Matt Korobov vs. Andy Lee: Winner, Recap and Analysis

Andy Lee's (34-2, 24 KO) right hand should have a fuse dangling from it, because it's pure dynamite. The 30-year-old again used his most dangerous weapon to escape from peril and win him his first world title.

On Saturday night from The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, Lee won the vacant WBO middleweight title by scoring a TKO win over Matt Korobov (24-1) in the sixth round.

Korobov had just landed a hard left hand but seconds later Lee uncorked a short right hand that nearly dropped Korobov. Wobbled badly, Korobov stumbled a bit in the middle of the ring.

Lee wasted no time, he pounced all over his injured opponent and pounded away until referee Kenny Bayless jumped in to call a halt to the action. Here's a look at how the fight ended.

Formerly trained by the late Emmanuel Steward, Lee acknowledged his former teacher during the post-fight press conference.

ESPN.com's Dan Rafael, UCN's Steve Kim and The Ring Magazine's Ryan Songalia also acknowledged the legendary trainer:

The loss was the first of Korobov's career and particularly hurtful considering he was getting the better of Lee leading up to that point. Even before he hurt Lee with the left hand, he was out-boxing him.

Though he was stung a bit in the third round as well, Korobov's jab and movement seemed to be giving Lee an issue. HBO's Harold Lederman had the fight in favor of Korobov heading into the sixth round.

In boxing, leads and momentum can be vanquished in a twinkling of the eye, or the cracking of a hard right hand.

It has been a long and tough journey to this point for both fighters. Lee had lost his first attempt at a world title when he was beaten down by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in 2012. Lee had won five fights in a row since that loss. However, the wins weren't all easy.

In his last bout against John Jackson, Lee was being handled easily until he landed the same punch that hurt Korobov. A vicious right hand knocked Jackson out cold and set up the title opportunity. 

If ever there was a money punch, Lee's right hand provides it.

Now that he's a legitimate world champion, he's in the mix to face some of the best 160-pound fighters in the world. Miguel Cotto, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin all fight at 160 pounds. A unification bout with any of them would represent the biggest payday of Lee's career.

It'll be fun to see where he goes next.

Korobov's dream of becoming a world champion went up in smoke with the right hand and the subsequent barrage of punches.

The previously undefeated 31-year-old Russian had been brought along slowly after a successful amateur career. This seemed like the perfect situation for Korobov to reach a championship level. It was not to be.

The technically sound boxer has the tools to remain a contender at 160 pounds, but one has to wonder whether he can rebound mentally from such a crushing defeat.

For now, he'll have to recuperate and head back to the drawing board to correct his defensive mistakes.

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