By Fox Doucette Russian prospect Ruslan Provodnikov (21-1, 14 KOs) continued his climb through the ranks on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, winning a minor WBO trinket at junior welterweight in a 6th round KO of severely overmatched local journeyman David Torres (21-3-2, 13 KOs), who has only one win in his last six fights. In the co-feature, Ji-Hoon Kim (23-7, 18 KOs) surprisingly … [Read more...]
Ruslan Provodnikov, Ji-Hoon Kim In Must-See Night: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette Short of setting off a brick of C-4, it's hard to imagine more explosiveness in a boxing ring than junior welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov (20-1, 13 KOs) and lightweight Ji-Hoon Kim (22-7, 18 KOs). Both are in action on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights series this week; Provodnikov faces David Torres (21-2-2, 13 KOs) and Kim squares off against Yakubu Amidu (20-2-1, … [Read more...]