Ring Ratings Update: Provodnikov climbs junior welterweight rankings
Ruslan Provodnikov made a large jump forward in THE RING’s junior welterweight rankings after his impressive 10th-round stoppage of highly rated Mike Alvarado on Saturday.
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Lem’s latest: Stevens ‘coming to wreck’ Golovkin
Curtis Stevens on Gennady Golovkin: “I’m coming there to wreck him. I’m coming to wreck the wrecking machine.”
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Dougie’s Monday mailbag
Fight fans share their thoughts about Ruslan Provodnikov’s impressive 10th-round stoppage of Mike Alvarado, what could be or should be next for the Russian bomber, and questions about a few British standouts in this week’s Monday mailbag.
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Lem’s latest: Pelullo wants Bradley, Pacquiao-Rios winner for Provodnikov
Promoter Artie Pelullo calls newl WBO 140-pound titleholder Ruslan Provodnikov “the most exciting fighter in the business.” He wants the Russian bomber to face Tim Bradley in a rematch or the winner of Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios.
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Q&A: Weeks on Provodnikov’s KO of ‘warrior’ Alvarado
Referee Tony Weeks on Ruslan Provodnikov’s 10th-round TKO of Mike Alvarado: “I went over to his corner and I asked Mike directly, twice, ‘Are you okay?’ and, ‘Do you want to continue fighting?’ and both times, he said, ‘No,’ so I stopped the fight.”
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Photo gallery: Alvarado vs. Provodnikov
Gallery of Saturday’s action in Colorado, where Ruslan Provodnikov hammered out a tenth-round stoppage win over Mike Alvarado to win the WBO junior welterweight title. Photos by Doug Pensinger-Gettyimages.
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Provodnikov wears down Alvarado to stoppage
The junior welterweight title bout between Ruslan Provodnikov and Mike Alvarado was a war of attrition that opened up with a pair of knockdowns in the eighth and was sealed by the Russian challenger two rounds later.
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Provodnikov KO 10 Alvarado live round-by-round updates
RingTV.com has live round-by-round updates of Ruslan Provodnikov’s 10th-round knockout of Mike Alvarado for Alvarado’s WBO junior welterweight belt. The HBO World Championship Boxing broadcast began at 9:45 p.m. ET.
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Photo gallery: Alvarado-Provodnikov weigh-in
Photos from the scales as WBO junior welterweight titleholder Mike Alvarado and challenger Ruslan Provodnikov weighed in for Saturday’s bout outside Denver. Photos by Chris Farina-Top Rank.
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Alvarado returns at 139.8, same as Provodnikov
After having missed weight, Mike Alvarado returned to the scales at 139.8 pounds, the same as rival Ruslan Provodnikov, in advance of Saturday’s clash for Alvarado’s WBO junior welterweight belt.
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