NEW YORK – The last thing on Chris Algieri’s mind as the biggest fight of his career approaches is a rematch against the man he beat to earn it. Aligieri’s split-decision victory over Russia’s Ruslan Provodnikov was considered controversial. Algie...
Just over a week ago Ruslan Provodnikov stunning lost his WBO junior welterweight title by split decision against unheralded Chris Algieri. Provodnikov dropped to 23-3 with 16 stoppages at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY. Although Max De Luca v...
This past Saturday night Ruslan Provodnikov lost his WBO junior welterweight title by split decision to Chris Algieri. The decision has been hotly debated in the aftermath and media members were split in informal polls after the fight in regards to...
Things may not have went according to plan for Ruslan Provodnikov in his split decision title loss to Chris Algieri, but the Russian brawler solidified his status as an industry cult favorite. Ratings for the June 14 title fight in Brooklyn, New Y...
Ruslan Provodnikov, in one of the biggest surprises of 2014, lost his WBO light welterweight title this past Saturday to unheralded but also undefeated American Chris Algieri in a fierce and close twelve-rounder. Ex-champion’s manager Vadim Kornilov...
This past Saturday night, Chris Algieri (20-0, 8KOs) secured the biggest win of his career. Algieri got up from two knockdowns in the first round, and overcame a closed right eye, to win a twelve round split decision over heavily favored Ruslan "Sibe...
Former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi, who sat ringside at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Saturday night, felt Chris Algieri put on a boxing clinic to capture the WBO junior welterweight championship from the heavily favored Ruslan "Sib...
Bill "Two Scoops" Emes catches up with promoter Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing, who handles undefeated Chris Algieri (20-0, 8KOs), to discuss the biggest win of his boxer's career. DeGuardia breaks down how Algieri got up from two knockdowns in the fir...
by David P. Greisman - Ruslan Provodnikov and Chris Algieri were not just opponents, but opposites as well. They were so different in so many ways, several of which strongly suggested that Provodnikov would win when they fought this past Saturday at...
Fighting most of the fight with a closed right eye, undefeated Chris Algieri pulled off the upset win on the cards of two judges by being the busier (83 punches thrown per round) and more accurate fighter. Ruslan Provodnikov clearly landed the harde...
By Jake Donovan - Ruslan Provodnikov is referred to as 'The Siberian Rocky,' but it was Chris Algieri who lived the dream of the ultimate underdog story. The unbeaten contender survived two knockdowns and a grotesquely swollen right eye to score an u...
Bill "Two Scoops" Emes catches up with Ruslan "Siberian Rocky" Provodnikov to discuss the upset split decision loss to Chris Algieri, who captured the WBO junior welterweight championship in an HBO televised main event from the Barclays Center in Bro...
Bill "Two Scoops" Emes catches up with undefeated Chris Algieri (20-0, 8KOs), in the locker room, to discuss the biggest win of his career. Algieri breaks down how he got up from two knockdowns in the first round, and overcame a closed right eye, to...
Freddie Roach, trainer for Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16KOs), felt there was hometown cooking from the two judges who scored the fight, 114-112, for Chris Algieri (20-0, 8KOs) on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The third judge...