Golovkin's coach: "The atmosphere in the gym won't hurt him"

On Saturday, Japan's Saitama will host a middleweight unification bout between the IBF champion Gennady Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) and WBA champion Ryota Murata (16-2, 3 KOs). More than 35,000 fans will support the Japanese in the fight against GGG. However, the coach of the boxer from Kazakhstan, Jonathon Banks, is confident that his boxer will cope with the hot atmosphere at the Super Arena.

“Murata has a winning mentality. He proved this by winning Olympic gold and winning the WBA title twice in professional boxing. We know that on Saturday we will have a tough fight. In addition, boxing in Japan is world-class, so the fans will support Murata with all their might,” said Golovkin’s coach.

“The native audience will surely inspire Murata, but it will not interfere with Gennady. His entire career consists of the experience of big fights. I saw how Michael Jordan scored 50-60 points at MSG - he was also not afraid to play on the road. Gennady is the same. He is not distracted by anything, and now he has one goal - to unify the middleweight belts. He is ready to fight in front of any crowd!” Banks says.