Dmitry Pirog
Career, Record, Stats
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's Boxing Career
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".
Dmitry Pirog's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | May 01, 2012 | 31 | 
Nobuhiro Ishida 36 24-7-2 | win | UD 12 |
19 | Sep 25, 2011 | 31 |  Gennady Martirosyan | win | RTD 10 |
18 | Mar 26, 2011 | 30 | Javier Maciel | win | UD 12 |
17 | Jul 31, 2010 | 30 | 
Daniel Jacobs 23 20-0 | win | KO 5 |
16 | Apr 27, 2010 | 29 | Sergei Melis | win | TKO 6 |
15 | Feb 06, 2010 | 29 | Eric Mitchell | win | TKO 5 |
14 | Jun 26, 2009 | 28 | Kofi Jantuah | win | UD 12 |
13 | Dec 06, 2008 | 28 | Kuvanych Toygonbayev | win | RTD 5 |
12 | Jul 19, 2008 | 28 | Geard Ajetovic | win | UD 10 |
11 | Apr 12, 2008 | 27 | Aslanbek Kodzoev | win | KO 4 |
10 | Oct 25, 2007 | 27 | Alexey Chirkov | win | RTD 2 |
9 | Jun 02, 2007 | 26 | Aliaksandr Vaiavoda | win | TKO 9 |
8 | Mar 24, 2007 | 26 | Juan Manuel Alaggio | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Dec 10, 2006 | 26 | Rodrigues Moungo | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Oct 25, 2006 | 26 | Zviadi Purtskhvanidze | win | RTD 5 |
5 | Jul 17, 2006 | 26 | Islam Yusupov | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Apr 16, 2006 | 25 | Sergey Tatevosyan | win | UD 10 |
3 | Dec 23, 2005 | 25 | Sergey Gribkov | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Nov 04, 2005 | 25 | Denis Balandin | win | RTD 3 |
1 | Jul 29, 2005 | 25 | Sasun Oganyan | win | TKO 6 |