Eight canceled fights that left boxing fans wanting and wondering
Injuries, promotional disputes and other snafus led to these anticipated fights being snake-bitten.
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Riddled: 10 modern day fighters who rarely had luck on their side
In the past 13 years, several fighters have seen their legacies cut short due to various circumstances, or just simply never reached their full potential. Let’s call them ‘hard-luck fighters’ As Sergiy Derevyanchenko prepares to face Christian Mbilli on Saturday at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Canada, on ESPN, it’s a fitting time to revisit this list of boxers whose careers were marred by misfortune.
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Dmitry Pirog, Former WBO Champion, Enters Russian State Duma
With the rapidly looming fight between multi-title middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and WBA regular 160lb titlist Daniel Jacobs, news came from Russia of their common opponent – a real one (for Jacobs) and a virtual one (for Golovkin).
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Jacobs' Trainer Says Pirog Fight Should Have Been Cancelled
Daniel Jacobs comes into his impending battle against Gennady Golovkin with a record of 32-1 with 29 stoppages. But many pundits are more focused on the one blemish on his ledger than the multitude of victories, which came on July 31st 2010 at the hands of Dmitry Pirog, who stopped him in five rounds to capture the vacant WBO middleweight title.
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Provodnikov, Pirog, Avanesyan, Troyanovsky Part of Reality Show
The first episode of the latest Russian reality TV show ‘Fight in the Big City’ will air tonight on Russian TV and will feature 32 boxers battling it out in a last-man-standing format to win a lucrative promotional deal.
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Dmitry Pirog Comeback Rumors Are False, Says Promoter
Last week, rumors began to circulate that former WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog of Russia was planning to make a comeback.
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Dmitry Pirog: I’m Recovering, I’m Aiming at HBO Date
Dmitry Pirog (20-0, 15 KOs), a former WBO middleweight champion of the world, is still not finished with his stagnating career. He gave a few tips about his possible future to Kubsport.ru. Pirog has been unable to overcome a reoccurring back injury.
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Dmitry Pirog Shakes His Head at Klitschko-Povetkin
Former world middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog of Russia was shaking his head at the lackluster fight between WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin. This past Saturday night at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Klitschko won a very wide twelve round decision over Povetkin. But the fight had a lot of clinching and rough tactics on the part of Wladimir, who even lost a point for shoving Povetkin to the floor. Pirog personally attended the match.
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Pirog: Povetkin Needs To Get Inside To Beat Klitschko
Former world middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog has broken down Saturday's fight between Wladimir Klitschko (60-3, 51KOs), the WBO/IBO/IBF/WBA heavuweight champion, and unbeaten mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18KOs). A massive crowd is expected at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia.
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Dmitry Pirog Says He Will Soon Resume His Career
Former middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog (20-0, 15KOs) is ready to resume his career. Pirog's activity has taken a big hit due to injuries. He gave up his WBO title to accept a fight with WBA champion Gennady Golovkin, but withdrew after injuring his back. The problems continued to bother him in the comings months. He last fought in May 2012, winning a twelve round decision over Nobuhiro Ishida. Pirog says the injuries are now fully headled and he plans to travel over to the United States to discuss his future. Pirog was promoted in the United States by Banner Promotions, but he never disclosed on who he plans to meet with.
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