Pirog vs Manfredo Jr???

From the Scene:

Here is what Russian two-time (2007 and 2008) Promoter of the Year (in accordance with the Professional Boxing Federation of Russia) has to say. “I’m currently in thorough negotiations with the WBO headquarters about Dmitry’s future opponent. The problem here is that the American fighter – and I’m speaking about really tough challenger who has won his previous fight, and that was a big fight indeed – is unranked by the World Boxing Organization. Nevertheless, I hope that we shall be given an approval for him in coming days. A majority of other fighters, which are ranked by the WBO, are either not eligible – such as Kelly Pavlik or David Lemieux and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (who are tied with the WBC at the time) – or aren’t strong enough to give Pirog fits as this Brazilian fighter (John Anderson Carvahlo) or, say, Dionisio Miranda, who was defeated by Roman Karmazin the last year. We are short in time – posters should be prepared as fast as possible – so I hope our negotiations with the WBO will be fruitful”.
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What American at MW is unranked by the WBO (count Guerrero/McEwen out), is coming off a win in a 'big fight' (count Lorenzo out) and is available in the next couple of months?

Peter Manfredo Jr. Edouard gave him hell until the late rounds, not sure you can call this a big fight per say.

It's too bad Lemieux is stuck in the WBC mess, just as GGG is stuck in the WBA championship fiasco. Pirog-Golovkin or Pirog-Lemieux would be gravy.

 

Lee isn't ready for Pirog, just as Lemieux isn't ready for Martinez.

If you're saying there are chances Lee gets fed to Pirog in order to get Pirog HBO exposure which would build up a unification clash with Martinez, then... yeah, I guess. But Pirog said his next fight was gonna be in Russia, that doesn't allow for a Lee fight in March.

I bet Lee's jaw would drop down a ****in foot if you told him Duddy was replaced by Pirog. It's not like Lee is expecting a huge step-up fight here.

 

This kid is 30 yrs old.

The fight is scheduled for March 11th in Ekaterinburg.

 

...source? I can't find that piece of info online.

If Titov wasn't talking about Manfredo Jr, I have no clue on who it could be.

 

Fawk. Who the hell won a 'big fight' in the last year, and is a WBO-unranked tough American contender at MW?!?

Marcus Upshaw, who's got nothing on the go and who won an SD over St-Juste last April, their #4 ranked SMW who's also an NABO titlist.

Anyone else?

BTW I hope St-Juste fights Stieglitz in Germany as part of a voluntary title defence, and gets a couple KDs with some TKO potential in the late rounds. :bbb