Matvey Korobov

Statistics

Nickname(s)

Matt

Rated at

Middleweight

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Reach

70.5 in (179 cm)

Nationality

Russia

Born

January 7, 1983
Orotukan, Magadan

Stance

Southpaw

Boxing record

Total fights

Wins

Wins by KO

Losses

Draws

No contests

Medal record

World Amateur Championships
Gold	2005 Mianyang	Middleweight
Gold	2007 Chicago	Middleweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold	2006 Plovdiv	Middleweight
World Cup
Gold	2005 Moscow	Middleweight

Matvey Georgiyevich Korobov (Russian: Матвей Георгиевич Коробов, b. January 7, 1983 in Orotukan, Magadan Oblast) is a Russian professional boxer best known for winning the middleweight amateur world title in 2005 and 2007, and being a part of the Russian team at the 2005 Boxing World Cup.

Amateur career

Korobov, who is famous for his work ethics, won the European junior title in 2001.

He became Russian champ in 2003 and 2004 but did not participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics as his country chose to send Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov, who had lost to him but eventually won Olympic gold.

He won the world championships in 2005 against Emilio Correa and the European Championships in 2006, defeating Oleksandr Usyk. He calls his World Cup win over Cuban Yordanis Despaigne the hardest fight of his amateur career, he helped to edge out a 6:5 team win.

In 2005 he was part of the Russian team that won the 2005 Boxing World Cup.^[1]

He once again won the world title by easily beating Sergiy Derevyanchenko and dominating Alfonso Blanco in 2007 by a score of PTS 29:4.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was off-form and was upset in his second bout by Bakhtiyar Artayev. He decided to turn pro afterwards.^[2] His record was 300-12.

World Amateur championship results

2005

Defeated Dzhakhon Kurbanov (Tajikistan) RSC
Defeated Jarrod Fletcher (Australia) RSC
Defeated Darren Sutherland (Ireland) RSCO 3
Defeated Emilio Correa (Cuba) 49-25
Defeated Ismail Syllakh (Ukraine) RSCO 2

2007

Defeated Francy Ntetu (Canada) RSC 3
Defeated Hamyoun Amiri (Irán) RSCO 3
Defeated Carlos Góngora (Ecuador) RSCO 3
Defeated Wang Jianzheng (China) 22-3
Defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko (Ukraine) AB 2
Defeated Alfonso Blanco (boxer) (Venezuela) 29-4

Olympic results

2008

Defeated Naim Terbunja (Albania) 18-6
lost to Bakhtiyar Artayev (Kazakhstan) 7-10

Professional boxing record

24 Wins (14 knockouts), 1 Losses, 0 Draws^[3]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	24-1	Andy Lee	TKO	6 (12) 1:10	2014-12-13	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada	For vacant WBO Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	24–0	José Uzcátegui	UD	10	2014-06-28	CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	23–0	Emil Gonzalez	RTD	6 (8), 3:00	2014-04-19	Bahia Shrine Temple, Orlando, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	22–0	Derek Edwards	TKO	9 (10), 0:28	2013-12-07	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	21–0	Grady Brewer	UD	8	2013-09-28	StubHub Center, Carson, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	20–0	Ossie Duran	KO	3 (8), 0:51	2013-06-15	American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	19–0	Arturo Rodriguez	TKO	5 (8), 1:07	2013-02-16	Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Baja California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	18–0	Milton Núñez	UD	8	2012-10-27	El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	17–0	Latif Mundy	KO	4 (8), 0:22	2011-11-11	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	16–0	Lester Gonzalez	UD	8	2011-07-09	Home Depot Center, Carson, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	15–0	Marcos Primera	UD	6	2011-04-23	WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	14–0	Michael Walker	TKO	1 (8), 1:31	2011-03-12	MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	13–0	Derrick Findley	UD	8	2010-11-20	WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	12–0	Anthony Greenidge	UD	8	2010-09-11	Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	11–0	Joshua Snyder	UD	8	2010-04-17	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	10–0	Lamar Harris	TKO	1 (6), 1:05	2010-02-13	Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	9–0	Ken Dunham	TKO	3 (6), 1:29	2009-12-19	Beeghly Center, Youngstown, Ohio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	8–0	James Winchester	UD	6	2009-11-14	MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	7–0	Benjamin Diaz	KO	1 (4), 1:22	2009-06-27	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	6–0	Loren Myers	UD	4	2009-06-13	Madison Square Garden, New York City New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	5–0	Anthony Bartinelli	TKO	2 (4), 2:15	2009-05-02	MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	4–0	Cory Jones	TKO	4 (4), 2:59	2009-02-21	Madison Square Garden, New York City New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	3–0	Roberto Florentino	KO	1 (4), 2:26	2009-01-26	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	2–0	Jason Wahr	TKO	1 (4), 2:52	2008-12-13	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	1–0	Mario Evangelista	TKO	3 (4), 2:01	2008-11-01	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Professional debut.

References

External links

World Amateur Boxing Champions in Men's Middleweight

1974 – 2011: up to 75 kg

1974: Rufat Riskiyev (URS) 1978: José Gómez (CUB) 1982: Bernardo Comas (CUB) 1986: Darrin Allen (USA) 1989: Andrey Kurniavka (URS) 1991: Tommasso Russo (ITA) 1993: Ariel Hernández (CUB) 1995: Ariel Hernández (CUB) 1997: Zsolt Erdei (HUN) 1999: Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 2001: Andrey Gogolev (RUS) 2003: Gennady Golovkin (KAZ) 2005: Matvey Korobov (RUS) 2007: Matvey Korobov (RUS) 2009: Abbos Atoev (UZB) 2011: Evhen Khytrov (UKR) 2013: Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (KAZ)