Ruslan Provodnikov Claims Many Opponents Ducking Him, Will Fight In Moscow

Ruslan "The Siberian Rocky" Provodnikov's loss to Chris Algieri in June was a bigger setback than many expected. In 2013 Provodnikov made a name for himself by nearly knocking out Timothy Bradley, then clubbing Mike Alvarado into submission in his own hometown to take away his WBO junior welterweight title.