Korobov vs Aleem

Who won Korobov vs Aleem?

Matt Korobov beat Immanuwel Aleem by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 11th, 2019, at Washington, District of Columbia.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 96-95, 97-93 in favor of winner Matt Korobov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jarrett Hurd losing to Julian Williams for the IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Alexandru Marin defeated Luis Concepcion, Paulus Ambunda was defeated by Stephen Fulton, and Mario Barrios beat Juan Jose Velasco.

Korobov vs Aleem stats

Back in May 2019, Matt Korobov stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Immanuwel Aleem made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Aleem had an advantage in power over Korobov, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Korobov's 50%.

Matt Korobov was the older man by 10 years, at 36 years old.

Korobov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aleem. Despite this, Aleem had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Matt Korobov fought out of the southpaw stance, while Immanuwel Aleem was an orthodox fighter.

Korobov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Aleem, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, totaling 182 compared to Aleem's 144.

Matt Korobov went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBC at middleweight.

Immanuwel Aleem was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 160lb division.

Korobov vs Aleem form

Matt Korobov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jermall Charlo on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jonathan Batista on March 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Miami Airport Convention Center, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Scott Sigmon on November 18, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Osceola Heritage Center, Florida.

Before that, he had won against Brian Vera on June 25, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at The Bomb Factory, Texas.

He had beaten Josue Obando on January 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at The Bomb Factory, Texas.

Activity check

Korobov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Aleem's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

What time did Korobov vs Aleem start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Washington, District of Columbia, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Korobov vs Aleem?

Korobov vs Aleem was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Korobov vs Aleem?

Matt Korobov was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Immanuwel Aleem made his way into the ring at 269/50 (+540) with oddsmakers.