On January 7, 2011, Ruslan Provodnikov (17-0, 11 KOs) and Mauricio Herrera (15-1, 7 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round super-lightweight bout.
Ruslan Provodnikov is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Fayzullo Ahmedov, 2 months and 22 days ago. Mauricio Herrera is on a 2-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Hector Alatorre, 4 months and 18 days ago.
The winning odds are at 89.2-10.8 in favor of Mauricio Herrera. Ruslan Provodnikov may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
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.