Gennadiy Golovkin, the power puncher who made a record-tying 20 consecutive middleweight title defenses, was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Former champions Antonio Tarver and Nigel Benn are the other headline names in the class that will be enshrined in the museum in Canastota, New York. The ceremony is scheduled for June 14, 2026.

Golovkin was elected in his first year on the ballot in voting by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America and a panel of international boxing historians.

The native of Kazakhstan 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 H

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