Golovkin, Tarver, Benn elected to boxing's HOF

Key Highlights

• Flip Homansky, Kevin Iole, Alex Wallau and Jimmy Clabby to be honored.
• More information here Boxing Hall of Fame (@BoxingHall) December 4, 2025 The Kazakhstan native went 42-2-1 with 37 KOs.
• After earning his first title in 2010 in his 19th fight, he remained champion at 160 pounds until Canelo Alvarez edged him in 2018 in their second bout.
• The 20 consecutive defenses tied the division record set by Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins."This is the biggest honor in boxing and the last piece of the puzzle in my career.
• I'm proud to have a legacy in boxing," Golovkin said after being informed of his induction by the Hall. Triple G fought to a draw with Alvarez in their first matchup and lost to him in a challenge for the super middleweight title in his final fight in 2022 after regaining the middleweight crown. A silver medalist at the 2004 Olympics, Golovkin was elected last month as president of World Boxing, the organization aiming to run the Olympic tournaments at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs) had multiple title reigns at light heavyweight, one coming after he knocked out Roy Jones Jr.