Gennady Golovkin is considering a ring return following World Boxing Championships success

Gennady Golovkin set for 2026 return?

It’s mission successful for World Boxing following the sport's reinstatement at the 2028 Olympics and a triumphant first World Boxing Championships at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena.

The tournament marked the first since World Boxing took the amateur reins from AIBA after the disgraced organisation had thrown the sport into turmoil and threatened its long-standing Olympic inclusion. 

Modern-day legend Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KO’s) - the former opponent of recently defeated Canelo Alvarez - sits at the helm of the organisation, appointed as the Chair of the Olympic Commission. 

He attended their recent Liverpool success and was full of praise for the event and the organisation's positive amateur impact in an interview with Boxing Scene. 

"It's been so good, it’s very close, every fight has been very close,” Golovkin stated. “I’m so excited. Everybody is happy. Not just me, but the whole team is happy. Everybody is happy. Boxing fans are happy because it is great for them.”

Golovkin - now 43 - has not fought since his defeat to Canelo in 2022. But the Kazakhstan hero was once feared in the middleweight division, with multiple world titles and a proud two-time unified world champion. 

Golovkin is perhaps best known for his trilogy with Alvarez, and while he never officially beat his Mexican counterpart, the bouts were not without controversy, with many feeling the 43-year-old was unfairly denied victory in the pair's inaugural meeting. 

However, ‘GGG’ does not feel his fighting days are behind him, revealing that his involvement in the amateur scene has him considering returning to the ring for one last dance. 

“Yes, why not?” he stated when asked about lacing up the gloves one last time. “I feel my old emotions here.”

Though he did not state who he has his eyes set on facing, he chose to keep any potential opponents under wraps at present. 

“That’s my secret.”