Junior’s post fight interview
ESPN’s Dan Rafael comments on Junior’s win.
Here is Junior’s post fight interview.
| Junior welterweight Mauricio Herrera W12 Ruslan Provodnikov Scores: 116-112 (twice), 115-113 |
| Records: Herrera, 16-1, 7 KOs; Provodnikov, 17-1, 11 KOs |
| Rafael’s remark: In the first main event of the first card of the new season of ESPN2′s “Friday Night Fights,” we already have our first upset of the year, as Herrera took the competitive decision against Provodnikov, 26, of Siberia in Russia, who was widely considered a top prospect. This is, by far, the biggest win of Herrera’s career and he earned it in a tough, grinding battle in which both men went past the 10th round for the first time and showed a lot of heart. Provodnikov did what he always does, which is to bull forward, be aggressive and work the body. He also landed lots of right hands. But Herrera took the punches and dished out his own, especially in the late rounds. They both showed they wanted it badly with the way they were fighting and the outcome looked like it was in doubt. Even when it was over it looked as though the fight could have gone either way, so Provodnikov sure was surprised when Herrera, who admitted that Provodnikov was the heavier puncher, got the nod. Provodnikov turned Herrera’s left eye black and blue in the third round and seemed to be inching ahead, but Herrera never gave in. While Herrera — whose eye was closed by the end of the fight — may not have had as much power as Provodnikov, he landed enough shots to inflict damage on his right eye later in the fight. In fact, when the fight was over, both of their faces were a mess — even though Herrera was smiling because of the victory. Herrera, 30, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., won his third in a row since a debatable split-decision loss to former junior lightweight titlist Mike Anchondo in December 2009. This was a really good fight and a nice way to kick off the FNF season. |
Mauricio’s Fight Stats
» Mauricio Herrera vs. Ruslan Provodnikov – CompuBox Stats
CompuBox PunchStat Report
Mauricio Herrera W 12 Ruslan Provodnikov
01/07/2011 Las Vegas
Upset win by the gutsy Herrera. They combined to land 626 punches- an average of 52 per round, while throwing a combined 1784 punches- an average of nearly 150 per round.
Total Punches Landed / Thrown
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Provodnikov | 16/59 | 16/81 | 23/62 | 24/84 | 36/83 | 18/68 | 24/73 | 38/74 | 17/68 | 37/80 | 34/69 | 43/85 |
| 27% | 20% | 37% | 29% | 43% | 26% | 33% | 51% | 25% | 46% | 49% | 51% | |
| Herrera | 19/76 | 20/65 | 21/61 | 38/93 | 34/82 | 29/79 | 20/67 | 13/58 | 20/65 | 28/85 | 28/84 | 30/83 |
| 25% | 31% | 34% | 41% | 41% | 37% | 30% | 22% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 36% |
Mauricio and Albert Herrera interview in The Press Enterprise
BOXING: Brothers hope to make up for lost time
10:00 PM PST on Monday, January 3, 2011
By DAVID A. AVILA
Special to The Press-Enterprise
Don’t waste your time giving brothers Mauricio and Alberto Herrera easy fights — they’re looking for impact challenges, and fast.
The Riverside siblings are facing big obstacles Friday at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas as Mauricio (15-1, 7 KOs) tangles with Russia’s Ruslan Provodnikov (17-0, 11 KOs) and Alberto (7-1-1, 5 KOs) fights Demetrius Andrade (11-0, 8 KOs).
Both brothers know they are not the favorites.
Mauricio returns to his winning ways
Mauricio is back in the win column when Efren Hinojosa retires in his corner before the 7th round.
Heart breaking loss
The Showtime announcers couldn’t believe it, the fans at attendance couldn’t believe it and we at home couldn’t either.
Mauricio loses on a split-decision. This is his first loss bringing his record to 13-1. We are still proud of Junior and hope this only helps to make him a better fighter.
Mauricio tonight on Showtime’s ShoBox
Tonight is going to be one of Mauricio’s toughest opponents to date. Fighting on Showtime, he will be taking on a former WBO super featherweight champion, Mike Anchondo.
Check your local listings for your channel. TV Guide
Herrera brothers victorious.
It was a great night for the Herrera family in Ontario, CA at the Doubletree.
First, Albert wins on a knock out, forty-five seconds into the third round. And then, Mauricio wins the WBC USNBC Light Welterweight title by gaining a unanimous decision in a hard fought ten round battle.
Mauricio was in the Riverside Press Enterprise
If you missed the article inside the sports section on Tuesday (6/9), here is the link.
Don’t forget to come out and support Mauricio and Albert this Friday.