Gennady Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) and Ryota Murata (16-2, 3 KOs) hit the middleweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony before their fight in Saitama, Japan, showing the same mark of 160 pounds (72.57 kg) on the scales. The IBF and WBA championship belts will be at stake.
Today, April 8, Golovkin also celebrated his 40th birthday.
The fight will be broadcast on Saturday on the DAZN platform from the beginning of the evening at 12.00 Kyiv time. GGG and Murata are scheduled to enter the ring at 15.00.