Matt Korobov

By Daniel Hughes: You wonder how former WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin must be feeling this morning? Quillin, guided by his adviser Al Haymon, decided to vacate his WBO middleweight title rather than face the then undefeated Russian Matt Korobov. To understand the decision has made boxing fans question the direction Peter Quillin’s career is heading.The money on offer for the fight,too good to turn down you would think, Quillin’s team did indeed turn down the offer.

For Quillin’s team to turn down a career high $1.4 million for facing Korobov, after Jay Z owned Roc Nation Sports bid $1.9 million dollars to promote the fight will probably be hurting Koborov this morning also. Korobov was due to collect a career high $500,000 dollars to face the undefeated Quillin. Instead, he faced Andy Lee last night with the vacant WBO title on the line and his unbeaten record and for a far, far smaller payday.

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By Scott Gilfoid: After failing in his previous attempt to capture a world title in 2012, #4 WBO Andy Lee (33-2, 23 KOs) will be getting another chance to grab a strap this Saturday night in his bout against the hard-hitting Russian talent Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs) in their clash at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The vacant WBO middleweight title will be on the line in the fight, and this is easily the best chance that the 6’2” Lee has to try and win a world title.

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By Scott Gilfoid: #4 WBO Andy Lee (33-2, 23 KOs) will be bringing a 5-fight winning streak into the ring this Saturday night on December 13th when he takes on #1 WBO Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs) for the vacant World Boxing Organization middleweight title at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Lee, 6’2”, hasn’t fought a solid middleweight since his 7th round destruction at the hands of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in 2012, and for that reason it’s difficult to know for sure what we’ll get from the stork-like Lee in this fight.

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By Scott Gilfoid: #4 WBO Andy Lee (33-2, 23 KOs) likes his chances of beating undefeated #1 WBO Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs) in their fight for the vacant World Boxing Organization middleweight title this Saturday night on December 13th on HBO from the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

This isn’t the first time that Lee has fought for a world title. Two years ago he challenged then WBC 160 pound champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in 2012 in a fight in El Paso, Texas, and Lee was knocked out in the 7th round.

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By Allan Fox: It now looks like #3 WBO Andy Lee (33-2, 23 KOs) will be facing #1 WBO Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs) for the vacant WBO middleweight title. The date that they’re looking for is December 13th. This is for the WBO title that Peter Quillin vacates last September when he was supposed to be fighting Korobov for the belt.

Earlier, the World Boxing Organization approved Demetrius Andrade to face Korobov for the vacant WBO middleweight belt after Andrade’s team applied for the spot. But soon after, Andrade opted to stay at 154 and defend his WBO title. He still doesn’t have an opponent for his next fight, but he preferred to stay at 154 rather than move up to 160 to fight Korobov for the WBO title. #2 WBO Billy Joe Saunders was then going to step in and face Korobov for the vacant WBO middleweight title.

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