Dmitry Pirog (The Grandmaster) is a 44-year-old retired Russian professional boxer. He is a former middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 6 years, 9 months, and 2 days, Pirog amassed an undefeated record of 20-0, which includes 15 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Dmitry Pirog was born in Temryuk, Temryuksky District, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union on June 27, 1980. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on July 29, 2005 against Sasun Oganyan. Pirog defeated Oganyan via 6th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Pirog became a world champion at the age of 30 after 16 professional fights. He challenged Daniel Jacobs for the vacant WBO middleweight title and stopped Jacobs in the 5th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Pirog's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Nobuhiro Ishida at age 31, on May 1, 2012, in which he successfully defended his WBO middleweight championship.
Some of Dmitry Pirog's best fights have been against Daniel Jacobs and Nobuhiro Ishida. For a complete list of Pirog's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Dmitry Pirog".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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20 | May 01, 2012 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
19 | Sep 25, 2011 | 31 | ![]() | win | RTD 10 |
18 | Mar 26, 2011 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
17 | Jul 31, 2010 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
16 | Apr 27, 2010 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
15 | Feb 06, 2010 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
14 | Jun 26, 2009 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
13 | Dec 06, 2008 | 28 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
12 | Jul 19, 2008 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
11 | Apr 12, 2008 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
10 | Oct 25, 2007 | 27 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
9 | Jun 02, 2007 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
8 | Mar 24, 2007 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Dec 10, 2006 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Oct 25, 2006 | 26 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
5 | Jul 17, 2006 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Apr 16, 2006 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
3 | Dec 23, 2005 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Nov 04, 2005 | 25 | ![]() | win | RTD 3 |
1 | Jul 29, 2005 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |