Gennady Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KOs) and Sergiy Derevyanchenko (13-1, 10 KOs) went the officially weigh-in procedure on the eve of their fight on 5 October in New York for the vacant middleweight title. Golovkin was 159.2 pounds, Derevyanchenko was 159 pounds. The official part of the weigh-in was close, later fighters took part in the show for fans and journalists.