Provodnikov stops Torres in six

Ruslan Provodnikov scored a sixth round stoppage over David Torres in a scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout in Airway Heights, Washington.

It was noticeable early that Provodnikov’s size and strength was going to be a problem for Torres as Provodnikov dropped Torres midway through round one with a perfectly timed right. Provodnikov continued to power forward with a diversity of punches with Torres only able to fend off with an occasional uppercut. Provodnikov started using more of a bodt attack in the fourth and fifth and it was wearing on Torres.

In round six, Provodnikov landed a huge right hand that sent Torres down for a second time. Clearly hurt but trying to fight back, Torres showed a lot of courage only to be blasted on the ropes that sent him down for a third and final time and the fight was stopped at 2:53 of round six.

Provodnikov, 140 lbs of Berezoa, Russia is now 21-1 with fourteen knockouts. Torres, 137 lbs of Othello, Washington is now 21-3-2.

Former world title challenger Ji-Hoon Kim scored a ten round unanimous decision over Yakibu AMidu in a Lightweight bout.

It was an entertaining fight with Amidu have a little success with his right hand and body work. Kim started to rev up the engines and landed some solid right hand that drover Amidu back to the ropes and Kim took most of the later rounds.

Kim of South Korea won bu scores of 98-92; 97-93 and 96-94 to raise his mark to 23-7. Akibu, 132 lbs of Los Angeles is now 17-3-1.