Gennady Golovkin will return to the ring in a unification bout against Ryota Murata at the end of the year.
The fight has been in the pipeline for a long time but has now been officially confirmed for December 28 in Japan. Golovkin vs Murata Undercard
Golovkin will bring his 'Big Drama Show' to Murata's home territory with the fight taking place on the border of Tokyo in Saitama.
And the 39-year-old is hoping to add another belt to his collection with the possibility of a potential trilogy match against Canelo Alvarez looming.
"I am really excited to be bringing the Big Drama Show to Japan, a country where boxing is very popular," said Golovkin. "Ryōta Murata has been an outstanding champion.
"It is going to be a special night when we meet in the ring to unify our titles. We are going to give the fans a great fight.
Golovkin's last ring outing came back in December last year when he defeated Kamil Szeremeta comfortably, dropping his opponent four times before his seventh round retirement.
The Kazakh fighter only has one blotch on his record after losing in a historic rematch with Alvarez.
An explosive first meeting was touted as a modern-era classic after the middleweight champion was left frustrated, being held to a controversial draw in 2017.
And the second meeting ended in another close decision with the pound-for-pound king gaining the narrow nod over Golovkin by majority decision with the Kazakh fighter forced to regroup.
He has since began another win streak, defeating Steve Rolls before reclaiming world champion status by dethroning Sergiy Derevyanchenko. GGG Murata fight online tv free
But his latest test will come against a relatively untested opponent who has already suffered two defeats during his 18-fight career.
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