Ruslan Provodnikov-Chris Algieri headed to Barclays Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has brought a fellow Russian to the Barclays Center as WBO junior welterweight titlist Ruslan Provodnikov will fight Chris Algieri on June 14. The fight was originally set to take place at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, closer to where Algieri resides. The Barclays

Marquez-Alvarado presser quotes and photos A press conference was held Wednesday afternoon to formally announce the much anticipated return of boxing to the recently renovated Forum in Inglewood, Calif., headlined by Juan Manuel Marquez against Mike Alvarado. The bout also marks the return to The Forum of Marquez, who carved out the beginning of his

Marquez-Alvarado done for May 17 Juan Manuel Marquez has signed on the dotted line to face Mike Alvarado on May 17 at the newly renovated Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Marquez’s promoter Zanfer Promotions indicated on Thursday. HBO will televise. Marquez returns to the building where he carved out a nice career early in his professional

Danny Garcia fights Mauricio Herrera on Showtime tripleheader Mar. 15 in PR According to Boxingscene.com’s Rick Reeno, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has finalized a Mar. 15 Showtime televised tripleheader headlined by RING Magazine junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia defending against Mauricio Herrera. The card will take place at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in

Burns-Crawford picked up by AWE in States Just days after announcing their first boxing telecast of 2014, American network AWE (formerly WealthTV) has announced that they have also picked up the Mar. 1 lightweight title clash between the incumbent Ricky Burns and challenger Terence Crawford, promoted by Matchroom Sport. Burns (36-2-1, 11 knockouts) is coming

Danny Garcia….Who’s Next? He’s the fan favorite from Philadelphia, with the boisterous and proud father in his corner., who comes up with the way to win, no matter the opposition. Danny Garcia (27-0, 16 knockouts) amazed fans on the Mayweather-Canelo undercard by out boxing and outsmarting Lucas Matthysse, in his WBC/WBA title defense. En route

The State of the Game Several years ago, it was said that MMA would kill boxing and put it in its grave. Like a fighter who is out on their feet and then comes back to score a knockout, boxing’s demise was greatly exaggerated. In order to understand the “state of the game”, you need

Q&A with John David Jackson Last week, I had an opportunity to catch up with esteemed trainer John David Jackson about a myriad of topics. Jackson spoke with BehindTheGloves.com about his deal with Iron Mike Productions, about the controversy surrounding the Argenis Mendez-Rances Barthelemy result on ESPN Friday Night Fights, about his fighter Sergey Kovalev,

And the NEW… Ruslan Provodnikov dominates Alvarado When I first heard of the name Ruslan Provodnikov it was when I was covering his fight against Tim Bradley earlier this year. I had the opportunity to see him in the gym several times before his fight and I can recall my first thought of Ruslan as, “wow!”

“Future of Boxing” star Jesse Vargas makes his return against Ray Narh! Jesse Vargas (22-0 9KO’s) is making a ring return against Ray Narh (26-3 21KO’s) on October 11, 2013 the day before the pay-per-view bout between Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds and will be held at