Kelly Pavlik

Kelly Pavlik

Middleweight boxing at its best. On September 29, 2007 boxer Kelly Pavlik defeated Jermain Taylor in an official boxing match. Kelly Pavlik knocked Jermain Taylor out for the count of 10. Kelly Pavlik is now the undefeated... [more]

Middleweight boxing at its best. On September 29, 2007 boxer Kelly Pavlik defeated Jermain Taylor in an official boxing match. Kelly Pavlik knocked Jermain Taylor out for the count of 10.

Kelly Pavlik is now the undefeated Middleweight Champion. He goes by the knickname "The Ghost". Kelly is from Youngstown, Ohio.

Jermain Taylor is also a pro boxer and former World champion. He beat Bernard Hopkins twice, but failed in his challenge against Kelly Pavlik.

 
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Diamond Boxing presents the month of October in review: Upset of the Month – Hopkins over Pavlik When you reflect back on the month of October, definitely your first thought would be how the ageless wonder Bernard Hopkins upset the younger Kelly Pavlik. Actually Hopkins went beyond expectations he dominated Pavlik round after round Hopkins schooled Pavlik in the art of boxing. Hopkins was quicker especially with his hand speed, was first to land and demonstrated a variety of different punches. Hopkins blooded Pavlik who required stitches afterwards, Hopkins even landed a windmill styled right as he toyed with Pavlik towards the end of ... Read Full Story
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Kelly Pavlik vs. Marco Antonio Rubio, Round 9 Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown, Ohio Saturday February 21, 2009 Without peace, there is no war and without war, there is no peace. There is violence latent in all of us, be it physical, psychological or intellectual. How this violence is manifested depends on our makeup and surroundings. We're all wired to fight for something, be it for a cause, for our boys or for our patron. Watching the Balkans episode of The Real Football Factories International , I was surprised to see how fluidly soccer hooligans in Serbia and Croatia switched from defending their clubs to their ... Read Full Story
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The comeback of Miguel Cotto (32-1,26KOs) battling a English Boxer Michael Jeanings (34-1,16 KOs) in a welterweight championship bout at Madison Square Garden in New York, 9pmET/6pm PT . Here’s the controversial boxing fight video between Miguel Cotto Vs  Antonio Margarito last July 26,2008 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas were Cotto experience first lost in his boxing profession. Meanwhile, Another great fight Top Rank PPV world middleweight champion at Chevrolet Center Youngstown, Ohio at 8:00pm in the same day (February 21,2009) it’s Kelly Pavlik (34-1, 30 KOs) Vs Marco Antonio Rubio (43-4-1, 37 KOs) a Mexican Boxer. Last October 18, 2008 at Boardwalk ... Read Full Story
 
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It has the sound of a trial balloon, but Robert Morales reports that Top Rank boss Bob Arum has reached an agreement with Sergio Mora's team for a fight with middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in June or July. And what of Pavlik's team? Arum, who promotes Pavlik, said that he still has to meet with the fighter and his team before an accord can be reached. Arum said he would be meeting with Team Pavlik next week in Las Vegas in hopes of finalizing the deal. There are some missing details in the story, like whether the fight would be on HBO or pay-per-view. ... Read Full Story
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Bernard Hopkins outclassed Kelly Pavlik with a virtuoso performance to win their big clash in Atlantic City on Saturday night. The 43-year-old 'Executioner' rolled back the years to score a convincing unanimous points victory in the catchweight match at 170lbs. He made light of a 17-year age gap to hand middleweight king Pavlik the first defeat of his professional career, pitching a virtual shutout to win by scores of 119-106, 118-108 and 117-109. Pavlik was a hot favourite coming in after taking control of the middleweight division in building a 34-0 record. But the stiff jab and sledgehammer right hand that terrified opponents at ... Read Full Story
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Kelly Pavlik, who has twice called off title fights due to an injured left hand, will finally climb back into the ring to defend his middlewight crown on December 19 here in his hometown.Pavlik's father and co-manager, Mike Pavlik, said his son will face fellow American Miguel Espino at Youngstown State University's arena. Espino, 20-2 with one draw and nine knockouts, has won 11 fights in a row.Pavlik, 35-1 with 31 knockouts, has twice...  
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Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik will defend his titles next month against Miguel Espino. Trainer Jack Loew tells The Associated Press that Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) signed the contract Monday for a Dec. 19 bout at the Beeghly Center at Youngstown  
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Kelly Pavlik will fight Miguel Espino on Dec. 19, Top Rank announced, somewhat surprisingly since a staph infection forced the Youngstown hitter from a Dec. 5 date with Paul Williams. He’d previously put off a October tussle with Williams because of the staph infection on his left hand. The fight against journeyman-level Espino (20-2, just 9 [...]  
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by Lem SatterfieldFiled under: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, HBOWBO and WBC middleweight champion Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik will fight Miguel Espino on Dec. 19 at in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, his promoter, Top Rank president Bob Arum, confirmed on Monday. Pavlik has apparently healed from a staph infection that twice prompted him to cancel scheduled title bouts against three-time champion Paul "The Punisher" Williams.Arum said that Pavlik will...  
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by Lem SatterfieldFiled under: WBC, WBO, HBO, FanHouse ExclusiveIt was Sept. 29, 2007, and there were many within the boisterous crowd of 10,127 who packed into Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall who wondered if their hometown hero, Kelly Pavlik, would go down in the first defeat of his career.Pavlik estimated that close to 8,000 of his faithful had traveled from his native Youngstown, Ohio, to support him. Pavlik could hear them as they screamed...  
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Sergio Martinez will replace the injured Kelly Pavlik as Paul Williams' opponent at the Boardwalk Hall Ballroom in Atlantic City on Dec. 5.Pavlik, the middleweight champ, has backed out of two dates with Williams due to an infection in his left hand.Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) is a two-time welterweight champion, Who last toppled Winky Wright last April. Martinez (44-1-2, 24 KOs) is the WBC 154-pound champion, but will move up to 160 pounds to...  
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WBO and WBC middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik will defend his titles against reigning two-time WBO welterweight champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams on December 5 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The fight was initially scheduled to occur last Saturday night. However, the bout was postponed due to a staph infection in Pavlik’s hand. Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) underwent two separate operations to heal his bummed hand and he said he...  
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