Matt Korobov Russian middleweight hotshot signed Everlast glove.

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Matvey Georgiyevich Korobov (Russian:born January 7, 1983 in Orotukan, Magadan Oblast) Russian amateur boxer best known for winning the middleweight world title in 2005 and 2007, and being a part of the Russian team at the 2005 Boxing World Cup.

179cm (5’9) Southpaw Korobov, who is famous for his work ethics, won the European junior title in 2001.

He didn't participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics as his country chose to send Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov, who eventually won.

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.

In 2005 he was part of the Russian team that won the 2005 Boxing World Cup.

At the Chemiepokal 2006 he beated 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. His main rival is 21-year old compatriot Dmitri Chudinov.

In 2008 Korobov announced that after the 2008 Summer Olympics he will move to professional boxing.

World Amateur championship results 2004

Defeated Francy Ntetu (Zambia) RSC 3
Defeated Hamyoun Amiri (Iraq) RSCO 3
Defeated Carlos Yanex (USA) RSCO 3
Defeated Cris Muller (Germany) 22-3
Defeated Osvaldo Lopes (Cuba) AB 2
Lost to Nurlan Meirmanov (boxer) (Kazakhstan) KO 1 round

2005

Defeated Dzhakhon Kurbanov (Tajikistan) RSC
Defeated Jarrod Fletcher (Australia) RSC
Defeated Darren Sutherland (Ireland) RSCO 3
Defeated Emilio Correa (Cuba) 49-25
Defeated Ismail Syllakh (Ukraine) RSCO 2

2007

Defeated Francy Ntetu (Canada) RSC 3
Defeated Hamyoun Amiri (Iran) RSCO 3
Defeated Carlos Gongora (Ecuador) RSCO 3
Defeated Wang Jianzheng (China) 22-3
Defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko (Ukraine) AB 2
Defeated Alfonso Blanco (boxer) (Venezuela) 29-4

Olympic results 2008

Defeated Naim Terbunja (Sweden) 18-6
lost to Bakhtiyar Artayev 7:10

Professional Career
After to Olympics Bob Arum, the promoter for Top Rank Boxing, announced that Korobov had signed with Top Rank Boxing under the name westernised Matt Korobov and would make his professional debut on an undercard headlined by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday on November 1, 2008.