ESiberia, Russia (November 12, 2015)– Ngemva kokusebenza yakhe evelele yalesi esidluleSaturday lapho wayeka ngaphambilini Ezingakanqotshwa uJesu Alvarez Rodriguez, zangaphambili WBO junior welterweight iqhawe, Ruslan Provodnikov sekulungele omkhulu 2016 njengoba uhlasela fighters umhlabeleli at welterweight junior & welterweight.

Ngesikhathi phezulu ohlwini lwakhe kuyinto WBO Welterweight iqhawe, Timothy Bradley.

Provodnikov wayeka Rodriguez e 4 emahlandla in the umcimbi main at the 7th Edition Monte-Carlo Boxing Bonanza Night of Champions futhi ufuna izinhlanzi enkulu gazinga njengoba uqala onyakeni omusha.

Le mpi kwaba kohambo lwakhe maiden kanye nomqeqeshi omusha Joel Diaz.

“Lokhu kwaba win kuhle kimi. Ngaqiniseka futhi ngiziphendulela kakade wazizwa kangcono. Ngiyazi ukuthi ekamu elilandelayo izinto kuyofika ndawonye kimi futhi ukuqeqeshwa sikaJoweli. Umgomo wami ngoba ngonyaka olandelayo ukuziphindiselela ukulahlekelwa yami Lucas Matthysse, Mauricio Herrera, UThimothewu Bradley and Chris Algieri!”, Said Provodnikov.

Said Diaz, “Lokhu kwaba empini emuva uthole kuye emva ukulwa ezinzima. We had a strategy of working on defense and body punches. He did a little more of that then he did in previous fights. It will take a couple of fights to get him to where I want.”

“Ngemva mpi wathi wayefuna ukuba ahlenge ukulahlekelwa kwakhe ukuba Matthysse, Bradley and Herrera. Ngiyakuthanda lokho, futhi kukhona nezinye izimbangi ezifana Danny Garcia. That would be a great fight because they are both heavy hitters.

Kodwa Bradley kuba phezulu ohlwini njengoba rematch of the 2013 Yilwa of the Year futhi kungaba impi efiselekayo kakhulu abalandeli wesibhakela.

Bradley, eyayiqeqeshelwe amabili eminyaka ngaphansi Diaz, futhi wawina ngomgqibelo njengoba wayeka Brandon Rios ngo 9 emahlandla ngaphansi kokuqondisa umqeqeshi omusha Teddy Atlas.

“Teddy kuyinto lukwazi ukushukumisa ngendlela eyisimanga, futhi uletha eningi amandla ukuze ekhoneni.”

Omunye izikhathi sikhumbuleke kusuka NgoMgqibelo Bradley – Rios senzakalo kwaba eligabavulayo Atlas unodoli lapho wayeqhathanisa Bradley a sezomlilo.

“Well uma Bradley kuyinto sezomlilo, kuba Ruslan okuletha wesihogo ukuze ukulwa. If they rematch it would be a tough fight. After the first fight, wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi Bradley kwaba bahlukumezeka kusukela iziqubu. Bradley was damaged and in a rematch, yilokho Bradley ngabe ucabanga mayelana, futhi ngeke igxile. Ruslan would take the initiative and knock him out”

“Ruslan wabheka enkulu. The collaboration between Ruslan and Joel Diaz is going well,” wathi umgqugquzeli Provodnikov sika Artie Pelullo.

“Lokhu win ubeka konke up for a big 2016. He indicated to me that he wants to avenge his losses and also seek the biggest fights. I think he is in prime position to do just that. I expect to have him in a big fight in the first quarter of 2016. “