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BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Ruslan Provodnikov bruised Mike
Alvarado all night with blow after powerful blow. Then,
he broke Alvarados spirit. The Russian brawler nicknamed
the "Siberian Rocky" captured the junior welterweight
title on Saturday when Alvarado couldnt answer the bell
for the 11th round. Provodnikov (23-2) knocked down
Alvarado (34-2) twice in the eighth round with a series
of punches near the ropes and finished him off late in
the 10th. The fight was halted by referee Tony Weeks, who
asked Alvarado a few times if he wanted to continue and
Alvarado responded that he didnt. To Provodnikov, he
couldnt have envisioned a better ending, comparing
Alvarado throwing in the towel to Roberto Duran famously
saying "No mas," in a fight against Sugar Ray Leonard in
1980. "I made him not want to fight me anymore,"
Provodnikov said through a translator. "This is the best
way I could become the champion." Promoter Bob Arum, who
represents Alvarado, said his boxer might have suffered a
concussion. Provodnikov didnt have trainer Freddie Roach
in his corner. Roach remained in the Philippines to work
out with Manny Pacquiao, who fights Brandon Rios next
month in Macau. It hardly mattered as Marvin Somodio
filled in and kept Provodnikov on course. "My team told
me, Youre ready -- come out and become a champion,"
Provodnikov said. "I was doing my job." Not even chants
from the home crowd could lift Alvarado, who grew up in
Denver and was wearing blue-and-orange trunks in honour
of the Denver Broncos. Alvarado got lured into
Provodnikovs kind of fight -- more brawling than boxing -
- and never recovered. This was quite a contrast to
Alvarados win over Rios seven months ago, when he had a
near flawless fight. Alvarados eye puffed up midway
through the fight, the result of a barrage of punches
throughout the fight. "It just wasnt Mikes night. He was
too defensive," said Shann Vilhauer, the trainer for
Alvarado. "I think he just started reading all these
clips after the (Brandon) Rios fight, that he was a great
boxer and he got away from what hes best at. This guy
(Provodnikov) was tailor made for him. He didnt take
advantage." After the fight, Alvarado said that
Provodnikov threw the hardest punches he has ever
encountered. He also said manager Henry Delgado stopped
the fight and that he agreed with the decision. "It was
not worth taking more punishment because the damage could
be permanent," Alvarado said. "It just wasnt my night. I
have a lot of heart. Im not a quitter." This was the
biggest bout in the area since former World Boxing
Council lightweight champion Stevie Johnston fell to Jose
Luis Castillo in 2000. It also was the first time HBO has
televised a live fight from Colorado. Provodnikov didnt
pay any attention to the pre-fight "boos," or the crowd
constantly chanting, "3-0-3," the citys area code. "If
you want to be a world champion, you have to risk it --
go and fight the best, go to his hometown," Provodnikov
said. With the win, Provodnikov could likely be in line
for the winner of Pacquiao and Rios. The other likely
candidate is Timothy Bradley Jr., a fighter Provodnikov
lost to in a memorable bout last March. A rematch with
Alvarado isnt out of the question, either.
"Unbelievable," said Arthur Pelullo, the president of
Banner Promotions, which represents Provodnikov. "He had
a great game plan. Even though Freddie wasnt here, he
stuck to the game plan. Alvarado is a tough son of a gun.
He was the kind of kid youve got to give respect to. Hes
a champion." On the undercard, Juan Diaz (38-4) landed
jab after jab on Juan Santiago (14-11-1), but couldnt put
him away in a lightweight fight. Diazs dominating
performance led to a unanimous decision as he remained
unblemished in his third fight back after a two-year
layoff. Diaz, a former titleholder nicknamed "Baby Bull,"
got burned out on boxing and took some time off, even
opening a trucking company in Houston. "I got some much-
needed rounds," said Diaz, whos hoping for another title
shot down the road. "I think I broke him down very well
throughout the fight. ... He gave me a good fight."
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away from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.Johnson scored
three goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a 10-game
losing streak to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-3 win
Tuesday night.It was nice we were able to get that,
Johnson said.Tampa Bay, 3-5-1 in the last nine games,
also got a goal and two assists from Nikita Kucherov.
Ondrej Palat assisted on all three Johnson goals in the
Lightnings first win over Pittsburgh since Nov. 17,
2011.It was pretty impressive, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper
said.Johnson scored twice in the first and extended the
Lightnings lead to 4-0 at 2:37 of the second with a 2-on-
1 goal against Jeff Zatkoff, who replaced Marc-Andre
Fleury earlier in the period.Patric Hornqvist, Chris
Kunitz and Kris Letang scored for the Eastern Conference-
leading Penguins, who have 13 players out due to illness
or injury. It was Pittsburghs (16-1-5) first regulation
loss to an Atlantic Division team since getting beat 5-1
Jan. 20 by Florida.You dont like to lose, but we
definitely had a lot of things going against us, said
Crosby, who went without a point. It would have made it
easy to get ready for Christmas break early. I think guys
competed hard. Everybody tonight stuck with it, gave
ourselves a chance to get back in the game. Made some
mistakes, but we didnt give up and gave ourselves a
chance.Pittsburgh forwards Steve Downie and Brandon
Sutter, and goalie Thomas Greiss were sent back to
Pittsburgh Monday for mumps testing. Penguins coach Mike
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seconds remaining in the first.Andrei Vasilevskiy made
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period breakaway. The rookie goaltender has won two of
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of the AHL following an injury to Tampa Bay starting
goalie Ben Bishop.I got some confidence, Vasilevskiy
said. Keep working hard and do my best.Kucherov put the
Lightning up 3-0 and ended Fleurys night on a breakaway
backhander 52 seconds into the second.Hornqvist scored at
10:15 of the second. Kunitz had a breakaway goal midway
through the third before Letang cut the deficit to 4-3
with 1:31 to play.It was only about a 30-minute effort,
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competing well. They took it to us with a couple of
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really bearing down on their chances. We tried to make it
close but didnt pull through in the end.Malkin had two
assists, giving him 20 assists and 38 points in 29 games
against Tampa Bay.NOTES: Johnston said F Blake Comeau,
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