Dmitry Pirog

The mixed fortunes of Daniel Jacobs and Dimitry Pirog

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jacobs5By Gav Duthie: It is somewhat of a fairytale that Daniel Jacobs 27-1 (24) fights for the WBA world title on August 9th 2014. His last title challenge ended in disaster when in 2010 he was put flat on his back in the 5th round as the referee waved away the contest.

After two low-key winning comeback fights he was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of cancer.

His conqueror back in July 2010 on the undercard of Juan Manuel Marquez v Juan Diaz 2 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas was Russian middleweight Dimitry Pirog 20-0 (16). Despite being behind on the cards Pirog delivered a perfectly timed right hand to the head of Jacobs handing him the WBO middleweight championship.

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Golovkin in his first real test against Pirog

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Image: Golovkin in his first real test against PirogBy Eric Thomas: WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (23-0, 20 KO’s) will be facing the toughest challenge of his six-year pro career against Russian Dmitry Pirog (20-0, 15 KO’s) in a venue still to be determined in the United States. Golovkin is looking to get more visibility in the U.S, hence the fight will be taking place there.

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Golovkin-Pirog signed for August 25th bout

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Image: Golovkin-Pirog signed for August 25th boutBy Eric Thomas: Dmitry Pirog (20-0, 15 KO’s) and WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (23-0, 20 KO’s) have signed their contracts tonight for a bout that will be taking place on August 25th, according to Dan Rafael. There still isn’t a venue as of yet, but the fight is scheduled to take place in the United States.

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Golovkin-Pirog on 8/25; Sturm-Geale on 9/1

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Image: Golovkin-Pirog on 8/25; Sturm-Geale on 9/1By Allan Fox: WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (37-2-2, 16 KO’s) outmaneuvered his mandatory challenger Gennady Golovkin (23-0, 15 KO’s) by going to the World Boxing Association and getting approval from them to ignore Golovkin and instead face IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale (27-1, 15 KO’s) in a unification bout on August 25th in Germany.

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