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Dmitry Pirog May Take a Voluntary Before Bursak Bout

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:52:00 +0300

The WBO world champion at middleweight, Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KOs) is happy with the way his career played out in 2011. He defended his championship belt twice. In March he won on points over Javier Francisco Maciel, and in September he defeated Gennady Martirosyan. Recently, the WBO appointed an official challenger for his title, Ukraine’s Maksim Bursak (24-0-1, 10 KOs)

Team Pirog Respond To Lara, Jab DiBella, Talk Geale

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:15:00 +0300

After reading several of the pieces involving the verbal battle between Lou DiBella, promoter of top middleweight star Sergio Martinez, and Russias Kirill Pchelnikov, the co-promoter and financial supporter of WBO middleweight beltholder Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KOs), BoxingScene.com reached out to another member of Team Pirog to get his opinion on several topics

Dmitry Pirog Stops Martirosyan, Retains in Ten Rounds

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:48:00 +0300

Krasnodar, Russia - WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KOs) retained his title with a tenth round stoppage of mandatory challenger Gennady Martirosyan (22-3, 11 KOs). It was a thrilling but ultimately one-sided fight, and the first ever all-Russian title encounter in boxing history

Pirog vs Martirosyan Lands in Krasnodar, September 24

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:09:00 +0300

According to�powerful Russian promoter Kirill Pchelnikov, WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog (18-0, 14�KOs) will conduct the second defense of�his title against WBO #1 and obligatory challenger Gennady Martirosyan (22-2, 11�KOs) on�September 24�in�Krasnodar, a�short distance from his hometown of�Temryuk. It�ll be�the first ever title fight between two Russians to�be�held not only in�Russia but also across the globe

Gennady Martirosyan Stops Valentin Ochoa on Cut in Six

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:25:00 +0300

WBO #1 middleweight contender Gennady Martirosyan (22-2, 11 KOs) got what he needed in a tune-up fight against Argentinean journeyman Valentin Antonio Ochoa (20-19-5, 8 KOs), which took place at the �Typhoon� sport club in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Pirog vs Manfredo Clash is Being Discussed, Says DiBella

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:32:00 +0300

Pirog outpoints Maciel

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:18:00 +0300

Unbeaten WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog (18-0, 14 KOs) scored a lackluster twelve round unanimous decision over #10 rated Javier Francisco Maciel (18-2, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the DIVS Sports Palace in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Pirog didn�t look anything like the fighting machine who dominated Daniel Jacobs in winning the belt last summer. A big shot by Pirog in round four brought the partison crowd to life

Weights from Ekaterinburg: Pirog 159.7, Maciel 156.7

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:43:00 +0300

The weights are in for tomorrow big show in Ekaterinburg, Russia, which is going feature the first defense of the WBO middleweight title by the only reigning Russian beltholder Dmitry Pirog, who faces once-beaten Javier Francisco Maciel in the main event

Dmitry Pirog May Fight in Russia Before American Return

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:16:00 +0300

Vadim Kornilov who advises fighters for Banner Promotions and German Titov Box Promotions revealed to BoxingScene.com that his fighter Dmitry Pirog may take a fight in his native Russia before resuming his career in the U.S. Pirog last fought in July when he knocked out the then undefeated American prospect Danny Jacobs with a hightlight reel punch

Jacobs to fight for title after grandma�s death

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:27:00 +0300

American Daniel Jacobs will fight for the WBO middleweight title on Saturday despite the recent death of his grandmother. Cordelia Jacobs died last weekend, but her undefeated grandson told The Associated Press on Monday he will still fight Russia�s Dmitry Pirog for the vacant belt on the undercard of Juan Manuel Marquez�s rematch with Juan Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Events Center

Pirog stops Mitchell

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:20:00 +0300

Middleweight prospect Dmitry Pirog (15-0, 12 KOs) became the first one to stop tough American competitor Eric Mitchell (22-7-1, 11 KOs) inside the scheduled distance. Mitchell gave WBO #2, WBC #4 Pirog fits in the first two rounds but then gradually succumbed to the combinational power and diversity of the Russian contender. The contest was stopped at 1:07 of the fifth round, when Mitchell signalized he was

Bakhtov destroys Kretschmann. Pirog, Hide also victorious

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:33:00 +0300

In a huge upset, previously unbeaten German heavyweight Steffen Kretschmann (13-1, 12 KOs) was unexpectedly knocked out in the opening round on Friday night at the Hermann-Neuberger-Halle in Voelklingen, Germany, by seemingly shop-worn Russian veteran Denis Bakhtov (30-5, 19 KOs), who was however ranked #14 by the WBA