VERONA, 纽约 (四月 18) -Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York was treated to a historic sold out match-up between two of the most exciting gladiators in boxing as 卢卡斯 “La Maqina”” Matthysse (37-3, 34 KO的) took a majority decision victory over “西伯利亚洛基” 鲁斯兰Provodnikov (24-4, 17 KO的) in a 12-round junior welterweight bout on the split-site doubleheader on HBO Boxing After Dark ®.

主讲 横幅促销 和 金童推广, & 阿拉诺盒促销 the action packed night showcased two athletes fighting in the prime of their careers, with a title shot in the 140-pound division likely hanging in the horizon.

Provodnikov was cut badly in round two from an accidental headbutt. Matthysse targeted the eye but Provodnikov walked through every shot. Provodnikov came back later in the round with some solid combinations and landed some furious shots to Matthysse’s head. Matthysse had a nice bounce back round five as he landed some hard jabs to the face of an oncoming Provodnikov.

The war continued through the middle rounds as both fighters went toe to toe while Matthysse landed combinations from distance and Provodnikov went on the offensive and continued to brawl. Provodikov had a strong round eleven as he landed a hard left to the top of the head that buckled Matthysse and the Argentinian was forced to hold on. The two waged a final flurry in round twelve and it was Matthysse the former WBC champion won via majority decision with scores of 115-113 两次， 114-114.

“I think I dominated the fight, I knew I had the best hits,” 赛义德卢卡斯Matthysse. “Ruslan is a tough fighter, he took everything I threw at him. I have a lot of respect for him. There was a point when I thought that they would stop the fight because of Ruslan’s cut, but his team was able to control it. I hurt my hand in the sixth round, but I kept going because I wanted to prove that I am the best in the division and that I am ready for the toughest fighters. I want to move forward and fight the winner of Mayweather-Pacquiao.”

“He is the hardest puncher I have ever fought but I fight as hard as I can to the very end,” said Provodnikov. “I never want the fight stopped. The only time would be when I am on my back.”

Going on before the live split-site HBO Boxing After Dark doubleheader, 帕特里克·特谢拉(25-0, 21 科斯) of Santa Catarina, Brazil faced off against Accra, Georgia’s Patrick Allotey (30-2, 24 科斯) in a scheduled 10-round middleweight bout. Both fighters came at each other aggressively in the first round in an exciting exchange of hard punches. Teixeria put an end to the fight in the second round as he delivered a devastating blow to Allotey’s body knocking him down to win the fight via knockout.

“I am very happy and feel emotional about my first fight with Golden Boy Promotions,” said Patrick Teixeira. “I wanted to make sure I impressed them in my first fight, so I trained very hard to make sure I went the full 10 圆. But I am very excited I got the knockout.”

Vitaly Kopylenko (25-1, 14 KO的) won an eight round unanimous decision over Lekan Byfield (6-8-2, 1 KO) 在一个回合中量级. Kopylenko knocked down Byfield twice on punches that staggered the Atlanta native into the ropes. Kopylenko cruise down the stretch of the fight to win via unanimous decision with a score of 79-72.

“I hurt my shoulder in the first round but I was able to gut it out and land some good shots,” said Kopylenko.

华盛顿, D.C standout, Lamont Roach Jr. (7-0, 3科斯) faced Carolina, Puerto Rico’s Jose Miguel Castro (4-3, 2 科斯) in a scheduled six-round lightweight bout. Roach dominated the fight early on, winning the bout by unanimous decision.

“It was my first six-rounder,” said Lamont Roach Jr. “I think that I could have knocked him down or made him quit if I would have hit him harder in the beginning but I trained for six round and wanted to make sure I could go the distance. I did want the knockout towards the end, but I didn’t get it.”

Vitor Jones De Oliveira (9-0, 5 KO的) won a six round unanimous decision over 吉列尔莫·桑切斯 (15-14-1, 6 科斯) in a lightweight bout. De Oiveira boxed well from the outside and countered the southpaw Sanchez nice and came home with the victory by scores of 59-55 和 58-56 两次.

“这是一个很好的战斗. It took me a few rounds to get going but I am very happy with my performance and looking forward to my next fight,” said De Oliveira.

Eddie “E-Boy” 戈麦斯 (18-1, 11 科斯) of The Bronx, New York started the night with a technical knockout victory over 乔纳森·巴蒂斯塔 (14-6, 7 科斯) of San Pedro de Marcos, 多明尼加共和国, when Batista could not answer the bell to start round six in their scheduled 10-round super welterweight bout.

“我感觉很好, I’m satisfied with the win, but I wanted to show more,” said Eddie Gomez. “I was just getting warmed up, showing my boxing and foot work skills to prove I was ready for the 12-round championship fights.”

Sidney McCow scored a first round technical knockout over 保罗·苏沙 in a scheduled four round welterweight. McCow (3-2, 2 KO的) of New York, NY pummeled Souza until the bout was stopped at 2:55 of round one. Souza of Somerville, Massachusetts is now 0-8.

Matthysse VS. Provodnikov was a 12-round junior welterweight bout presented by Banner Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions in association with Arano Box Promotions and is sponsored by Corona Extra, 墨西哥, 住它相信它! 和Khortytsa伏特加. The live HBO Boxing After Dark split-site doubleheader telecast began at 9:45 P.M. AND/PT.

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RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV, Former WBO Super Lightweight World Champion:

“I want thank everyone for being here and supporting this event, and I want to thank all who made this fight happen, 金童推广, Banner Promotions and HBO.

“I am glad Lucas and team are so sure of themselves because I am positive that once I am in the ring my actions will speak for themselves. I am here to win and I will do everything to win this fight.

“I am positive that once I am in the ring, I am only there to win.

“I know I am only there to win the fight. I will win the fight at any cost.

“No one can stop my will, my will, will not be broken.

“I fight for an idea, for myself, for the people and to make history. I am fighting one of the best fighters, and I feel like this will make history. I don’t do it for the fame or the money.

“I met Bernard a long time ago and he told me: ‘make your own history,’ and I feel like I have been doing that.

“This is going to make a great fight, the fans have waited long for, and let the best man win.”

ARTIE PELULO, 横幅促销总裁:

“This is going to be the best fight of the year.

“I have had the good fortune to co-promote Corrales-Castillo I and this could be that.

“It is great that two fighters in the prime of their career to be in the ring.

“I have to thank my partners at Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya and Eric Gomez. It’s very rare and great that two fighters in their prime have decided to face each other in the ring.

“I want to thank Turning Stone Resort Casino, they are a first class operation.

“Both these fighters have gotten here fighting tough, top fighters. They want to fight the best just like Oscar and Bernard who are here today. Ruslan and Lucas believe that they are the best, they are fighting each other in their prime, something that is very rare in the sport.”

“Both of these men have gotten here by fighting very good guys.

OSCAR DE LA HOYA, 主席和创始人的金童推广:

伯纳德·霍普金斯大学, Future Hall of Famer and Golden Boy Promotions Partner:

“I would like to thank Oscar, Golden Boy Promotions and Banner Promotions for the opportunity. For me it is an honor to be part of this.I also want to thank Freddie Roach for having us be part of his team. This is a big responsibility.

“This is my third time at Turning Stone Resort Casino. The first two times we were 1st round knockouts and 星期六 夜晚, I am looking for out 3rd first-round knockout.