13 Facts About Dmitry Pirog

Dmitry Yurievich Pirog is a Russian politician and former professional boxer.

At the age of eight, Pirog was a keen chess player and won some tournaments in the town of Temryuk, Russia.

Dmitry Pirog made his professional debut on 29 July 2005, scoring a sixth-round technical knockout over fellow debutant Sasun Oganyan.

From late 2007 to early 2010, Dmitry Pirog won many regional and international middleweight titles from both the WBC and WBO.

Dmitry Pirog came in as a relatively unknown contender to American audiences, while Jacobs had the overwhelming backing of manager Al Haymon and promoters Golden Boy, as well as a very high knockout percentage.

However, Dmitry Pirog managed to hurt Jacobs with a right hand.

However, in his subsequent two years as champion, Dmitry Pirog only managed to make three defences, the last of which took place on 1 May 2012.

On 25 August 2012, Dmitry Pirog was stripped of his title by the WBO after choosing to fight WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin instead of WBO interim champion Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam.

Dmitry Pirog is a diploma graduate of Kuban State University and holds a managerial boxing license.

In 2010, Dmitry Pirog was the vice president of the Professional Boxing Federation in the Southern Federal District of Russia.

In March 2017, Dmitry Pirog replaced Alexander Metkin in the State Duma, the Russian lower house, representing governing party United Russia.

Dmitry Pirog was sanctioned by the British government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Dmitry Pirog was sanctioned by the United States Treasury on 24 March 2022.