challenge with Golovkin. Geale is currently ranked # 3 by the World Boxing Association.
Co-featured on “G4” is the WBC World Heavyweight Title Eliminator between undefeated and top rated heavyweights BRYANT “By By” JENNINGS, 18-0-0 (10KO’s), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and MIKE “The Rebel” PEREZ, 20-0-1 (12KO’s) of Cork, Ireland.
The winner of JENNINGS VS. PEREZ will become the mandatory challenger to WBC Heavyweight Champion BERMANE STIVERNE.
GOLOVKIN VS. GEALE is presented by K2 Promotions, GGG Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions and Grange Old School Boxing.
JENNINGS VS. PEREZ is presented by K2 Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions in association with Antonio Leonard Promotions.
Advance tickets priced at $500, $300, $200, $100, $50 and $25 are available at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster charge by phone (866-858-0008) and online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.thegarden.com
For fight updates on GOLOVKIN VS. GEALE via Social Media, follow HBO Boxing on Twitter at @HBOBoxing and Facebook at /HBOBoxing, in addition to on Twitter at Gennady Golovkin/@GGGBoxing, Daniel Geale/@RealDealGeale, Tom Loeffler – K2 Promotions/ @TomLoeffler1 and Gary Shaw Productions/@GaryShawBoxing. Use the hashtag #GolovkinGeale to join the conversation on Twitter.
For fight updates on JENNINGS VS. PEREZ via Social Media, follow HBO Boxing on Twitter at @HBOBoxing and Facebook at /HBOBoxing, Bryant Jennings on Twitter at @BYJennings, Tom Loeffler/K2 Promotions at @TomLoeffler1 and Gary Shaw Productions at @GaryShawBoxing. Use the hashtag #JenningsPerez to join the conversation on Twitter.
