By Allan Fox: Former two time WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (66-12-1, 57 KOs) could wind up as the next opponent for former WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KOs) to fight in Russia, according to Steve Kim.
Provodnikov, 30, will be fighting at the end of next month in November in Russia, and he’s in need of an opponent with a name. Provodnikov wanted to fight Brandon Rios and Tim Bradley, but neither of those fighters were available to him. Castillo, 40, is a possibility for the Russian fighter.
It’s kind of disturbing to think of a fighter as small as Castillo fighting a puncher like Provodnikov, because it’s a mismatch in power and age. Provodnikov is much young strong and young for a guy like Castillo at this point.
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov is hoping he can get WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri back in the ring to face him in 2015. Provodnikov lost to Algieri by a 12 round decision last June in a close fight, and he feels he should have won the fight. 
By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank Promotions appear to be moving their fighter Brandon Rios (32-2-1, 23 KOs) forward with his career without having him clear up the stink of his 9th round disqualification win over Argentinian Diego Chaves on August 2nd. 
(Photo credit: Ed Mulholland/HBO) By Chris Williams: The winner of tonight’s fight between Diego Chaves (23-1, 19 KOs) and Brandon Rios (31-2-1, 23 KOs) won’t be getting a world title shot, of course, but they could face former WBO light welterweight world champion Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KOs). Top Rank is interested in matching Provodnikov against the winner of the Chaves-Rios fight.
By Allan Fox: Former WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) says he plans on returning to the ring later this year against an opponent still to be determined in a fight in Macao, China. Whether that will be on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s next fight on November 22nd in Macao is unclear. 
By James Allen: This was not a fight Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) was supposed to win. How is it that a man who has never been past ten rounds in his life had the audacity to go up against the destroyer of the division and take his title away?
By Chris Williams: While trainer Freddie Roach still insists that his fighter Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) should have been given a decision victory over challenger Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) last Saturday night at the Barclays Center, the well-respected commentator Paulie Malignaggi, who was working the fight for the UK television company Sky Sports, said that he saw Algieri beating Provodnikov by a comfortable margin by out-boxing and outclassing him in their New York fight.
By Chris Williams: If trainer Freddie Roach gets his way, WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) will need to prove himself for a second time by beating Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) again before he feels that he’s earned the right to fight Roach’s No.1 fighter Manny Pacquiao in the future.
By Daniel Hughes: #13 WBO Chris Algieri (20-0, (8 KO’s), overcame not just a torrid first round to claim the WBO light-welterweight title from champion Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) by beating him by a 12 round split decision in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center on Saturday night.