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On June 11th, Ruslan Provodnikov dropped a twelve round decision to John Molina in what was considered a pretty sizable upset. On this particular night at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, his trademark relentlessness and passion were absent.
Earlier this week it was announced by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing the signing of heralded amateur Ruben Villa. Villa will be making his pro debut on Friday night from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California, where he faces Gerardo Molina.
This Saturday night from the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino, featherweight prospect Joseph Diaz (20-0, 11 KO's) takes on Victor Proa (28-2-1, 21 KO's) on HBO Latino. With a victory, Diaz could propel himself to a spot on the Saul Alvarez-Liam Smith pay-per-view undercard on September 17th from the AT&T Stadium near Dallas, Texas.
On September 10th - in what will be a day-night doubleheader on HBO - Roman Gonzalez will be making his first headlining appearance on the network. After serving as the opening act for Gennady Golovkin the past year or so, he is now on top of the marquee when he moves up in weight to face WBC super flyweight titlist, Carlos Cuadras at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
On September 10th Gennady Golovkin defends his IBO/IBF/WBC/WBA middleweight titles against Kell Brook from the O2 Arena in London on HBO.
Freddie Roach had an excellent vantage point as Terence Crawford easily out-pointed his man Viktor Postol this past weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to unify the WBC and WBO junior welterweight belts. There is now talk of matching Crawford with Manny Pacquiao, who is scheduled to resume his career on November 5th.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38KOs) is scheduled to return on November 5th in Las Vegas. It was a short-lived 'retirement' for the legendary figure from the Philippines, who last fought on April 9th and defeated Tim Bradley in their third match-up.
So what was Jessie Vargas' reaction to Jose Benavides calling him out after his victory over Francisco Santana on Saturday night? ''I didn't hear it, I was doing the HBO broadcast, the Spanish version of it and I didn't hear it," admitted the defending WBO welterweight titlist from ringside at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night."
On Saturday night, Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez shined on the Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas - where he captured his first world title by stopping Argentine boxer Matias Rueda in two rounds in what was a spectacular performance.
Junior featherweight Nonito Donaire last fought on April 23rd where he blew out Zsolt Bedak in three rounds in defense of his WBO super bantamweight title. Now, he looks ahead for his next assignment.