Matt Korobov

WBO orders Demetrius Andrade vs. Matt Korobov for vacant WBO 160lb title

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andrade76666By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it looks like #2 WBO Billy Joe Saunders (20-0, 11 KOs) is out of luck as far as him fighting for the vacant WBO middleweight crown. The World Boxing Organization committee has ordered a fight between Demetrius Andrade and #1 WBO Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs) for the vacant WBO 160 pound title rather than letting Saunders get a shot at the crown.

Andrade applied this past week to be the WBO to be mandatory for the vacant WBO middleweight title, and the WBO granted his request.

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Matt Korobov vs. Billy Joe Saunders is in the works for November 22nd

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saunders56235By Scott Gilfoid: A fight between #1 WBO Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs) and #2 WBO Billy Joe Saunders (20-0, 11 KOs) is reportedly in the works for November 22nd to fight for the vacant WBA middleweight title that was recently vacated by Peter Quillin.

Top Rank, the promoters for Korobov, are working with Saunders’ promoter Frank Warren to setup the fight. The idea is to have the Korobov-Saunders fight take place on the undercard of the November 22nd fight between Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora at the ExCel Arena in London, UK.

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Quillin vacates WBO 160lb title – Breaking news!

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quillin33 (2)By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions has sent out a press release saying that WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs) will be vacating his WBO 160 pound title rather than taking on his dangerous IBF mandatory challenger Matt Korobov.

The move was kind of expected because Quillin had failed to sign his part of the contract for his title defense against Korokov, and Quillin had asked for two extensions to have time to sign the contract.

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Quillin given 2nd deadline for Korobov fight until September 4th

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quillin53By Jim Dower: WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin has applied for and been given a second extension to sign his part of the contract for his mandatory title defense against #1 WBO Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs). The new extension is until this Thursday, September 4th at 4:00 p.m.

Quillin’s previous extension expired earlier today, but he was then given another one after his company Golden Boy Promotions asked for one. This will be the final extension the World Boxing Organization will be giving to the 31-year-old Quillin, however.

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Quillin still hasn’t signed contract for Korobov fight

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quillin653By Dan Ambrose: WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs) still hasn’t signed his portion of the contract for a November 1st title defense against his #1 WBO challenger Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs), according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Korobov signed his portion of the contract last week, and they’ve been waiting ever since for Quillin to sign his side.

Quillin’s wife just had a baby, and he’s been given an extension until this Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. ET. If Quillin fails to sign the contract to fight his mandatory challenger, then he’ll likely be stripped of his title by the World Boxing Organization.

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Roc Nation wins purse bid for Quillin vs. Korobov fight

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quillin33 (2)By Dan Ambrose: In something of a surprise, boxing newcomer, Roc Nation Sports, a company founded by famous rapper Jay-Z, won the purse bid today for the Peter Quillin vs. Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs) fight on November 8th at a venue still to be determined.

Quillin will be making a defense of his WBO middleweight title against the No.1 WBO Matt Korobov in what will easily be Quillin’s toughest fight of his career thus far.

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Korobov-Quillin fight ordered by WBO

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korobov5By Dan Ambrose: #3 WBO Matt Korobov’s 10 round unanimous decision win over Jose Uzcategui last Saturday night earned the 31-year-old Russian fighter a title shot against WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin (31-0, 22 KO’s)

On Thursday the WBO ordered Quillin and Korobov’s management to begin negotiations with 30 days to get the fight negotiated or else it’ll go to a purse bid.

This is a fight presents both fighters with a huge step up in class. Quillin has had things pretty easy during his career with him facing mostly weaker opposition. His big wins have come against Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam, Jesse Brinkley, and Gabriel Rosado. He didn’t look great in any of those fights, including in his last fight against Lukas Konecny. .

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Leal defeats Marroquin, Zbikowski destroys Warner

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By Jim Dower: In something of an upset, previously unbeaten and highly hyped 21-year-old featherweight prospect Roberto Marroquin (19-1, 14 KOs) was beaten in a huge upset by journeyman Frankie Leal (16-5-3, 9 KOs) by a 10 round split decision loss at WinStar Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma. The final judges’ scores were 99-92, 96-94 for Leal, 97-93 Marroquin. Leal came into the fight not having won a fight in the past two years. However, he changed his lucky by taking the fight to Marroquin, shutting his left left eye and cutting him.

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Linares Stops Perez; Korobov Destroys Diaz, Plotnikov Defeats Alimjanov – Boxing Results

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By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight champion Jorge Linares (27-0, 18 KO’s) stopped challenger Josafat Perez (12-2, 7 KO’s) in the 8th round on Saturday night at the Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Linares, 23, looked far from impressive in most of the rounds throwing few punches and getting outworked by the 25-year-old Perez.

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Korobov Defeats Myers, Fails to Shine

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korobov3434By Jim Dower: Unbeaten Russian middleweight prospect Matt Korobov (6-0, 5 KOs) defeated American Loren Myers (7-5, 2 KOs) by a harder than expected four round unanimous decision on the Saturday night on the undercard of the WBO welterweight title bout between Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York.

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