BoxingScene.com caught up with Ruslan Provodnikov shortly after his 10th round TKO victory over Mike Alvarado. The newly crowned WBO junior welterweight champion said that even though he entered the fight as the underdog, he knew that he would leave...
BoxingScene.com caught up with Mike Alvarado's trainer Shann Vilhauer shortly after his fighter suffered the second loss of his career, a TKO loss to Ruslan Provodnikov. Vilhauer feels that Alvarado fought the wrong fight and that he should have mad...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the keyboard warriors. First, Timothy Bradley eschews the very fighting style that got him into their good graces seven months ago and elects to (gasp!) use clear advantages in hand and f...
BROOMFIELD, CO --In a classic bout that lived up to it’s billing, Ruslan Provodnikov won the WBO Jr. Welterweight championship when Mike Alvarado did not continue after round ten of a scheduled twelve round bout at the before 7.012 fans at a soldout...
Ryan Burton catches up with Artie Pelullo, the promoter of WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov, and they discuss the stoppage victory over Mike Alvarado, the potential fight options for his boxer, the possibility of facing a Golden Bo...
Ruslan Provodnikov (23-2, 16KOs) is a hot piece of boxing property after stopping Mike Alvarado in ten rounds to capture the WBO junior welterweight championship at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Denver. After seven explosive rounds of action, Pro...
Ruslan Provodnikov pushed the pace from the opening bell and eventually caught up with the outgunned defending WBO junior welterweight champ Mike Alvarado at the end of round ten. Bolstered by a devastating body attack, Provodikov had a 74-25 edge i...
The expectations are simple – Fight of the Year or bust. It’s not as if Mike Alvarado had enough to live up to, fighting near his hometown and in his first 140 lb. title defense as he faces Ruslan Provodnikov tonight in Broomfield, Colorado. Both...
Artie Pelullo of Banner Promotions spoke to BoxingScene’s David P. Greisman at the weigh-in for Saturday’s bout between his fighter, Ruslan Provodnikov, and 140-pound titleholder Mike Alvarado. BoxingScene.com: Why did you want this fight for Rusl...
WBO junior welterweight champion Mike Alvarado is a much busier fighter, especially with the jab -a weapon he'll need to keep off the hard-charging Ruslan Provodnikov. Both land above the weight class average for power shots, so expect serious exchan...
Though Freddie Roach is the head trainer to Ruslan Provodnikov, the Hall of Famer won’t be in the corner when Provodnikov faces 140-pound titleholder Mike Alvarado on Saturday night. Roach is in the Philippines training Manny Pacquiao for next mon...