On April 18, 2015, Lucas Matthysse (36-3, 34 KOs) and Ruslan Provodnikov (24-3, 17 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
Lucas Matthysse is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Roberto Ortiz, 7 months and 12 days ago. Ruslan Provodnikov is on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over José Luis Castillo, 4 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Lucas Matthysse at 99-1 winning odds. Ruslan Provodnikov really doesn't have much to present against Matthysse.
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.