The 2005 and 2007 world amateur champion Matt Korobov entered this fight with a pro record of 25-1-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Andy Lee in 2014 (=Korobov vs Lee), after this bout he came back to win in 2015 beating Josue Ovando.
His opponent, Brian Vera, has a boxing record of 23-10-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.54 in the same weight class but he comes off four consecutive losses, the last one against Rocky Fielding (=Fielding vs Vera). Korobov vs Vera is on the undercard of Mike Alvarado vs Josh Torres. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Date: 2016-06-25
Where: The Bomb Factory, Dallas, Texas, USA
Division: super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg)
Vera’s previous fight: Rocky Fielding vs Brian Vera
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Video:
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(Free embeddable highlights video hosted on Youtube)
Good fight, but shows Korobov still has major issues.
#1 is stamina.