On Friday, June 14, 2014, Ruslan Provodnikov and Chris Algieri stepped on the scales to finalize the particulars before stepping into the ring on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Provodnikov weighed in at 139.8 pounds, while Algieri weighed in right at the limit of 140 pounds.
The main undercard bout features Demetrius Andrade vs. Brian Rose. Andrade weighed in at 153.8 pounds, while Rose came in at 153.4 pounds.
"A stoppage would be nice, but the gameplan is to get the 'W'." – @boobooboxing on whether he will be seeking a victory by KO this Saturday
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) June 13, 2014
"Andrade has beaten everyone that's been put in front of him, but he's never been tested." – @Brian_Lion_Rose
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) June 13, 2014
"I know that every fight is the most important fight of my life. " – @RuslanProvod on his willingness to "die in the ring"
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) June 13, 2014
"I think the great equalizer [for this fight] is the jab. If you don't get hit, the power is inept." – @ChrisAlgieri on Saturday's gameplan
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) June 13, 2014
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All photos by Jeremy Flores/Round By Round Boxing
