Dmitry Pirog

Dmitry Pirog
Photo Andrey Bazdrev, 25.09.2011
Statistics
Real name	Dmitry Pirog
Rated at	Super Middleweight Middleweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Nationality	Russian
Born	June 27, 1980 (1980-06-27) (age 31) Temryuk, Russia
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	19
Wins	19
Wins by KO	15
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Dmitry Pirog (born June 27, 1980 in Temryuk, Russia) is a Russian boxer in the Middleweight division and the current WBO Middleweight Champion.^[1]

Amateur career

Dmitry used to be a chess player and wasn’t getting enough activity, so he decided to start boxing. He had over 230 amateur fights, winning several Russian National Amateur Championships.^[2]

Professional career

The undefeated Pirog was relatively unknown going into the bout with Jacobs, with his biggest win prior to the bout being over former contender Kofi Jantuah.

WBO Middleweight title

On July 31, 2010 Pirog fought Middleweight contender, Daniel Jacobs for the vacant WBO Middleweight Championship.^[3][4] Pirog shockingly upset Jacobs via knockout with a hard right hand in the 5th round to win the title, on the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz II undercard.^[5]

Professional record

19 Wins (15 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	19-0-0	Gennady Martirosyan	RTD	10 (12)	September 25, 2011	Olimp, Krasnodar, Russia	Retained his WBO Middleweight title
Win	18-0-0	Javier Francisco Maciel	UD	12 (12)	March 26, 2011	DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia	Retained his WBO Middleweight title
Win	17-0-0	Daniel Jacobs	TKO	5 (12), (0:57)	July 31, 2010	Mandalay Bay Casino, Las Vegas, United States	Won the vacant WBO Middleweight title
Win	16-0-0	Sergei Melis	TKO	6 (10), (2:42)	April 27, 2010	Yubileiny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Won the WBC Baltic Middleweight title
Win	15-0-0	Eric Mitchell	TKO	5 (12), (1:07)	February 6, 2010	Aquarium Hotel, Myakinino, Russia	Retained WBO Asia Middleweight title
Win	14-0-0	Kofi Jantuah	UD	12 (12)	June 26, 2009	Voelklingen, Saarland, Germany	Won the vacant WBC International Middleweight title
Win	13-0-0	Kuvanych Toygonbayev	RTD	5 (12), (3:00)	December 6, 2008	Circus, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	Retained WBO Asia and WBC Asian Middleweight titles
Win	12-0-0	Geard Ajetovic	UD	10 (10)	July 19, 2008	Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, Chekhov, Russia	Retained WBO Asia and WBC Asian Middleweight titles
Win	11-0-0	Aslanbek Kodzoev	KO	4 (12), (1:27)	April 12, 2008	Palace of UGMC, Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia	Won the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Middleweight title
Win	10-0-0	Alexey Chirkov	RTD	2 (12), (3:00)	October 25, 2007	Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia	Won the vacant WBC Asian Middleweight title

Personal life

Pirog is a graduate of Kuban State University and holds a Managerial boxing license. Some of the boxers he manages are undefeated prospects Fedor Papazov and Light Heavyweight Vasily Lepikhin.^[6]

He currently has girlfriend - Eugenia.

See also

• List of current world boxing champions

References

1. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29731
2. ^ http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/dmitry-pirog-looks-to-checkmate-danny-jacobs
3. ^ http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/07/27/dmitry-pirogs-ready-for-daniel-jacobs/
4. ^ http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/boxing/jacobs_story_can_help_ease_pacquiao_DES6NwWumyAf85Euk2y1ZP
5. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29819
6. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=28676

External links

• Professional boxing record for Dmitry Pirog from BoxRec

Vacant Title last held by Sergio Gabriel Martinez

WBO Middleweight Champion July 31, 2010 – Present

Incumbent

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Name	Pirog, Dmitry
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Date of birth	June 27, 1980
Place of birth	Temryuk, Russia
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