Ruslan Provodnikov, a former WBO junior welterweight champion, suffered a tough defeat last Saturday night at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. He was upset by dangerous contender John Molina, who pulled off the upset when he outboxed Provodnikov to win a twelve round unanimous decision.
This past Saturday night at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York, junior welterweight contender John Molina pulled off an upset when he outboxed Ruslan Provodnikov to win a twelve round unanimous decision.
As was the case on this very weekend one year ago, HBO and Showtime both struggled in the ratings department following dueling network boxing telecasts this past Saturday.
Molina Video Interview - VERONA, N.Y. – John Molina outpunched Ruslan Provodnikov in an all-action fight by revealing a new weapon in his arsenal, a sharp and steady jab. Molina captured a surprising unanimous decision in a 12-round junior welterweight bout that featured fierce exchanges throughout Saturday on SHOWTIME from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.
Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York - Saturday night was the heavily hyped Showtime televised debut of former WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (25-5, 18KOs).
Surprise. The expected war that was expected between Ruslan Provodnikov and John Molina never materialized. What might have been the bigger surprise was Molina sticking to his game-plan of using his jab and outboxing Provodnikov, especially during the second half of the fight.
VERONA, N.Y. – John Molina outpunched Ruslan Provodnikov in an all-action fight by revealing a new weapon in his arsenal, a sharp and steady jab. Molina captured a surprising unanimous decision in a 12-round junior welterweight bout that featured fierce exchanges throughout Saturday on SHOWTIME from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.
Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York - John Molina (29-6, 23KOs) picked up one of the biggest wins of his career with a twelve round unanimous decision of former WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (25-5, 18KOs). The scores were 116-112, 117-111 and 115-113.
Ruslan Provodnikov is the much busier fighter (63.3 thrown per round to 42 for Molina. Expect high a high contact fight: John Molina's last 7 opponents landed 48.7% of their power shots and 40.8% of their total punches- #1 in both categories among CompuBox Categorical Leaders. Provodnokov's opponents landed 39.8% of their power shots.(wgt. class avg.:36.4%)and 22.8 punches per round- only Kiko Martinez (24.1 per round) has been hit more among CompuBox Categorical Leaders.
Where one door closes, another seems to open. That would be the case for hard-hitting Ruslan Provodnikov. After a thrilling and entertaining loss to Lucas Matthysse the previous April, the likelihood of watching Provodnikov on HBO diminished.