Kelly Pavlik boxer

Kelly Pavlik boxer
bouts
42
won
40
lost
2
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
middleweight
Debut
2000-06-16
Height
6′ 2½″/189cm
Reach
75″/191cm
Age
-
Born
1982-04-04
Death
-
Nationality
USA

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Kelly Robert Pavlik (born April 5, 1982) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012. He won the unified WBC, WBO, Ring magazine and lineal middleweight titles by defeating Jermain Taylor in 2007, and made three successful defenses before losing them to Sergio Martínez in 2010.Known as "The Ghost", Pavlik grew up on the south side of Youngstown, Ohio, in the traditional ethnic Slovak neighborhood of Lansingville. He graduated from Lowellville High School and Mahoning County Joint Vocational School in 2000. Pavlik has been trained by Jack Loew of Youngstown's South Side Boxing Gym for his entire career. His loyalty to his neighborhood and his unassuming, unglamorous lifestyle have earned him praise inside and outside the world of boxing.Pavlik turned professional in 2000 and won his first 26 fights before stepping up in competition on October 7, 2005, to face Fulgencio Zúñiga for the vacant NABF Middleweight title. Zúñiga scored a knockdown with a left hook in the first round, but Pavlik recovered quickly and dominated the rest of the fight. Zúñiga was cut over his right eye by a clash of heads, and his corner stopped the fight after the ninth round.On July 7, 2006, Pavlik defeated the former WBO Light Middleweight Champion Bronco McKart with sixth round technical knock out in his first defense of his NABF Middleweight title. McKart scored a knockdown when both of Pavlik's gloves touched the canvas in the fourth round. Pavlik knocked McKart down twice in the sixth round before the referee stopped the fight.Pavlik headlined in his hometown at the Covelli Centre on November 2, 2006, and put on a dominant performance against Lenord Pierre. Pavlik scored a knockdown with a right hand late in the first round, and rocked Pierre repeatedly in the second and third rounds. Pavlik knocked down Pierre again with a left hook in the fourth round and the referee stopped the fight.On January 27, 2007, in Anaheim, California, Pavlik defeated Jose Luis Zertuche with an eighth-round knockout in his second and final defense of his NABF Middleweight title. It was a fast-paced, exciting fight that concluded when Pavlik landed a right fist that froze Zertuche in his tracks and then landed an uppercut that dropped him face-first to the canvas.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2012-07-07 Will Rosinsky WWWLWW Home Depot Center, Carson WIN
Unanimous decision
2012-06-08 Scott Sigmon WWWWWW Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Las Vegas WIN
Corner retirement
2012-03-31 Aaron Jaco WWLLWW Illusions Theater, San Antonio WIN
Technical knockout
2011-05-07 Alfonso Lopez WWWWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Majority decision
2010-04-17 Sergio Martinez WWWWDL Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City LOST
Unanimous decision
2009-12-19 Miguel Angel Espino WWWWWW Beeghly Center, Youngstown WIN
Technical knockout
2009-02-21 Marco Antonio Rubio WWWWWW Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown WIN
Corner retirement
2008-10-18 Bernard Hopkins WLLWWL Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City LOST
Unanimous decision
2008-06-07 Gary Lockett WWWWWW Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
2008-02-16 Jermain Taylor WWDWWL MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2007-09-29 Jermain Taylor WWWDWW Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
2007-05-19 Edison Miranda WWWLWW FedEx Forum, Memphis WIN
Technical knockout
2007-01-27 Jose Luis Zertuche DWWWWL Honda Center, Anaheim WIN
KO
2006-11-02 Lenord Pierre WLWWL Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown WIN
Technical knockout
2006-07-27 Bronco McKart LLWWLW Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville WIN
Technical knockout
2005-10-07 Fulgencio Zuniga WWLWWD The Aladdin, Las Vegas WIN
Corner retirement
2005-08-26 Vincent Harris LLWLW D & I Colonial Ballroom, Houston WIN
Technical knockout
2005-06-10 Daniel Neal LLLLLW Aragon Ballroom, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
2005-03-04 Dorian Beaupierre WWDDLW Silver Star Hotel & Casino, Choctaw WIN
Technical knockout
2004-11-27 Ross Thompson LLDWLL MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2004-09-18 Carlton Holland WWWWLL MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
KO
2004-07-02 Pedro Ortega LLLLWL Field House, Struthers WIN
Corner retirement
2004-03-26 Roberto Baro LLWWW Dodge Theater, Phoenix WIN
KO
2004-01-23 Anthony Ivory DLWLLL Expo Center, Kansas City WIN
Unanimous decision
2003-07-01 Rico Cason WLLWWW Cafaro Field, Niles WIN
KO
2003-03-22 Cesar Avila WLDWLW Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2003-02-08 Eduardo Gutierrez WLWLLL Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2002-09-14 Edson Madrid WLWWLL Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2002-07-30 Abel Hernandez WWWWLD Lucky Star Casino, Concho WIN
Technical knockout
2002-06-21 Eric Olds WWWWLL Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
KO
2002-02-23 Robert Dasoyan WLDWLW Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
KO
2001-11-21 Rob Bleakley LLLLLL Holiday Inn Metroplex, Youngstown WIN
KO
2001-08-04 Mario Lopez DLW Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2001-06-08 Grady Brewer WWWLWW Ho-Chunk Casino, Baraboo WIN
Technical knockout
2001-03-23 Tommy Walker WLWDW Sportscenter, Owensboro WIN
Technical knockout
2001-02-04 Mathias Bedburdick DWLWLW Lucky Star Casino, Concho WIN
Technical knockout
2000-12-15 Cedric Johnson WWL Alliant Energy Center, Madison WIN
Technical knockout
2000-11-17 Lafayette Randolph WWWWLL Peppermill Hotel & Casino, Reno WIN
Technical knockout
2000-10-15 Anthony Collier LLLLLW Nashville WIN
Technical knockout
2000-09-15 Frankie Sanchez debut Pepsi Center, Denver WIN
Technical knockout
2000-08-05 Nelson Hernandez LLLLWL Alliant Energy Center, Madison WIN
Technical knockout
2000-06-16 Eric Benito 't Zand WD Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio WIN
Technical knockout

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