Golovkin v Brook: Billy Joe Saunders wants unification bout with Gennady Golovkin
Sunday 11 September 2016 15:53, UK
WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders says he is ready to face Gennady Golovkin in a world title unification fight, insisting he will pick out the Kazakh's "faults and flaws".
Golovkin (36-0 KO33), the reigning WBA 'Super' middleweight champion, retained his IBF and WBC titles with a fifth-round technical knockout victory over Kell Brook (36-1 KO25) in front of a sold-out O2 Arena on Saturday.
In the aftermath of his victory, the unbeaten 34-year-old made it clear he wanted to unify the middleweight division and was targeting a clash with Saunders, who is also yet to taste defeat in the professional ranks.
Saunders (23-0 KO12), who is preparing to defend his WBO crown at Manchester Arena on October 29, accepted Golovkin's call for a bout and claims he will agree to any date put before him.
"Let's get one thing straight, Kell Brook is a welterweight, not a middleweight. I am a fully-fledged middleweight, there are no welterweights here," the 27-year-old said in a video posted on his official Instagram page on Sunday.
"Golovkin, no problem at all, I should imagine you should be around for a couple of days and I've been on to my management this morning, we'll definitely get it on.
"I definitely want you on your next available date. I am fighting on the October 29, so Golovkin, I am ready when you are.
"What date you come back with, is the date I will accept. I will give the fans what they want to see. I see faults and flaws in you last night that I know I can pick out.
"So, biggest respect I know you are a good man, an extremely good man, but let's see who the best is for all of the belts."
