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
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 |
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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 |