Ruslan Provodnikov
| Ruslan Provodnikov Руслан Проводников |
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|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Ruslan Mikhailovich Provodnikov |
| Nickname(s) | The Siberian Rocky |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Reach | 168 cm (66 in) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born |
20 January 1984 Beryozovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 5 |
Ruslan Mikhailovich Provodnikov (Russian: Руслан Михайлович Проводников; born 20 January 1984) is a Russian professional boxer who held the WBO junior welterweight title from 2013 to 2014. Nicknamed "The Siberian Rocky", Provodnikov is well known as a highly aggressive pressure fighter who possesses formidable punching power and an iron chin.
Provodnikov said that he wanted to learn English. Provodnikov was translated to have said, "I think boxing saved my life", as part of a translation of a statement Provodnikov made in response to an interviewer's question about what career he would have chosen if he was not a boxer.
Ruslan Mikhailovich Provodnikov was born in Beryozovo, a small village in western Siberia to an ethnic Russian father and an ethnic Mansi mother, but identifies himself as Mansi. Provodnikov said that he use to fight as a child, so his dad took him to a boxing trainer when he was ten years old to box. He would regularly make a 1-day trip to train at a gym that was something closer to what a professional boxing gym should be. As an amateur he won 130 of 150 fights. He was discovered in Ekaterinburg by his current promoters and managers, who brought him to the U.S.
Provodnikov said that he enjoyed playing soccer and playing basketball.
Provodnikov said that he wanted to provide for his son and give his son options in life. Provodnikov said that he was having his son grow up in the same place where he grew up, and he said that he wanted his son to experience the way he lived. Provodnikov said that he wanted his son to play sports and watch less TV and use the internet less.
Provodnikov said that he enjoyed eating raw meat such as raw moose liver and raw fish, and he said that he believed that eating meat made him strong.
Provodnikov fought several times on ESPN 2's Friday Night Fights and developed a reputation for being an exciting, come forward, pressure fighter. He scored a decision win over Demarcus Corley and lost a controversial decision to Mauricio Herrera.
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