Gennadiy Golovkin has no plans to retire despite his title fight with Ryota Murata being postponed.

The 39-year-old Kazakh fighter had been fighting in Saitama, Japan, on December 29 in a middleweight merger battle.

But Japan has closed its borders in response to news of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

In response to the delay, Golovkin said: “I am deeply disappointed that this fight has been postponed.

“But public health and safety must always be a priority. I look forward to returning to the ring against Ryota as soon as possible.”

Talking with The sun, Golovkin said: “I will look closely at myself.

“I’m extremely fit right now, I’m fine and of course all my career decisions will be based on how I feel. At the moment I’m fine.”

The IBF champion continued: “All my decisions will be considered the right decision by me, if I want to continue and participate in a fight.

“I will consider it the right decision, if I want to end my career it will also be the right decision.

“I’m comfortable right now with how my career is developing and what’s happening and I’m sure that whatever I do will be right for me.”

Golovkin explained the difficulties of going to training camp and said: “It’s just a way for me to get away from my family and concentrate on the training process, because I have a large family at home.

“It’s a bit distracting, to be honest! Of course there are some details and nuances, we approach each opponent a little differently.

“Although there is a basis for training that is always part of the camp.”