By Jason Kim: WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog (18-0, 14 KO’s) could be facing veteran Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KO’s)next in a bout that would be taking place in the summer if it can be put together.
Dmitry Pirog
Pirog looks awful in beating Maciel, stands little chance of ever beating Sergio Martinez
By Dan Ambrose: WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog (18-0, 14 KO’s) looked worse than you can imagine in beating little known Argentinian contender Javier Franciso Maciel (18-2, 12 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night at the DIVS, in Ekateringburg, Russia.
Pirog vs. Macial on March 26th
By Eric Thomas: WBO middleweight champion Dimitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KO’s) will finally be making his first defense of his World Boxing Organization belt on March 26th at the DIVS, in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Dmitry Pirog: Dark horse of the middleweights
By Francisco Hernandez: One of the best boxers in the world today is WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog; he has excellent boxing skills and can beat anyone in the division. Most of his fights have been in Russia; he came to Las Vegas on July 31st 2010 to school highly touted Daniel Jacobs, made him look like an amateur, and then knocked Jacobs out in the fifth round.
Why doesn’t Sergio Martinez fight Dmitry Pirog?
By Dan Ambrose: It looks pretty clear that WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KO’s) isn’t going to luck out and get a big money fight with a current two-division world champion Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr. As such, Martinez needs to go after a unification bout against unbeaten World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight champion Dmitriy Pirog (17-0, 14 KO’s) as the next best thing.
2011 look ahead for Britain’s finest – part 1: Khan vs. Bradley/Alexander, Macklin vs. Pirog & Hatton vs. Senchenko
By Shaun Campbell: British boxing has a lot of brilliant fights lined up for 2011 with a number of world, European and commonwealth champions looking to establish their-selves. It’s exciting times for the public who have a host of fighters on the brink of world glory, and also some that have already reached that level. Here are just some of the possible fights to look forward to.
Pirog vs. Sturm in November or December
By Jim Dower: WBO middleweight champion Dmitriy Pirog (17-0, 14 KO’s) could be facing WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (34-2-1, 14 KO’s) in November or December, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael of ESPN. Pirog’s promoter Artie Pelullo is reportedly in talks with Sturm’s management team about a middleweight unification bout in November or December.
One World Champion in each division would save boxing tremendously
By Marquise Bullock: This is a serious topic that needs to be talked about from everyone. Boxing right now is all over the place. The sport has no order right now. But one champion in each weight class could change that in a blank of an eye. Think about it. In the NBA, they play for one trophy, in the NFL they play for one trophy, in the NHL they play for one trophy, why cant each boxing division fight for one belt. If there was only one belt in each division, you wouldn’t see so many champions obviously, but it would be way better.
Why didn’t HBO interview Pirog rather than Jacobs after the fight last Saturday?
By Jim Dower: Russian Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KOs) pulled of an impressive victory last Saturday night in stopping highly hyped and previously unbeaten Daniel Jacobs (20-1, 17 KO’s) in a 5th round TKO on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, instead of Pirog being interviewed after the fight by HBO analyst Jim Lampley, it was Jacobs that the HBO home viewers got to listen to instead.
Can Daniel Jacobs come back from the loss to Pirog?
By Jason Kim: It may have been a really humiliating experience for Daniel Jacobs (20-1, 17 KO’s) to be viciously knocked out by Russian Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KO’s) in the 5th round last Saturday night, but it’s only one loss. Jacobs, 23, is young enough and talented enough to learn from this defeat, improve and get beyond it to have a successful career. Anyone in the middleweight division could have been knocked out by the right hand that Pirog hit Jacobs with. And what made it even harder was that Jacobs didn’t even see the shot coming, because he was backed up against the ropes, bouncing and in the process of trying to land a right hand of his own.