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■ Sept. 9: Knockout Night at the D, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 6:30 p.m., CBSSN

■ Sept. 16: Ishe Smith vs. Frank Galarza, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 6 p.m., Bounce TV

■ Sept. 30: Knockout Night at the D, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 6:30 p.m., CBSSN

■ Nov. 5: Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas, Thomas & Mack Center, TBD

■ Nov. 18: Knockout Night at the D, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, TBD, CBSSN

■ Nov. 19: Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev, T-Mobile Arena, 6 p.m., HBO PPV

■ Dec. 17: TGB Promotions, MGM Grand Garden, TBD GOLOVKIN FIRES BACK

Gennady Golovkin also has received his share of criticism, but mainly from possible opponents.

Lining up 160-pounders to face the middleweight terror hasn’t been easy for his promoter, Tom Loeffler, which could explain Golovkin’s next fight against Kell Brook on Sept. 10 in London.

Brook, the IBF welterweight champion, moved up two weight classes to face the unified middleweight champion Golovkin.

Boxers such as Chris Eubank Jr. and Carl Froch have criticized Golovkin for facing a smaller opponent.