On July 31, 2010, 30-year-old Dmitry Pirog (16-0, 13 KOs) and 23-year-old Daniel Jacobs (20-0, 17 KOs) fought for the vacant WBO middleweight title.
Pirog came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 4 days. Jacobs was on a 20-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
Dmitry Pirog stopped Daniel Jacobs via KO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Pirog improves his record to 17-0 (14 KOs), while Jacobs adds a loss to his record at 20-1.
On September 25, 2011, the 31-year-old WBO middleweight world champion, Dmitry Pirog (18-0, 14 KOs), faced Gennady Martirosyan, in a title defense fight.
Pirog came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 30 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 10th round, and Dmitry Pirog is crowned the new middleweight world champion. Pirog improves his record to 19-0 (15 KOs)
On March 26, 2011, the 30-year-old WBO middleweight world champion, Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KOs), faced Javier Maciel, in a title defense fight.
Pirog came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 26 days.
Dmitry Pirog defeated Javier Maciel via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO middleweight title. Pirog improves his record to 18-0
On May 1, 2012, the 31-year-old WBO middleweight world champion, Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KOs), faced a 36-year-old Japanese boxer Nobuhiro Ishida (24-7-2, 9 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Pirog came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 6 days. Ishida was on a -1-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 13 days.
Dmitry Pirog defeated Nobuhiro Ishida via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO middleweight title. Pirog improves his record to 20-0, while Ishida adds a loss to his record at 24-8-2.
On February 6, 2010, a 29-year-old Dmitry Pirog (14-0, 11 KOs) and Eric Mitchell met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Pirog came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 11 days.
Dmitry Pirog stopped Eric Mitchell via TKO in the 5th round. Pirog improves his record to 15-0 (12 KOs)
On June 26, 2009, a 28-year-old Dmitry Pirog (13-0, 11 KOs) and Kofi Jantuah met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Pirog came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 20 days.
Dmitry Pirog defeated Kofi Jantuah via unanimous decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Pirog improves his record to 14-0
On April 12, 2008, a 27-year-old Dmitry Pirog (10-0, 9 KOs) and Aslanbek Kodzoev met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Pirog came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 18 days.
Dmitry Pirog stopped Aslanbek Kodzoev via KO in the 4th round. Pirog improves his record to 11-0 (10 KOs)
On December 6, 2008, a 28-year-old Dmitry Pirog (12-0, 10 KOs) and Kuvanych Toygonbayev met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Pirog came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days.
Dmitry Pirog stopped Kuvanych Toygonbayev via RTD in the 5th round. Pirog improves his record to 13-0 (11 KOs)
On April 16, 2006, a 25-year-old Dmitry Pirog (3-0, 3 KOs) and Sergey Tatevosyan met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Pirog came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 24 days.
Dmitry Pirog defeated Sergey Tatevosyan via unanimous decision in the 10-round middleweight fight. Pirog improves his record to 4-0
On October 25, 2006, a 26-year-old Dmitry Pirog (5-0, 4 KOs) and Zviadi Purtskhvanidze met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Pirog came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days.
Dmitry Pirog stopped Zviadi Purtskhvanidze via RTD in the 5th round. Pirog improves his record to 6-0 (5 KOs)