Martirosyan ready to shock boxing world against Golovkin

Saturday's matchup has already been a surprise to many in the boxing lexicon as Martirosyan will emerge from almost two years of inactivity into a high profile bout against Golovkin, 36, for the International Boxing Federation, International Boxing Organization, World Boxing Assn. and World Boxing Council world middleweight titles. It came to be in the aftermath of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez testing positive twice for a banned substance (which the fighter blamed on eating contaminated meat in Mexico), which forced the cancellation of Golovkin-Alvarez II. Looking to stay busy, Golovkin decided to fight on Cinco de Mayo without Alvarez and Martirosyan, on all of four weeks' notice, became the opponent.

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