Top Rank makes Mike Alvarado vs Ruslan Provodnikov official

Earlier today Top Rank promotions broke to the media that Mike Alvarado vs Ruslan Provodnikov was a done deal for October 19th at the First Bank Center in Denver, CO. Two weeks ago it was reported that Alvarado had signed his end of the contract to face Provodnikov after originally holding out for more money. Provodnikov signed the contract in early July. Top Rank appeared to be doing some final touches to the fight before breaking it to the media. The much anticipated fight is already being called a Fight of the Year candidate and is expected to be a toe to toe brawl between two of the light welterweights toughest fighters.