Gennady Golovkin has presumably put an end to his boxing career following his announcement that he would be taking over Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee as its president. With his new role, an end seems to have arrived to any rumors of him returning to the boxing ring as he sets his sights on growing a substantial part of Kazakhstan’s amateur boxing scene.

Prior to his election, it had been unknown which course Gennady “Triple G” Golovkin would take in his boxing career after he vacated all his remaining middleweight titles while referencing that he would be pondering on his boxing future. With his recent election, Golovkin has now taken a firm new path in his career that now verifies that he is retired.

Prior to his election, Gennady Golovkin had still not confirmed whether he had retired with several sanctioning bodies last year ranking him high enough to suggest he would return to the ring, with British middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. (33-3, 24 KO’s) even calling him out following his victory over Liam Smith (33-4-1, 20 KO’s) in September of 2023.

As a professional boxer, the 41-year old Kazakhstani was known as one of the most prevalent boxers of the modern era during a career that spanned from 2006 to 2022. As both and amateur and a professional, Golovkin won numerous accolades, winning several gold medals as an amateur and managing to win silver during the 2004 Athens Olympics.

After making his debut in May 6th in 2006, Golovkin would eventualy become one of the most recognized middleweights in boxing, unifying twice and defending his world titles numerous times against top competition. During the latter stage of his career, Golovkin suffered his first loss when he faced Canelo Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KO’s) for the second time; while drawing with Alvarez in their first match in a fight that was considered highly controversial due to consensus that he had actually won the fight.

Alvarez remains the only boxer to have defeated Golovkin, handing him two losses in a row with Golovkin’s last professional boxing match and trilogy bout with Canelo Alvarez ending in a unanimous decision loss. However, due to Golovkin moving up to super middleweight to fight Alvarez, he was still recognized as the WBA and IBF middleweight champion before he vacated his titles.

On February 26th, Gennady Golovkin became the new president of Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) following an election where he was unanimously voted in to take the lead of the organization. With his role now dedicated to promoting and expanding both amateur boxing and other sports in Kazakhstan as well as ensuring the country will be well-represented in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.

As a former Olympic medalist himself, the now-retired Golovkin will likely take his experience with him as he settles into a new role as one of the most important personages for sports in Kazakhstan. For boxing, his position will present interesting challenges due to the fact amateur boxing will not be represented in the 2028 Olympics, and it certainly will be an intriguing venture as the former two-time unified champion prepares himself for new duties and responsibilities.

As a professional, Gennady Golovkin compiled a highly-commendable record of 42 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, with 37 wins coming by way of knockouts or stoppages, and will undoubtedly seek to translate his accomplishments as a professional athlete as he sets out on the unprecedented path as the president of Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee.

In lieu of the election, Golovkin also made sure to express his joy at becoming elected as the president of the NOC.

“I would like to express my sincere gratitude for everyone for all those warm wishes I am receiving all day on my election as NOC Kazakhstan President,” Golovkin stated on Twitter. “I am more than happy to represent my country in the global Olympic Movement.“