Golovkin Joins Boxing Hall of Fame Ballot

The ballot for the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) Class of 2026 has been released, with former unified middleweight champ Gennadiy Golovkin included.

Golovkin, who dominated the middleweight division for nearly a decade, was a two-time unified champion. He secured wins over the likes of Daniel Jacobs and David Lemieux. While he failed to win a single bout in his trilogy against Canelo Alvarez, most of the boxing community felt he had done enough to get a decision win in their first fight which ended in a draw.

GGG joins two other fighters on the list. The late Vernon Forrest is included, recognized for his titles at welterweight and junior middleweight and for his wins over Shane Mosley. They are accompanied by Steve Collins, who captured WBO championships in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. The Women’s Modern ballot also welcomes five-division champion Naoko Fujioka. She is joined by two-division champ Christina Hammer and two-weight champion Jackie Nava.

Current List

Gennadiy Golovkin, Men’s Modern category inductee candidate

Vernon Forrest, Men’s Modern category inductee candidate

Steve Collins, Men’s Modern category inductee candidate

Naoko Fujioka, Women’s Modern category inductee candidate

Christina Hammer, Women’s Modern category inductee candidate

Jackie Nava, Women’s Modern category inductee candidate

Willie Davies, Early Era (Old Timer) category inductee candidate

Jimmy Glenn, Non-Participant (Trainer/Cutman) category inductee candidate

Jack Reiss, Non-Participant (Referee) category inductee candidate

Kelly Swanson, Non-Participant (Publicist) category inductee candidate

Steve Weisfeld, Non-Participant (Judge) category inductee candidate

Steve Bunce, Observer (Broadcaster/Journalist) category inductee candidate

Steve Springer, Observer (Journalist) category inductee candidate

Gordon Hall, Observer (TV Producer) category inductee candidate