On March 16, 2013, Timothy Bradley (29-0, 12 KOs), the welterweight WBO champion, defends his title against Russian challenger, Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1, 15 KOs).
Timothy Bradley is coming in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Manny Pacquiao, 9 months and 7 days ago. Ruslan Provodnikov is on a 5-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Jose Reynoso, 8 months and 16 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Timothy Bradley at 99-1 winning odds. Ruslan Provodnikov really doesn't have much to present against Bradley.
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.