Ruslan Provodnikov

Provodnikov battles Molina on 6/11 in Verona, New York

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Image: Provodnikov battles Molina on 6/11 in Verona, New YorkBy Chris Williams: It looks like Top Rank promoter Bob Arum struck out in his attempts at getting former WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) to fight his guy WBO 140lb champion Terence Crawford for July.

Instead of Provodnikov taking that fight, he’ll be facing lightweight slugger John Molina (28-6, 23 KOs) on June 11 in a fight televised by Showtime Boxing from the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. This is a pretty evenly matched fight with two guys that are both struggling badly with their careers.

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Ruslan Provodnikov faces John Molina on June 11

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Philadelphia, Pa. (March 11, 2016) – Former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion Ruslan Provodnikov “The Siberian Rocky,” returns to the ring on Saturday, June 11 to headline on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING as he takes on former world title challenger John Molina Jr. in a 12-round super lightweight from bout from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. The clash will be televised live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) and it will be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming.

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Terence Crawford vs. Ruslan Provodnikov targeted for July 23

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provodnikov63By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is working on a fight between his fighter WBO light welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs) and #2 WBO Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) that he’s working on for July 23 at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

Provodnikov’s management are interested in the fight, but they had one condition and that was for it not to take place in the 28-year-old Crawford’s hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. However, with the fight not taking place in that location, it’s unknown if they’ll be able to sell any tickets.

Crawford isn’t exactly a big name in southern California, and unless Arum loads up the undercard with local fighters, it’s doubtful they’ll be able to sell any tickets for the fight. Provodnikov, a Russian fighter, isn’t a big name in Southern or Northern California.

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Arum interested in matching Crawford against Provodnikov next

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crawford1000By Chris Williams: Now that his fighter WBO light welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs) has dispatched #10 WBO Hank Lundy (26-6-1, 13 KOs) in stopping him in the 5th round last Saturday night on HBO Championship Boxing, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is interested in matching Crawford next against #2 WBO Ruislan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs.

Arum is targeting the Crawford-Provodnikov fight for June or July at the Forum in Inglewood, California, according to Dan Rafael. Arum is also interested in matching Crawford against WBA light welterweight champion Adrien Broner in a unification fight, but that obviously isn’t going to happen, given that Broner is with manager Al Haymon.

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Cotto vs. Ruslan Provodnikov or Diego Chaves possible for June 18

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Image: Cotto vs. Ruslan Provodnikov or Diego Chaves possible for June 18By Dan Ambrose: Former WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) and welterweight contender Diego Chaves (23-2-1, 19 Kos) are two names that are being mentioned as possible opponents for 35-year-old Miguel Cotto’s next fight on June 18, according to superluchas.com.

Previously, 42-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez had been talked about as the next opponent for former four division world champion Cotto, but now it’s been narrowed down to Provodnikov and Chaves.

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Provodnikov-Herrera2: The Rematch Nobody is Talking About:

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provodnikov034By Nate Estrada: Often when we watch boxing, our expectations are more than seeing a good fight. Some of us want to see a slugfest, a KO or a great comeback. Sometimes we get them, sometimes we don’t. Then there are times when we see something great and don’t even know it. Like that time Mauricio Herrera (21-5-0, 7 KOs) fought Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4-0, 18 KOs).

It’ll almost be 5 years since Herrera and Provodnikov got into that war on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” in January of 2011. The fight turned out to be a slugfest while both boxers displayed boxing skills and will from start to finish. Also at the time, they weren’t as popular as they are today. If you saw their fight that night, hopefully they won your attention with their brutal match and made fight fans want to see more. A rematch.

We got an unexpected slugfest the first time around, think about what we’ll get the next time? Both fighters had over 800 punches thrown in the fight, leaving a statement on each other’s faces.

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Provodnikov seeks vengeance in 2016

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Siberia, Russia (November 12, 2015)– After his dominant performance this past Saturday when he stopped previously undefeated Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez, former WBO junior welterweight champion, Ruslan Provodnikov is ready for a huge 2016 as he targets the best fighters at junior welterweight & welterweight.

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Provodnikov defeats Rodriguez – results

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provodnikov1By Dan Ambrose: #4 WBC, #4 WBO light welterweight contender Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) made easy work of previously unbeaten Mexican prospect Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez (14-1, 11 KOs) in stopping him in the 4th round on Saturday night at the Salle des Étoiles, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Provodnikov, 31, hurt the 23-year-old Rodriguez with a right hand that staggered him. Referee Stanley Christodoulou then gave Rodriguez a standing eight count. Moments later, Provodnikov dropped Rodriguez twice with booming right hands.

After the 2nd knockdown, the fight was halted at 1:40 of the round by Stanley Christodoulou.

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Weights: Provodnikov 146.5, Rodriguez 146.5

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By Jim Dower: Former WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (24-4, 17 KOs) successfully weighed in on Friday in coming in at 146.5lbs for his scheduled 10 round fight on Saturday night on November 7th against the 23-year-old Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez (14-0, 11 KOs) at the Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo. Rodriguez weighed in at 146.5lbs as well.

Provodnikov, 31, is trying to rebuild his career with the help of new trainer Joel Diaz. Provodnikov has lost 3 out of his last 5 fights, and his career is on the verge of collapse.

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