WBO middleweight world champion Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KOs) will make his third defense of the title against WBO #11 rated Nobuhiro Ishida (24-7-2, 9 KOs) on May 1, at Sport Complex Krylatskoe in Moscow, Russia. May 1 (a Tuesday) is “Spring and Labor Day” in Russia, an official holiday.
Pirog is coming off a 10th-round TKO win against Gennady Martirosyan in his last fight on September 25. Ishida gets the title shot despite a shutout loss to Paul Williams on February 18.
