Before boxing, Korving played association football in the youth systems of CVV Be Fair and VV Waddinxveen.

The 19-year-old immediately won a gold medal at the German Senior National Championships in the heavyweight class, defeating reigning champion Johan Visscher in the finals.

He won his first two matches, decisions against Commonwealth Games medalists David Nyika and Efetobor Apochi, respectively, before he was defeated by Julio Castillo in the semi-finals.

[8] In 2017, he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Kharkiv after losing his semi-final bout to Englishman Cheavon Clarke.

[10] He repeated this feat the following year, decisioning Kilat Hallie for his fourth consecutive national heavyweight title.