HBO to air Pacquiao-Bradley II, Algieri-Provodnikov
The most recent victories of Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri will be shown back-to-back on HBO in advance of Pacquiao’s Nov. 22 defense of his WBO welterweight belt against Algieri.
read moreRuslan Provodnikov: Maybe God’s just testing me
Ruslan Provodnikov: “Every time I come to America, my mindset is that in order to win, I have to knock the guy out. It’s been like that for all of my career. Maybe God’s just testing me and it’s part of what I have to go through.”
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts and opinions on Chris Algieri’s upset split-decision over Ruslan Provodnikov, the scoring of the WBO 140-pound title bout, what’s next for both fighters, and other subjects in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
read moreFreddie Roach: Algieri-Provodnikov II before Algieri-Pacquiao
Freddie Roach wouldn’t mind matching Chris Algieri against Manny Pacquiao but he would prefer that the newly-crowned WBO junior welterweight titlewinner offer an immediate rematch to Ruslan Provodnikov.
read morePaulie Malignaggi: Chris Algieri won eight rounds vs. Ruslan Provodnikov
Paulie Malignaggi said he scored the Ruslan Provodnikov-Chris Algieri bout “eight rounds to four for” Algieri, who rose from two first-round knockdowns and survived severe facial damage to take Provodnikov’s WBO 140-pound title by split-decision.
read moreAndre Ward: Chris Algieri was the ‘better man’ vs. Ruslan Provodnikov
Super middleweight champ and HBO commentator Andre Ward said he didn’t score the Ruslan Provodnikov-Chris Algieri fight from his broadcaster’s seat on Saturday but thought Algieri, a big underdog, did enough to deserve the split-decision victory.
read morePhoto gallery: Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri
Chris Algieri’s upset win over Ruslan Provodnikov, as seen through the ringside lens of photographer Naoki Fukuda.
read moreChris Algieri scores shocking upset over Ruslan Provodnikov
Chris Algieri survived a near-disastrous opening round against heavy favorite Ruslan Provodnikov and outworked and outboxed the Russian pressure fighter to a split-decision victory to lift the WBO 140-pound title and thrill his hometown fans from Long Island, N.Y.
read moreChris Algieri upsets Ruslan Provodnikov by split decision
Huge underdog Chris Algieri proved that he belonged in the ring with Ruslan Provodnikov by outpointing the feared Russian puncher to a split-decision victory on Saturday in Brooklyn, N.Y. Algieri, who got up from two first-round knockdowns, won the WBO 140-pound title.
read moreDemetrius Andrade stops Brian Rose in Round 7
Demetrius Andrade dropped Brian Rose twice en route to scoring a seventh-round TKO in the first defense of his WBO 154-pound title on the undercard of the Ruslan Provodnikov-Chris Algieri fight on Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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