A Hamburg Regional Court has confirmed the validity of the promotional contract between Universum and WBA "regular" middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. Therefore, he is still contractually bound to Universum Box-Promotion. The verdict has not been finalized.

Universum's Klaus-Peter Kohl said: "We look forward to continuing to work with Gennady. Not only is he an outstanding boxer, but also a good boy. The decision shows what we have always said, Gennady was wrongly advised. This ruling is a very, very important ruling for the entire sport of boxing. "