Title fight between Long Island's Chris Algieri and Ruslan Provodnikov moved to Barclays Center
Chris Algieri of Huntington, left, fights Mike Arnaoutis of Astoria at the Paramount Theatre. (July 20, 2013) Credit: Mike Stobe
The June 14 WBO junior welterweight title fight, featuring Huntington's Chris Algieri (19-0) against champion Ruslan Provodnikov has been moved to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It was announced last week that the fight was to take place at Nassau Coliseum. It would have been the first world title in the Coliseum's history.
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