Ruslan Provodnikov
Career, Record, Stats
Ruslan Provodnikov (The Siberian Rocky) is a 40-year-old retired Russian professional boxer. He is a former super-lightweight world champion. In a career spanning 9 years, 6 months, and 8 days, Provodnikov amassed a record of 25-5, which includes 18 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Ruslan Provodnikov's Boxing Career
Ruslan Provodnikov was born in Beryozovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on January 20, 1984. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on December 3, 2006 against Kirill Artemiev. Provodnikov defeated Artemiev via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Provodnikov got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 23 professional fights. On March 16, 2013 Provodnikov challenged Timothy Bradley's WBO welterweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
In his next fight, he got another shot at the welterweight WBO title — this time against Mike Alvarado. He defeated Alvarado via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Provodnikov's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to John Molina Jr. at age 32, on June 11, 2016.
Some of Ruslan Provodnikov's best fights have been against Mike Alvarado, José Luis Castillo, Emanuel Augustus, and DeMarcus Corley. For a complete list of Provodnikov's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ruslan Provodnikov".
Provodnikov has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ruslan Provodnikov Losses".
Ruslan Provodnikov's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Jun 11, 2016 | 32 | 
John Molina Jr. 33 28-6 | loss | UD 12 |
29 | Nov 07, 2015 | 31 |  Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez | win | TKO 4 |
28 | Apr 18, 2015 | 31 | 
Lucas Matthysse 32 36-3 | loss | MD 12 |
27 | Nov 28, 2014 | 30 | 
José Luis Castillo 40 66-12-1 | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Jun 14, 2014 | 30 | 
Chris Algieri 30 19-0 | loss | SD 12 |
25 | Oct 19, 2013 | 29 | 
Mike Alvarado 33 34-1 | win | RTD 10 |
24 | Mar 16, 2013 | 29 | 
Timothy Bradley 29 29-0 | loss | UD 12 |
23 | Jun 29, 2012 | 28 | Jose Reynoso | win | KO 2 |
22 | Jan 27, 2012 | 28 | David Torres | win | TKO 6 |
21 | Dec 05, 2011 | 27 | 
DeMarcus Corley 37 37-18-1 | win | UD 12 |
20 | Apr 15, 2011 | 27 | Iván Popoca | win | KO 8 |
19 | Feb 20, 2011 | 27 | Vyacheslav Yakovenko | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Jan 07, 2011 | 26 | 
Mauricio Herrera 30 15-1 | loss | UD 12 |
17 | Oct 16, 2010 | 26 | Fayzullo Ahmedov | win | UD 6 |
16 | May 21, 2010 | 26 | 
Emanuel Augustus 35 37-31-6 | win | TKO 9 |
15 | Feb 21, 2010 | 26 | Javier Jáuregui | win | TKO 8 |
14 | Nov 28, 2009 | 25 | Victor Hugo Castro | win | KO 2 |
13 | Oct 24, 2009 | 25 | Mahsud Jumaev | win | RTD 2 |
12 | Mar 20, 2009 | 25 | Esteban Almaraz | win | UD 6 |
11 | Feb 21, 2009 | 25 | Abdulaziz Matazimov | win | UD 6 |
10 | Nov 03, 2008 | 24 | Sergey Starkov | win | UD 10 |
9 | Aug 22, 2008 | 24 | Wang Jie | win | TKO 3 |
8 | May 16, 2008 | 24 | Brian Gordon | win | UD 6 |
7 | Mar 07, 2008 | 24 | Jose Angel Roman | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Jan 31, 2008 | 24 | Vadim Sufiyanov | win | KO 3 |
5 | Sep 16, 2007 | 23 | Darren Darby | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Jun 23, 2007 | 23 | Willie Diamond | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Apr 28, 2007 | 23 | Antwon Barrett | win | KO 1 |
2 | Feb 01, 2007 | 23 | Dmitry Toropchin | win | RTD 2 |
1 | Dec 03, 2006 | 22 | Kirill Artemiev | win | UD 4 |