HOT FROM PROVODNIKOV VS. ALGIERI MEDIA CENTRAL! Official Weigh-In Day Edition Tim Smith, The Wall Street Journal: Local Fighter, Chris Algieri, Takes His Chance in a Risky Business, Against His Familys Wishes online.wsj/articles/local-fighter-takes-his-chance-in-a-risky-business-against-his-familys-wishes-1402623462?tesla=y&mod=WSJ_NY_Sports_LEFTTopStories&mg=reno64-wsj&url=online.wsj/article/SB10001424052702304281604579618381973983194.html?mod=WSJ_NY_Sports_LEFTTopStories Mitch Abramson, New York Daily News: Ruslan Provodnikov, Chris Algieri Fight at Barclays Center Could Be Start of Something Big nydailynews/sports/more-sports/boxed-barclays-spreads-wings-article-1.1828321 Greg Logan, Newsday: Long Islands Chris Algieri Out to Prove He Belongs With the Best Against Ruslan Provodnikov newsday/sports/boxing/li-s-chris-algieri-out-to-prove-he-belongs-with-the-best-against-ruslan-provodnikov-1.8429319? Bob Velin, USA Today: Freddie Roach Short on Time, Long on Fighters usatoday/story/sports/boxing/2014/06/12/freddie-roach-manny-pacquiao-miguel-cotto-ruslan-provodnikov/10392851/? Geoffrey Gray, Sports on Earth: Artie Pelullo, The Peoples Promoter sportsonearth/article/79504698/artie-pelullos-charm-has-helped-him-compete-in-the-cutthroat-boxing-world-ruslan-provodnikov-chris-algieri#!YkVZL Dan Rafael, ESPN: Andrade Ready to Shine vs. Rose espn.go/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/9437/andrade-ready-to-shine-vs-rose Bobby Cassidy, Jr, Newsday: Chris Algieri Fight for WBO Title newsday/sports/boxing/061214bobby-algieri-provo-cassidy-1.8430743? Tim Smith, The Ring: Algieri Anxious To Prove He Has Style, Skill to Beat Provdnikov ringtv.craveonline/news/343163-algieri-anxious-to-prove-he-has-style-skill-to-beat-provodnikov Steve Kim, MaxBoxing: The Rise of Ruslan maxboxing/news/sub-lead/the-rise-of-ruslan Tom Gerbasi, BoxingScene: Everybody Loves Ruslan (Sound Familiar?) boxingscene/everybody-loves-ruslan-sound-familiar--78860 Kieran Mulvaney, Inside HBO Boxing: One-On-One With Ruslan Provodnikov insidehboboxing/inside/2014/6/12/watch-one-on-one-with-ruslan-provodnikov Kieran Mulvaney, Inside HBO Boxing: One-On-One With Chris Algieri insidehboboxing/inside/2014/6/12/watch-one-on-one-with-chris-algieri Dan Rafael, ESPN: Roach Has Pacquiao-Provodnikov Solution espn.go/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/9448/roach-has-pacquiao-provodnikov-solution Scoop Malinowski, Ring Observer: The Biofile: Ruslan Provodnikov Interview ringobserver/articles/the-biofile-ruslan-provodnikov-interview **************************************** Provodnikov vs. Algieri takes place on Saturday, June 14, at Barclays Center. The fight will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The co-main event will feature undefeated WBO junior middleweight champion DEMETRIUS Boo Boo ANDRADE, making his first title defense, against No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger BRIAN The Lion ROSE. These four gladiators boast a combined record of 87-3-1 (44 KOs) – a 96 percent winning ratio, with more than half of their total victories coming by way of knockout. Promoted by Banner Promotions and Top Rank®, in association with Joe DeGuardias Star Boxing, remaining tickets to the Provodnikov-Algieri world championship event, priced at $31, $56, $86, $106 and $206, can be purchased online via Ticketmaster by visiting barclayscenter or ticketmaster, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group tickets are also available by calling 855-GROUP-BK. For information on individual suites, please call 718-BK-SUITE. The action-packed undercard will feature undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas champion, Top-Five contender and Long Beach, Long Island fan favorite Irish SEANIE MONAGHAN, and the debut of professional womens boxing at Barclays Center with HEATHER The Heat HARDY of Brooklyn risking her undefeated record. Provodnikov (23-2, 16 KOs), born and raised in Berezovo, Khanty-Mansi, Russia in Siberia, is trained by Hall of Famer Freddie Roach. He had an incredible year in 2013. On March 16 of last year, he was on the wrong end of a hotly-disputed unanimous decision loss to undefeated WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, Jr. Provodnikov, who moved up in weight for his first title shot, hurt Bradley numerous times during their slugfest, nearly knocking out the defending champion in the first and second rounds and scoring a knockdown in the final round. Two of the three scorecards had Bradley winning by only one point. It was voted the Fight of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Provodnikov moved down to his natural weight in his next fight and challenged WBO junior welterweight champion Mike Alvarado, scoring a dramatic 10th round stoppage to claim his world title, last October 19. Five of Provodnikovs last six victories have been by knockout. Algieri (19-0 8 KOs), hails from nearby Huntington, NY. Over the last 18 months Chris has elevated himself to a world-class contender after accumulating significant victories over top prospect Jose Alejo, former USBA champion Mike Arnaoutis, and most recently highly-rated contender Emmanuel Taylor in February. Hes as much a scholar as he is a brawler. He graduated from Stony Brook University with Honors in 2007 with a Bachelors of Science in Health Care Management and then went on to receive his Masters degree from the New York Institute of Technology in 2010. He aspires to attend Medical School. HBO BOXING PRESENTS: 2 Days: Ruslan Provodnikov All times are ET/PT. HBO replay times include: June 14 (11:30 a.m.). HBO2 replay times include: June 13 (4:50 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.). For fight updates go to banner-promotions or hbo/boxing, on Facebook at facebook/banner-promotions or facebook/hboboxing, and on Twitter at twitter/bannerboxing or twitter/hboboxing. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Media): BANNER PROMOTIONS Josh Roy: 215-670-2220 / info@banner-promotions Marc Abrams: 856-287-7611 / marc@banner-promotions Fred Sternburg: 303-548-0707 / Toofred@aol Credentials: banner-promotions/media (due May 30) STAR BOXING Dottie Raven: 718-823-2000 / pr@starboxing Bernie Bahrmasel : 773-592-2986 / berniebahrmasel@yahoo TOP RANK Lee Samuels: 702-732-2717 / lee@toprank HBO Kevin Flaherty: 212/512-5052 / Kevin.Flaherty@hbo
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