Ruslan Provodnikov Record

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".