On June 11, 2016, a 32-year-old Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) and a 33-year-old American boxer John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 KOs) met in the ring.
Provodnikov came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 4 days. Molina Jr. was on a 1-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 14 days.
John Molina Jr. defeated Ruslan Provodnikov via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight. Molina Jr. improves his record to 29-6, while Provodnikov adds a loss to his record at 25-5.
On April 18, 2015, a 31-year-old Ruslan Provodnikov (24-3, 17 KOs) and a 32-year-old Argentinian boxer Lucas Matthysse (36-3, 34 KOs) met in the ring.
Provodnikov came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 21 days. Matthysse was on a 2-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 12 days.
Lucas Matthysse defeated Ruslan Provodnikov via majority decision in the 12-round fight. Matthysse improves his record to 37-3, while Provodnikov adds a loss to his record at 24-4.
On June 14, 2014, the 30-year-old WBO super-lightweight world champion, Ruslan Provodnikov (23-2, 16 KOs), faced a 30-year-old American boxer Chris Algieri (19-0, 8 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Provodnikov came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 26 days. Algieri was on a 19-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months.
Chris Algieri defeated Ruslan Provodnikov via split decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Algieri improves his record to 20-0, while Provodnikov adds a loss to his record at 23-3.
On March 16, 2013, a 29-year-old Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1, 15 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBO title held by 29-year-old American boxer Timothy Bradley (29-0, 12 KOs).
Provodnikov came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 16 days. Bradley was on a 29-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 7 days.
Timothy Bradley defeated Ruslan Provodnikov via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO welterweight title. Bradley improves his record to 30-0, while Provodnikov adds a loss to his record at 22-2.
On January 7, 2011, a 26-year-old Ruslan Provodnikov (17-0, 11 KOs) and a 30-year-old American boxer Mauricio Herrera (15-1, 7 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Provodnikov came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 22 days. Herrera was on a 2-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Mauricio Herrera defeated Ruslan Provodnikov via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight. Herrera improves his record to 16-1, while Provodnikov adds a loss to his record at 17-1.