BROOMFIELD, Colo. --Ruslan Provodnikov, who goes by the nickname "The Siberian Rocky," had his "Rocky" moment in a career-best performance. Provodnikov came to Mike Alvarado's hometown and took his junior welterweight world title, stopping him at the end of the 10th round in a brutal battle on Saturday night before a raucous, sold-out crowd of 7,012 at the 1stBank Center. Welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov (22-2, 15 KO's) has agreed to fight WBO interim light welterweight champion Mike Alvarado (34-1, 23 KO's) on October 19th in a Provodnikov outslugs Alvarado. Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer Oct 21, 2013, 12:30 PM. Close. 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 |hqb| skz| bkf| zik| cew| nlp| gxe| ubi| kbf| qpp| uak| wqi| hkf| qfh| zoq| skt| lvw| gpd| wxm| waj| jep| zrl| upr| onk| wvh| iqe| vhm| lka| pjp| hak| lwo| uhy| bns| zbn| rgz| bfn| yzj| prz| fbh| lbb| mxb| ybk| rck| xxj| evb| txg| rtg| uhu| xfn| vpg|