Matvey Korobov

Matvey Korobov
Statistics
Nickname(s) Matt
Rated at Middleweight
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Reach 70.5 in (179 cm)
Nationality Russian
Born (1983-01-07) 7 January 1983
Orotukan, Magadan Oblast, Russia
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 26
Wins 25
Wins by KO 14
Losses 1

Matvey Georgiyevich Korobov (Russian: Матвей Георгиевич Коробов; born 7 January 1983), also known as Matt Korobov, is a Russian professional boxer who fights in the middleweight division. He is best known for winning the 2005 and 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, as well as being part of the Russian team at the 2005 Boxing World Cup.

Amateur career

Korobov won the European junior title in 2001.

He became Russian champion 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

2007

Olympic results

2008

Professional boxing record

24 Wins (14 knockouts), 1 Losses, 0 Draws[3]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 25-1 Mexico Josue Ovando UD 8 2016-01-16 United States The Bomb Factory, Dallas, Texas
Loss 24-1 Republic of Ireland Andy Lee TKO 6 (12) 1:10 2014-12-13 United States Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada For vacant WBO Middleweight title.
Win 24–0Venezuela José Uzcátegui UD 10 2014-06-28 United States CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight title.
Win 23–0Puerto Rico Emil Gonzalez RTD 6 (8), 3:00 2014-04-19 United States Bahia Shrine Temple, Orlando, Florida
Win 22–0United States Derek Edwards TKO 9 (10), 0:28 2013-12-07 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 21–0United States Grady Brewer UD 8 2013-09-28 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California
Win 20–0Ghana Ossie Duran KO 3 (8), 0:51 2013-06-15 United States American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Win 19–0Mexico Arturo Rodriguez TKO 5 (8), 1:07 2013-02-16 Mexico Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Baja California
Win 18–0Colombia Milton Núñez UD 8 2012-10-27 United States El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
Win 17–0United States Latif Mundy KO 4 (8), 0:22 2011-11-11 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 16–0Cuba Lester Gonzalez UD 8 2011-07-09 United States Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Win 15–0Venezuela Marcos Primera UD 6 2011-04-23 United States WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma
Win 14–0United States Michael Walker TKO 1 (8), 1:31 2011-03-12 United States MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 13–0United States Derrick Findley UD 8 2010-11-20 United States WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma
Win 12–0United States Anthony Greenidge UD 8 2010-09-11 United States Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 11–0United States Joshua Snyder UD 8 2010-04-17 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 10–0United States Lamar Harris TKO 1 (6), 1:05 2010-02-13 United States Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 9–0United States Ken Dunham TKO 3 (6), 1:29 2009-12-19 United States Beeghly Center, Youngstown, Ohio
Win 8–0United States James Winchester UD 6 2009-11-14 United States MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 7–0Mexico Benjamin Diaz KO 1 (4), 1:22 2009-06-27 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 6–0United States Loren Myers UD 4 2009-06-13 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City New York
Win 5–0United States Anthony Bartinelli TKO 2 (4), 2:15 2009-05-02 United States MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 4–0United States Cory Jones TKO 4 (4), 2:59 2009-02-21 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City New York
Win 3–0Mexico Roberto Florentino KO 1 (4), 2:26 2009-01-26 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Win 2–0United States Jason Wahr TKO 1 (4), 2:52 2008-12-13 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 1–0Mexico Mario Evangelista TKO 3 (4), 2:01 2008-11-01 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Professional debut.

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