Oct

Alvarado overweight, has two hours to make it

Mike Alvarado 141 pounds, Ruslan Provodnikov 139.8.

Oct

Lem’s latest: Provodnikov right at home versus Alvarado

Ruslan Provodnikov’s mother traveled from Russia for what is both her first trip to the U.S. and the first time she will be ringside to watch her son as he battles Mike Alvarado on Saturday.

Oct

Lem’s latest: Juan Diaz signs with Top Rank

by Lem Satterfield

Former lightweight titleholder Juan Diaz has signed with Top Rank and will face Juan Santiago on the Mike Alvarado-Ruslan Provodnikov card on Oct. 19.