JI HOON KIM AND RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV BOTH WIN BY TKO

Ji Hoon Kim TKO 5 Tyrone Harris TIME: 1:52

The way the fight started was not how it ended, the puncher caught up with the boxer. Tyrone Harris was controlling the first 2 rounds with his boxing, movement, and counter punching ability. The tide seemed to turn in the 3rd when Kim started landing some harder shots and it kept going that way for the rest of the fight. Harris was coming off an impressive underdog win against Marvin Quintero on SHOBOX, but he just couldn't keep the momentum in his favor. He was out boxing him from opening bell but then he got lazy and Kim took advantage. Ji Hoon Kim turned it on and started to through and land with more authority from the third round on. He is a tough Korean fighter with some punching power and that is always a recipe for disaster. Kim has a big following back home in Korea, and the fight was even shown live in his homeland. He knocked down Harris in the fifth with a strong shot and Harris had a delayed reaction to the punch. Kim gave him no time to recover and pounced on him as soon as he got up and the referee was forced to step in. He took a flurry of punches most of them on the gloves but he didn't answer back. Many thought it was a quick stoppage but if you just cover up and don't throw back the referee will stop it. Ji Hoon Kim is an exciting fighter with a TV friendly style and he should pick up a few more wins for us to see.


Ruslan Provodnikov TKO 8 Javier Jauregui TIME: 2:10

Ruslan (15-0, 9 KOs)was stepping up against a tough Mexican fighter who had a total of 72 pro fights under his belt. Jauregui was a former title holder and has a win against Leavander Johnson so he was no push over. Provodnikov punished the Mexican with body shots and power punches all night long. He simply wore down the veteran fighter with accumulation of punches to get the 8Th round TKO. He looked good against better competition in his step up in class. It is good to see a young fighter fighting tough competition instead of just building up their records with easy wins. Who knows how far he can go in this kill or be killed sport. If he keeps improving and keeps stepping up in class then the sky is the limit. Other young American fighters can learn from their Ruisian counterparts by watching how they keep challenging themselves.