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Matt Korobov Got Trainer Robert Garcia, Returns 10/10
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Matt Korobov, a Russian Olympic
middleweight who strikes with knockout power, will have a new trainer
when he boxes at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, October 10.
Cameron Dunkin, manager of Korobov, said trainer Robert Garcia will now
work with Korobov who has a record of 7-0, 6 KOs. Korobov, from
Orokutan, Russia, is working out in Lantana, Fla., but will soon
relocate to Las Vegas and train with Garcia.
Garcia, who lives in Oxnard, Calif., trains world champions Steven Luevano and Brian 'The Hawaiian Punch' Viloria.
Korobov will fight on Top Rank's Latin Fury 12 headlined by world
champions Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa. Lopez, from Caguas,
Puerto Rico, is defending against Rogers Mtagwa of Philadelphia.
Gamboa, from Cuba, will take on challenger Whyber Garcia of Panama.
This will be Korobov's third bout at Madison Square Garden. He stopped
Cory Jones in 4 rounds there on Feb. 21, then decisioned Loren Myers in
four rounds on June 13. In Korobov's last bout he stopped Benjamin Diaz
in one round in Atlantic City, N.J. Source:boxingscene.com
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2. Russia Nikolay Valuev
3. USA Mike Tyson
4. Ukraine Vitaly Klitschko
5. Uzbekistan Ruslan Chagaev
6. Russia Oleg Maskaev
7. Nigeria Samuel Peter
8. USA Roy Jones
9. Russia Sultan Ibragimov
10.United Kingdom David Haye
