Matvey Korobov
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Matvey Georgiyevich Korobov ' onMouseout='HidePop("57953")' href="/topics/Orotukan">Orotukan
, Magadan Oblast
) is a Russian professional boxer best known for winning the middleweight amateur world title in 2005 and 2007, and being a part of the Russia
n team at the 2005 Boxing World Cup
.
He became Russian champ in 2003 and 2004 but did not participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics
as his country chose to send Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov
, who had lost to him but eventually won Olympic gold.
Afterwards he completely dominated his weight class internationally.
He won the world championships in 2005 against Emilio Correa and the European Championships in 2006, defeating Oleksandr Usyk
. He calls his World Cup win over Cuban Yordanis Despaigne
the hardest fight of his amateur career, he helped to edge out a 6:5 team win.
In 2005 he was part of the Russia
n team that won the 2005 Boxing World Cup
.
At the Chemiepokal 2006 he beat Asian champ Elshod Rasulov
.
He once again won the world title by easily beating Sergiy Derevyanchenko
and dominating Alfonso Blanco
in 2007 by a score of PTS 29:4.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
he was off-form and was upset in his second bout by Bakhtiyar Artayev
. He decided to turn pro afterwards. His record was 300-12.
2007
Orotukan
Orotukan is an urban-type settlement in Magadan Oblast, Russian Federation. Population 2,167 .-Geography:The settlement is located in the Kolyma region around 300 km north of Magadan, on the right bank of the Orotukan River, a tributary of the Kolyma.-History:The history of the town began in...
, Magadan Oblast
Magadan Oblast
Magadan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Magadan....
) is a Russian professional boxer best known for winning the middleweight amateur world title in 2005 and 2007, and being a part of the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n team at the 2005 Boxing World Cup
Boxing World Cup
Boxing World Cup is an international boxing event which features boxers competing in different weight divisions, organized by the International Boxing Association.- History :...
.
Amateur career
Southpaw Korobov, who is famous for his work ethics, won the European junior title in 2001.He became Russian champ in 2003 and 2004 but did not participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
as his country chose to send Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov
Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov
Gaydarbek Abdulovich Gaydarbekov is a Russian boxer who has won two Olympic medals in Middleweight. He qualified for the Athens Olympics by winning the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia....
, who had lost to him but eventually won Olympic gold.
Afterwards he completely dominated his weight class internationally.
He won the world championships in 2005 against Emilio Correa and the European Championships in 2006, defeating Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk or Aleksandr Usik is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:...
. He calls his World Cup win over Cuban Yordanis Despaigne
Yordanis Despaigne
Yordanis Despaigne Herrera is a Cuban professional boxer who, as an amateur boxer, has medaled repeatedly in international tournaments as a middleweight.-Career:...
the hardest fight of his amateur career, he helped to edge out a 6:5 team win.
In 2005 he was part of the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n team that won the 2005 Boxing World Cup
Boxing World Cup
Boxing World Cup is an international boxing event which features boxers competing in different weight divisions, organized by the International Boxing Association.- History :...
.
At the Chemiepokal 2006 he beat Asian champ Elshod Rasulov
Elshod Rasulov
Elshod Rasulov is an amateur boxer from Uzbekistan, who won Gold at the 2006 Asian Games in the Middleweight division.-Career:...
.
He once again won the world title by easily beating Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Sergiy Derevyanchenko is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the bronze medal at middleweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:...
and dominating Alfonso Blanco
Alfonso Blanco (boxer)
Alfonso Blanco Parra is an undefeated Venezuelan boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He was the 2008 Olympian for Venezuela and he also won the Middleweight silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur career:Blanco won the 2006 South America title against Carlos...
in 2007 by a score of PTS 29:4.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
he was off-form and was upset in his second bout by Bakhtiyar Artayev
Bakhtiyar Artayev
Bakhtiyar Karipullauly Artayev is a Kazakh boxer who won the only Gold medal for Kazakhstan in the men's welterweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics Games...
. He decided to turn pro afterwards. His record was 300-12.
World Amateur championship results
2005- Defeated Dzhakhon Kurbanov (Tajikistan) RSC
- Defeated Jarrod FletcherJarrod FletcherJarrod Fletcher is an Australian Boxer who won the Commonwealth Games 2006 at Middleweight.- BIOGRAPHY :Jarrod was born in Moe, Victoria on the 20th of October, 1983 & moved with his family to Hervey Bay, Queensland in 1990....
(Australia) RSC - Defeated Darren SutherlandDarren SutherlandDarren John Sutherland was an Irish professional boxer from County Meath, Ireland. His amateur career was crowned by a bronze medal for Ireland in the middleweight division at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China....
(Ireland) RSCO 3 - Defeated Emilio Correa (Cuba)(2pac) 49-25
- Defeated Ismail Syllakh (Ukraine) RSCO 2
2007
- Defeated Francy Ntetu (Canada) RSC 3
- Defeated Hamyoun Amiri (Irán) RSCO 3
- Defeated Carlos GóngoraCarlos GóngoraCarlos Góngora Mercado is an amateur boxer from Ecuador best known to win a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio in the men's middleweight division.-Career:...
(Ecuador) RSCO 3 - Defeated Wang JianzhengWang JianzhengWang Jianzheng is a Chinese amateur boxer. He competed at the 2008 Olympics at middleweight.At the World Championships, he beat three unknown fighters before running in to superstar Matvey Korobov and losing 3:22. His placement ensured his qualification for the Olympics in his native country, though...
(China) 22-3 - Defeated Sergiy DerevyanchenkoSergiy DerevyanchenkoSergiy Derevyanchenko is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the bronze medal at middleweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:...
(Ukraine) AB 2 - Defeated Alfonso Blanco (boxer)Alfonso Blanco (boxer)Alfonso Blanco Parra is an undefeated Venezuelan boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He was the 2008 Olympian for Venezuela and he also won the Middleweight silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur career:Blanco won the 2006 South America title against Carlos...
(Venezuela) 29-4
Olympic results
2008- Defeated Naim TerbunjaNaim TerbunjaNaim Terbunja is a Swedish amateur boxer of Kosovo-Albanian descent who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at middleweight....
(Sweden) 18-6 - lost to Bakhtiyar ArtayevBakhtiyar ArtayevBakhtiyar Karipullauly Artayev is a Kazakh boxer who won the only Gold medal for Kazakhstan in the men's welterweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics Games...
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