Matt Korobov

Matt Korobov Мэтт Коробов
Statistics
Real name	Matvey Georgiyevich Korobov
Rated at	Middleweight
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Reach	179 cm (70 in)
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1983-01-07) 7 January 1983 Orotukan, Magadan, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	27
Wins by KO	14
Losses	1
Medal record Representing  Russia Men's amateur boxing World Championships 2005 Mianyang Middleweight 2007 Chicago Middleweight European Championships 2006 Plovdiv Middleweight World Cup 2005 Moscow Middleweight

Matvey Georgiyevich "Matt" Korobov (Russian: Матвей Георгиевич "Мэтт" Коробов; born 7 January 1983) is a Russian professional boxer who has challenged once for the WBO middleweight title, in 2014. As an amateur he won consecutive gold medals at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships, and represented the Russian national 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

• 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

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
28	Win	27–1	Scott Sigmon	UD	8	18 Nov 2016	Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
27	Win	26–1	Brian Vera	UD	8	25 Jun 2016	The Bomb Factory, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
26	Win	25–1	Josue Ovando	UD	8	16 Jan 2016	The Bomb Factory, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
25	Loss	24–1	Andy Lee	TKO	6 (12), 1:10	13 Dec 2014	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For vacant WBO middleweight title
24	Win	24–0	José Uzcátegui	UD	10	28 Jun 2014	CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
23	Win	23–0	Emil Gonzalez	RTD	6 (8), 3:00	19 Apr 2014	Bahia Shrine Temple, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
22	Win	22–0	Derek Edwards	TKO	9 (10), 0:28	7 Dec 2013	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
21	Win	21–0	Grady Brewer	UD	8	28 Dep 2013	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
20	Win	20–0	Ossie Duran	KO	3 (8), 0:51	15 Jun 2013	American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
19	Win	19–0	Arturo Rodriguez	TKO	5 (8), 1:07	16 Feb 2013	Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico
18	Win	18–0	Milton Núñez	UD	8	27 Oct 2012	County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Latif Mundy	KO	4 (8), 0:22	11 Nov 2011	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Lester Gonzalez	UD	8	9 Jul 2011	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Marcos Primera	UD	6	23 Apr 2011	WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Michael Walker	TKO	1 (8), 1:31	12 Mar 2011	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	Derrick Findley	UD	8	20 Nov 2010	WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Anthony Greenidge	UD	8	11 Sep 2010	Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Joshua Snyder	UD	8	17 Apr 2010	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Lamar Harris	TKO	1 (6), 1:05	13 Feb 2010	Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Ken Dunham	TKO	3 (6), 1:29	19 Dec 2009	Beeghly Center, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	James Winchester	UD	6	14 Nov 2009	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Benjamin Diaz	KO	1 (4), 1:22	27 Jun 2009	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Loren Myers	UD	4	13 Jun 2009	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Anthony Bartinelli	TKO	2 (4), 2:15	2 May 2009	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Cory Jones	TKO	4 (4), 2:59	21 Feb 2009	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Roberto Florentino	KO	1 (4), 2:26	26 Jan 2009	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Jason Wahr	TKO	1 (4), 2:52	13 Dec 2008	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Mario Evangelista	TKO	3 (4), 2:01	1 Nov 2008	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Matt Korobov from BoxRec
• 2001 results
• Interview by Fightnews