Star boxer Michael Zerafa ‘will fight Gennady Golovkin for world middleweight title in Australia’

Australian star Michael Zerafa has announced that he has reached an ‘oral agreement’ to fight Gennady Golovkin down under – with the boxing legend’s world titles on the line.

The 30-year-old told Fox Sports that he and the current IBF and WBA belt holder “verbally agreed” to the monster fight, which would become one of the biggest fights ever held in Australia.

Zerafa – who recently defeated Aussie compatriot Issac Hardman by knockout in April – will take a huge leap in class when he meets the legend from Kazakhstan.

He may be 40 years old and have a unanimous points loss to Canelo Alvarez, but Golovkin still has the iron chin and deadly strength in both hands that he relied on as he racked up a record of 42 wins, 37 of them by knockout. .

Golovkin (left) may be 40 and losing to Canelo Alvarez (pictured), but his iron chin and incredible punch in both hands mean he’s still one of the world’s most dangerous fighters

Should he defeat ‘GGG’, Zerafa will seek a superfight with fellow Australian Tim Tszyu – despite the widespread condemnation of boxing legend Kostya’s son and fans across the country when he withdrew from their fight at the last minute in 2021.

“That fight will be bigger than even Anthony Mundine against Danny Green,” Zerafa predicted.

And his fight with Golovkin would be in the same ballpark, right up there with other huge fights on Australian soil like Jeff Horn’s win over Manny Pacquiao in 2017, George Kambosos Jr’s title defense against Devin Haney this year and Jeff Fenech’s loss. against Azumah Nelson in 1992.

Zerafa (pictured knockout Anthony Mundine) will chase a super fight with compatriot Tim Tszyu as he defeats ‘GGG’ for the IBF and WBA middleweight titles

The 30-year-old has put in an impressive streak of late, also beating Jeff Horn in their first fight before losing their second clash by a majority decision

But first, he must overcome undefeated Italian pug Danelo Creati on the undercard of the fight between Paul Gallen and Justin Hodges on November 23.

It’s an unusual choice for Zerafa, who is the No. 1 contender for the middleweight crown, but he explained that he is fighting to “stay active” and close the seven-month gap since his last fight against Hardman.

“Since 2020 I have only fought seven rounds. I’ve taken out everyone I’ve fought with,” Zerafa said.

“This is about getting myself back in the ring and back on the big stage.”

The fight with Golovkin would also repair damage to his reputation after the debacle with the Tszyu fight last year, in which he refused to participate due to Covid19 regulations in NSW.

Zerafa now blames his management for the decision to withdraw from the competition.

“I had the wrong team in my corner, they did a lot wrong because of me. I’ve been lied to,” he said.

“If I’d been given the right information, I wouldn’t have done what I did.”