Matthysse-Provodnikov: Miami, Vegas Venues Considered
Feb 11, 2015 • 9:40 AM ET
By Keith Idec
Promoters Oscar De La Hoya and Art Pelullo are considering sites in Las Vegas and Miami for the highly anticipated Lucas Matthysse-Ruslan Provodnikov fight.
HBO will televise what figures to be a “Fight of the Year” candidate between these former junior welterweight champions March 28. Their promoters explored putting Matthysse-Provodnikov at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., but both venues are unavailable that night.
Peulullo told BoxingScene.com that another promoter has a hold on StubHub Center for March 28, but there is not yet an event scheduled for that night at the outdoor venue near Los Angeles.
Argentina’s Matthysse (36-3, 34 KOs, 1 NC), who’s represented by De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, is coming off a second-round knockout of Mexico’s Roberto Ortiz (31-1-1, 24 KOs) on Sept. 6 in Cincinnati. Russia’s Provodnikov (24-3, 17 KOs), who’s represented by Pellulo’s Banner Promotions, stopped Mexico’s Jose Luis Castillo (66-13-1, 57 KOs) in the fifth round of his last fight, Nov. 28 in Moscow.
Keith Idec covers boxing for The Record and Herald News, of Woodland Park, N.J., and BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing
