Mourning His Father’s Death, GGG Pulls Out of April Bout

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According to Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole, Gennady Golovkin will be taking an extended break from boxing.

Golovkin will now spend time with his family and go through the 40-day grieving period which is customary in Kazakhstan.

Sad news: @gggboxing not fighting on 4/26. In mourning over father’s death

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) March 2, 2014