By Ryan Burton
BoxingScene.com recently spoke to former WBO super lightweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov who is fresh off of a narrow points loss to Lucas Matthysse. The high octane affair took place on April 18th on Verona, NY.
While Provodnikov's first priority is a rematch with Matthysse, he still covets a rematch with Tim Bradley, whom he lost a close decision to in 2013, in a battle that won Fight of the Year honors.
The fight definitely won't happen next as Bradley is locked in to face undefeated super lightweight champion Jessie Vargas who will be moving up to welterweight for the fight. The fight is scheduled to take place on June 27th and be broadcast by HBO.
"To be honest with you I don't know who is going to watch that fight. Who wants to see a fight like that?" Jabbed Provodnikov who clearly isn't impressed with the fight.
"In my opinion a fight with Vargas is the worst possible fight that Bradley
could have taken. I've always said I want a Bradley rematch but all he says is that I am the last guy that he will ever fight. That is very unfortunate. That has been my priority for a very long time to get that rematch," he continued.
Provodnikov was in Las Vegas for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao mega-fight and was mobbed by fans everywhere he went. The fighter known as the Siberian Rocky said they he is grateful for the support.
"It feels great to me that the fans love me for who I am and not because I'm a champion or not a champion. That is why I fight with my heart and leave it all in the ring because I fight for the fans and I want to make sure that I return the favor to the fans because they appreciate me for who I am," Provodnikov told BoxingScene.com.
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