Kelly Pavlik
Encyclopedia
Kelly Pavlik is an American
professional boxer
. He was The Ring, WBC
, & WBO
middleweight
champion from when he beat Jermain Taylor
on September 29, 2007 until he lost his titles to Sergio Martinez
on April 17, 2010.
, 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.
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 former WBO junior middleweight
champion Bronco McKart
by sixth round TKO 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 by 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 hand that froze Zertuche in his tracks and then landed an uppercut that dropped him face-first to the canvas.
eliminator bout. This fight established him as the #1 middleweight contender. During the sixth round, Pavlik knocked Miranda down to the canvas twice. After the first knock down, Miranda spat out his mouthpiece, causing referee Steve Smoger
to deduct a point. As the sixth round ended, Miranda seemed unable to continue, but came out nonetheless. In the seventh round, Pavlik trapped Miranda in a corner with a barrage of vicious shots, forcing Smoger to stop the fight.
, in front of a pro-Pavlik crowd (approximately 6,231 Youngstown natives made the trip), Pavlik defeated Jermain Taylor on September 29, 2007. In the pre-fight build-up, Taylor's trainer Emmanuel Steward went on record as calling Pavlik "overrated" and promising a knockout win for his boxer. It nearly happened, as Pavlik was knocked down in the second round and tossed about the ring for much of that round. However, using his reach advantage and ability to trap opponents in the corner, Pavlik slowly turned the tide on Taylor. By the sixth round, many at ringside such as HBO commentator Larry Merchant
saw the fight even. HBO's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman
even had Pavlik leading the fight at the halfway point. Despite this, he was trailing on all three official scorecards. In the seventh round, Pavlik stunned his opponent with a clean left hook to the chin and backed him against the ropes knocking Taylor out with a barrage of punches. With the victory, Pavlik became The Ring
, WBC, and WBO
middleweight champion. After the fight with Taylor, Pavlik and his father, Mike Pavlik Sr., accidentally left their paychecks in their hotel room. He was subsequently named The Boxing Times Fighter of the Year in 2007.
This fight was named Fight of the Year
by the Boxing Writers Association of America
.
After the defeat, Taylor activated his clause for a non-title rematch, which was held on February 16 at the MGM Grand
in Las Vegas, with both fighter weighing-in at super middleweight
. Pavlik won the fight by unanimous decision (117-111, 116-112, 115-113), handing Taylor his second defeat.
on June 7, 2008, at Boardwalk Hall
in Atlantic City. Pavlik defeated Lockett by third round TKO after Enzo Calzaghe
, Lockett's trainer, threw in the towel after Lockett was down for the third time in the fight.
( 49-5-1 with 32 KO's) won a unanimous decision over Pavlik. Hopkins and Pavlik fought at the higher light heavyweight limit in a twelve-round non-title bout.
Hopkins dominated the whole fight with multiple punch combinations, good defense and movement. Both fighters fought after the bell, and needed to be separated by their corners.
(WBC #1 contender) in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio at the Chevy Centre by ninth round technical knockout. Pavlik dominated the fight, forcing Rubio's corner to concede the bout prior to the start of the tenth round.
alum Miguel Espino
on December 19, 2009 at the Beeghly Center
on the campus of Youngstown State University
and won with a fifth-round TKO.
, Pavlik was set to fight Paul Williams
. However, due to a major staph infection and an allergic reaction to some antibiotics that nearly killed him, Pavlik was forced to drop out of the fight. He was eventually able to fight again against the junior middleweight champion Sergio Martinez
.
On April 17, 2010, Kelly Pavlik attempted to defend his middleweight title for the fourth time against junior middleweight champion, Sergio Martinez
in Atlantic City, NJ. The fight was for Pavlik's WBC, WBO and Ring Magazine Middleweight titles. Pavlik was defeated by Martinez by a unanimous 12-round decision.
Martínez controlled the early rounds with quick in and out movements, refusing to heavily engage with Pavlik. Martínez managed to cut Pavlik's left eyebrow in the first round. Pavlik then started to mount a comeback in the middle rounds by blocking Martínez's punches more effectively. Pavlik spent most of his time headhunting trying to land a hard right, which did help Pavlik get a knockdown in the seventh round. In the late rounds Martínez came back and started to open up Pavlik's cuts more, making his face extremely bloody. In the post fight interview Pavlik said he could not see due to the blood.
division and fight Brian Vera
, as the co-main event to Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito
on November 13, 2010. However roughly two weeks before the fight Pavlik suffered a rib injury and had to pull out of the fight.
He then checked himself into the Betty Ford Center
for alcohol rehabilitation.
Pavlik then fought Alfonso López III
in the main card of Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley
. He went on to win via majority decision (95-95, 98-92, 99-91).
|align="center" colspan=8|37 Wins (32 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draws
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|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|Win
|37–2
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Alfonso Lopez
|| MD || 10
|2011-05-07 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|36–2
|align=left|
Sergio Martínez
||UD || 12
|2010-04-17 || align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|36–1
|align=left| Miguel Espino
|TKO || 5 , 1:44
|2009-12-19 || align=left| Youngstown, Ohio
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|35–1
|align=left|
Marco Antonio Rubio
|RTD || 9
|2009-02-21 || align=left| Youngstown, Ohio
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|34–1
|align=left| Bernard Hopkins
|UD || 12
|2008-10-18 || align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|34–0
|align=left|
Gary Lockett
|TKO || 3 , 1:40
|2008-06-07 || align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|33–0
|align=left| Jermain Taylor
|UD || 12
|2008-02-16 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|32–0
|align=left| Jermain Taylor
|TKO || 7 , 2:14
|2007-09-29 || align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|31–0
|align=left|
Edison Miranda
|TKO || 7 , 1:54
|2007-05-19 || align=left| Memphis, Tennessee
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|30–0
|align=left| Jose Luis Zertuche
|KO || 8 , 1:40
|2007-01-27 || align=left| Anaheim, California
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|29–0
|align=left|
Lenord Pierre
|TKO || 4 , 0:46
|2006-11-02 || align=left| Youngstown, Ohio
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|28–0
|align=left| Bronco McKart
|TKO || 6 , 2:45
|2006-07-27 || align=left| Uncasville, Connecticut
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|27–0
|align=left| Fulgencio Zúñiga
|TKO || 9 , 3:00
|2005-10-07 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|26–0
|align=left| Vincent Harris
|TKO || 2 , 2:19
|2005-08-26 || align=left| Houston, Texas
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|25–0
|align=left| Daniel Neal
|TKO || 1 , 1:49
|2005-06-10 || align=left| Chicago, Illinois
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|24–0
|align=left|
Dorian Beaupierre
|TKO || 2 , 2:35
|2005-03-04 || align=left| Choctaw, Mississippi
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|23–0
|align=left| Ross Thompson
|UD || 8
|2004-11-27 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|22–0
|align=left| Carlton Holland
|KO || 2 , 2:59
|2004-09-18 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|21–0
|align=left| Pedro Ortega
|TKO || 6 , ?:??
|2004-07-02 || align=left| Struthers, Ohio
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|20–0
|align=left| Roberto Baro
|KO || 2 , 2:16
|2004-03-26 || align=left| Phoenix, Arizona
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|19–0
|align=left| Anthony Ivory
|UD || 8
|2004-01-23 || align=left| Kansas City, Missouri
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|18–0
|align=left| Rico Cason
|KO || 2 , 2:02
|2003-07-01 || align=left| Niles, Ohio
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|17–0
|align=left| Cesar Avila
|TKO || 6 , 2:00
|2003-03-22 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|16–0
|align=left| Eduardo Gutierrez
|TKO || 2 , 2:59
|2003-02-08 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|15–0
|align=left| Edson Madrid
|UD || 6
|2002-09-14 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|14–0
|align=left| Abel Hernandez
|TKO || 1 , 2:54
|2002-07-30 || align=left| Concho, Oklahoma
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|13–0
|align=left| Eric Olds
|KO || 1 , 2:45
|2002-06-21 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|12–0
|align=left|
Robert Dasoyan
|KO || 2 , 2:15
|2002-02-23 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|11–0
|align=left| Rob Bleakley
|KO || 2 , 1:56
|2001-11-21 || align=left| Youngstown, Ohio
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|10–0
|align=left| Mario Lopez
|TKO || 2 , 1:42
|2001-08-04 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|9–0
|align=left| Grady Brewer
|TKO || 2 , 2:48
|2001-06-08 || align=left| Baraboo, Wisconsin
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|8–0
|align=left| Tommy Walker
|TKO || 1 , 2:46
|2001-03-23 || align=left| Owensboro, Kentucky
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|7–0
|align=left| Mathias Bedburdick
|TKO || 3 , 2:43
|2001-02-04 || align=left| Concho, Oklahoma
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|6–0
|align=left| Cedric Johnson
|TKO || 2 , 1:54
|2000-12-15 || align=left| Madison, Wisconsin
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|5–0
|align=left| Lafayette Randolph
|TKO || 2 , 1:48
|2000-11-17 || align=left| Reno, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|4–0
|align=left| Anthony Collier
|TKO || 1 , ?:??
|2000-10-15 || align=left| Nashville, Tennessee
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|3–0
|align=left| Frankie Sanchez
|TKO || 1 , 1:59
|2000-09-15 || align=left| Denver, Colorado
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|2–0
|align=left|
Nelson Hernandez
|TKO || 1 , ?:??
|2000-08-05 || align=left| Madison, Wisconsin
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|1–0
|align=left| Eric Benito Tzand
|TKO || 3 , ?:??
|2000-06-16 || align=left| Indio, California
|align=left|
United States
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professional boxer
Professional Boxing
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. He was The Ring, WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
, & WBO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
champion from when he beat Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...
on September 29, 2007 until he lost his titles to Sergio Martinez
Sergio Martinez
Sergio Martinez may refer to:*Sergio Gabriel Martínez , Argentine boxer*Sergio Luteca Martinéz , Spanish footballer*Sergio Daniel Martínez , Uruguayan football striker...
on April 17, 2010.
Background and early life
Known as "The Ghost", Pavlik grew up on the south side of YoungstownYoungstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, Ohio, in the traditional ethnic Slovak neighborhood of Lansingville
Lansingville
Lansingville is a traditional neighborhood in Youngstown, Ohio. Located on the city's south side, the area was named for John Lansing. The neighborhood was dominated by Slovak Americans, the majority of whom were Roman Catholic, during much of the 20th century....
He graduated from Lowellville
Lowellville, Ohio
Lowellville is a village in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, in the "Steel Valley" area of the northeast part of the state, southeast of Youngstown. The village is an older, predominantly Italian-American, working-class community built along the banks of the Mahoning River, and centered around...
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.
Amateur highlights
- 1998 National Jr. PAL amateur champion, 147 pounds
- 1998 National Jr. Golden GlovesGolden GlovesThe Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
amateur champion, 147 pounds - 1999 U.S. National Under-19 amateur champion, 147 pounds
Professional career
Pavlik turned pro in 2000 and won his first 26 fights before stepping up in competition on October 7, 2005 to face Fulgencio ZúñigaFulgencio Zúñiga
Fulgencio Zúñiga is a professional boxer of 178 cm height, current IBO Super middleweight champion, having beaten previously undefeated knockout artist Victor Oganov for the vacant title on September 1, 2007...
for the vacant NABF
North American Boxing Federation
The North American Boxing Federation is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council .-History:...
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 former WBO junior middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
champion Bronco McKart
Bronco McKart
Bronco Banyon McKart is a professional boxer in the super welterweight division, and is best known for fighting, and losing, three times against Winky Wright....
by sixth round TKO 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
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
, Pavlik defeated Jose Luis Zertuche by 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 hand that froze Zertuche in his tracks and then landed an uppercut that dropped him face-first to the canvas.
Fight with Edison Miranda
Pavlik defeated Edison Miranda on May 19, 2007, by TKO in the seventh round. The fight was a WBCWorld Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
eliminator bout. This fight established him as the #1 middleweight contender. During the sixth round, Pavlik knocked Miranda down to the canvas twice. After the first knock down, Miranda spat out his mouthpiece, causing referee Steve Smoger
Steve Smoger
Steve Smoger is an American boxing referee. He works exclusively on the East Coast, and is often featured as the referee in world title or major fights taking place at East Coast venues...
to deduct a point. As the sixth round ended, Miranda seemed unable to continue, but came out nonetheless. In the seventh round, Pavlik trapped Miranda in a corner with a barrage of vicious shots, forcing Smoger to stop the fight.
Bouts with Jermain Taylor
In Atlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, in front of a pro-Pavlik crowd (approximately 6,231 Youngstown natives made the trip), Pavlik defeated Jermain Taylor on September 29, 2007. In the pre-fight build-up, Taylor's trainer Emmanuel Steward went on record as calling Pavlik "overrated" and promising a knockout win for his boxer. It nearly happened, as Pavlik was knocked down in the second round and tossed about the ring for much of that round. However, using his reach advantage and ability to trap opponents in the corner, Pavlik slowly turned the tide on Taylor. By the sixth round, many at ringside such as HBO commentator Larry Merchant
Larry Merchant
Larry Merchant is an American former sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing, Boxing After Dark and HBO pay-per-view telecasts, and is considered "the greatest television boxing analyst of all time" by ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael.-Life...
saw the fight even. HBO's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman
Harold Lederman
Harold Lederman is a celebrated boxing judge and analyst. He began his career as a boxing judge in 1967 and joined the cast of HBO World Championship Boxing in 1986, where he has been ever since....
even had Pavlik leading the fight at the halfway point. Despite this, he was trailing on all three official scorecards. In the seventh round, Pavlik stunned his opponent with a clean left hook to the chin and backed him against the ropes knocking Taylor out with a barrage of punches. With the victory, Pavlik became The Ring
The Ring (magazine)
The Ring is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing oriented publication...
, WBC, and WBO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
middleweight champion. After the fight with Taylor, Pavlik and his father, Mike Pavlik Sr., accidentally left their paychecks in their hotel room. He was subsequently named The Boxing Times Fighter of the Year in 2007.
This fight was named Fight of the Year
Harry Markson Award
The "Ali-Frazier Award" is given annually to the fighters who compete in the Boxing Writers Association of America's Fight of the Year. The award has been conferred annually since the BWAA's awards dinner in 2003...
by the Boxing Writers Association of America
Boxing Writers Association of America
The Boxing Writers Association of America was originally formed in 1926 as the Boxing Writers Association of Greater New York. The association's purpose is to promote better working conditions for boxing writers, as well as hold its writers to the highest professional and ethical standards...
.
After the defeat, Taylor activated his clause for a non-title rematch, which was held on February 16 at the MGM Grand
MGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
in Las Vegas, with both fighter weighing-in at super middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
. Pavlik won the fight by unanimous decision (117-111, 116-112, 115-113), handing Taylor his second defeat.
Kelly Pavlik vs. Gary Lockett
Pavlik made his first title defense of the Middleweight Crown against WBO #1 mandatory challenger Gary LockettGary Lockett
Gary Lockett is a retired professional boxer from Cwmbran, Wales, who fought in the middleweight division.-Professional career:...
on June 7, 2008, at Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is an arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States...
in Atlantic City. Pavlik defeated Lockett by third round TKO after Enzo Calzaghe
Enzo Calzaghe
Enzo Calzaghe MBE is an Anglo-Italian boxing trainer. He is the father of Joe Calzaghe and the head trainer for Team Calzaghe at the Newbridge boxing club...
, Lockett's trainer, threw in the towel after Lockett was down for the third time in the fight.
Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins
In a HBO PPV non-title bout on October 18, 2008, 43 year-old Bernard HopkinsBernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion...
( 49-5-1 with 32 KO's) won a unanimous decision over Pavlik. Hopkins and Pavlik fought at the higher light heavyweight limit in a twelve-round non-title bout.
Hopkins dominated the whole fight with multiple punch combinations, good defense and movement. Both fighters fought after the bell, and needed to be separated by their corners.
Kelly Pavlik vs Marco Rubio
On February 21, 2009, his first bout after his humiliating defeat to Hopkins, Pavlik defeated Marco Antonio RubioMarco Antonio Rubio
Marco Antonio Rubio is a Mexican middleweight professional boxer. Currently resides in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuña, Mexico across from Del Rio, Texas.-Fight for Middleweight Title:...
(WBC #1 contender) in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio at the Chevy Centre by ninth round technical knockout. Pavlik dominated the fight, forcing Rubio's corner to concede the bout prior to the start of the tenth round.
Kelly Pavlik vs Miguel Espino
Pavlik fought ContenderThe Contender (TV series)
The Contender is a reality television series that follows a group of boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition, while their lives and relationships with each other and their families are depicted. Produced by Mark Burnett, the show is hosted by Sugar Ray Leonard,...
alum Miguel Espino
Miguel Espino
Miguel Angel Espino is a professional American boxer.-Personal life:Espino, a Mexican-American, was born in North Hollywood, California. Espino is from the "hood", and sees boxing as an escape from this - looking to the day when he can present his family the keys to a new house...
on December 19, 2009 at the Beeghly Center
Beeghly Center
The Beeghly Physical Education Center, or simply Beeghly Center, is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Youngstown, Ohio. The arena, built at a cost of $5.5 million and named for local businessman Leon A. Beeghly, opened on December 2, 1972. It is home to the Youngstown State University Penguins...
on the campus of Youngstown State University
Youngstown State University
Youngstown State University, founded in 1908, is an urban research university located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. As of fall 2010, there were 15,194 students and a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. It is recognized as being one of the premier schools in the country, comparable to Ivy League...
and won with a fifth-round TKO.
Kelly Pavlik vs Sergio Martinez
Following his win over Miguel EspinoMiguel Espino
Miguel Angel Espino is a professional American boxer.-Personal life:Espino, a Mexican-American, was born in North Hollywood, California. Espino is from the "hood", and sees boxing as an escape from this - looking to the day when he can present his family the keys to a new house...
, Pavlik was set to fight Paul Williams
Paul Williams (boxer)
Paul Williams is an American boxer and is the former two-time WBO welterweight champion.With a height of six-feet-one inch, Paul is considered extremely tall for the three divisions he campaigns in: Welterweight, Jr...
. However, due to a major staph infection and an allergic reaction to some antibiotics that nearly killed him, Pavlik was forced to drop out of the fight. He was eventually able to fight again against the junior middleweight champion Sergio Martinez
Sergio Martinez
Sergio Martinez may refer to:*Sergio Gabriel Martínez , Argentine boxer*Sergio Luteca Martinéz , Spanish footballer*Sergio Daniel Martínez , Uruguayan football striker...
.
On April 17, 2010, Kelly Pavlik attempted to defend his middleweight title for the fourth time against junior middleweight champion, Sergio Martinez
Sergio Martinez
Sergio Martinez may refer to:*Sergio Gabriel Martínez , Argentine boxer*Sergio Luteca Martinéz , Spanish footballer*Sergio Daniel Martínez , Uruguayan football striker...
in Atlantic City, NJ. The fight was for Pavlik's WBC, WBO and Ring Magazine Middleweight titles. Pavlik was defeated by Martinez by a unanimous 12-round decision.
Martínez controlled the early rounds with quick in and out movements, refusing to heavily engage with Pavlik. Martínez managed to cut Pavlik's left eyebrow in the first round. Pavlik then started to mount a comeback in the middle rounds by blocking Martínez's punches more effectively. Pavlik spent most of his time headhunting trying to land a hard right, which did help Pavlik get a knockdown in the seventh round. In the late rounds Martínez came back and started to open up Pavlik's cuts more, making his face extremely bloody. In the post fight interview Pavlik said he could not see due to the blood.
Rehab and Return
Pavlik was set to move up the super middleweightSuper middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
division and fight Brian Vera
Brian Vera
Bryan Lee Vera is a Mexican-American boxer in the super middleweight division. He trains in Cedar Park, Texas...
, as the co-main event to Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito, billed as World Super Welterweight Championship, was a Super Welterweight fight for the WBC Super Welterweight championship. The bout was held on November 13, 2010, at Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, United States...
on November 13, 2010. However roughly two weeks before the fight Pavlik suffered a rib injury and had to pull out of the fight.
He then checked himself into the Betty Ford Center
Betty Ford Center
The Betty Ford Center , is a non-profit, separately licensed residential chemical dependency recovery hospital in Rancho Mirage, California, that offers inpatient, outpatient, and day treatment for alcohol and other drug addictions as well as prevention and education programs for family and children...
for alcohol rehabilitation.
Pavlik then fought Alfonso López III
Alfonso López III
Alfonso López III , is a Mexican American boxer in the Super Middleweight division and is the current WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Champion...
in the main card of Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley
Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley
Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley was a welterweight fight for the WBO Welterweight championship. The bout was held on May 7, 2011, at MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada...
. He went on to win via majority decision (95-95, 98-92, 99-91).
Professional record
|-|align="center" colspan=8|37 Wins (32 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draws
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|Win
|37–2
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Alfonso LopezAlfonso López III
Alfonso López III , is a Mexican American boxer in the Super Middleweight division and is the current WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Champion...
|| MD || 10
|2011-05-07 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Loss
|36–2
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Sergio MartínezSergio Gabriel Martínez
Sergio Gabriel Martínez is an Argentine professional boxer and the current The Ring middleweight champion....
||UD || 12
|2010-04-17 || align=left|
Atlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
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|Win
|36–1
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Miguel EspinoMiguel Espino
Miguel Angel Espino is a professional American boxer.-Personal life:Espino, a Mexican-American, was born in North Hollywood, California. Espino is from the "hood", and sees boxing as an escape from this - looking to the day when he can present his family the keys to a new house...
|TKO || 5 , 1:44
|2009-12-19 || align=left|
Youngstown, OhioYoungstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
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|Win
|35–1
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Marco Antonio RubioMarco Antonio Rubio
Marco Antonio Rubio is a Mexican middleweight professional boxer. Currently resides in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuña, Mexico across from Del Rio, Texas.-Fight for Middleweight Title:...
|RTD || 9
|2009-02-21 || align=left|
Youngstown, OhioYoungstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
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|Loss
|34–1
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Bernard HopkinsBernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion...
|UD || 12
|2008-10-18 || align=left|
Atlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
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|Win
|34–0
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Gary LockettGary Lockett
Gary Lockett is a retired professional boxer from Cwmbran, Wales, who fought in the middleweight division.-Professional career:...
|TKO || 3 , 1:40
|2008-06-07 || align=left|
Atlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
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|Win
|33–0
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Jermain TaylorJermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...
|UD || 12
|2008-02-16 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|32–0
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Jermain TaylorJermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...
|TKO || 7 , 2:14
|2007-09-29 || align=left|
Atlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
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|Win
|31–0
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Edison Miranda|TKO || 7 , 1:54
|2007-05-19 || align=left|
Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
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|Win
|30–0
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Jose Luis ZertucheJose Luis Zertuche
José Luis Zertuche Chávez is a Mexican boxer in the Middleweight division. José luis was a former IBA Middleweight Champion.-Amateur career:...
|KO || 8 , 1:40
|2007-01-27 || align=left|
Anaheim, CaliforniaAnaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
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|Win
|29–0
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Lenord Pierre|TKO || 4 , 0:46
|2006-11-02 || align=left|
Youngstown, OhioYoungstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
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|Win
|28–0
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Bronco McKartBronco McKart
Bronco Banyon McKart is a professional boxer in the super welterweight division, and is best known for fighting, and losing, three times against Winky Wright....
|TKO || 6 , 2:45
|2006-07-27 || align=left|
Uncasville, ConnecticutUncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...
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|Win
|27–0
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Fulgencio ZúñigaFulgencio Zúñiga
Fulgencio Zúñiga is a professional boxer of 178 cm height, current IBO Super middleweight champion, having beaten previously undefeated knockout artist Victor Oganov for the vacant title on September 1, 2007...
|TKO || 9 , 3:00
|2005-10-07 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|26–0
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Vincent Harris|TKO || 2 , 2:19
|2005-08-26 || align=left|
Houston, TexasHouston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
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|Win
|25–0
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Daniel Neal|TKO || 1 , 1:49
|2005-06-10 || align=left|
Chicago, Illinois|align=left|
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|Win
|24–0
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Dorian Beaupierre|TKO || 2 , 2:35
|2005-03-04 || align=left|
Choctaw, MississippiChoctaw, Mississippi
Choctaw is an unincorporated community and Indian reservation in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. It is the home of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the only federally recognized Indian tribe in Mississippi....
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|Win
|23–0
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Ross Thompson|UD || 8
|2004-11-27 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|22–0
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Carlton Holland|KO || 2 , 2:59
|2004-09-18 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|21–0
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Pedro Ortega|TKO || 6 , ?:??
|2004-07-02 || align=left|
Struthers, OhioStruthers, Ohio
Struthers is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,036 at the 2000 census. Struthers is served by a branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :John...
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|Win
|20–0
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Roberto Baro|KO || 2 , 2:16
|2004-03-26 || align=left|
Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
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|Win
|19–0
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Anthony Ivory|UD || 8
|2004-01-23 || align=left|
Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
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|Win
|18–0
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Rico Cason|KO || 2 , 2:02
|2003-07-01 || align=left|
Niles, OhioNiles, Ohio
Niles is a city in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The city's population was 20,932 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....
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|-align=center
|Win
|17–0
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Cesar Avila|TKO || 6 , 2:00
|2003-03-22 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|16–0
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Eduardo Gutierrez|TKO || 2 , 2:59
|2003-02-08 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|15–0
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Edson Madrid|UD || 6
|2002-09-14 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|14–0
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Abel Hernandez|TKO || 1 , 2:54
|2002-07-30 || align=left|
Concho, OklahomaConcho, Oklahoma
Concho is a rural unincorporated community in Canadian County, Oklahoma, north of the Concho Indian School. The post office opened April 20, 1915. The ZIP Code is 73022. The school and post office were named for Indian agent, Charles E. Shell. It is the headquarters of the Cheyenne and Arapaho...
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|Win
|13–0
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Eric Olds|KO || 1 , 2:45
|2002-06-21 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|12–0
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Robert Dasoyan|KO || 2 , 2:15
|2002-02-23 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|11–0
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Rob Bleakley|KO || 2 , 1:56
|2001-11-21 || align=left|
Youngstown, OhioYoungstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
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|Win
|10–0
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Mario Lopez|TKO || 2 , 1:42
|2001-08-04 || align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|9–0
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Grady BrewerGrady Brewer
Grady Brewer, , is a professional boxer. A former IBA Light Middleweight titleholder, he is the 2006 winner of the ESPN reality show, The Contender. Outside the ring, he works at the Goodyear plant in Lawton to support his wife and four children.In a family of boxers, it was natural that Brewer...
|TKO || 2 , 2:48
|2001-06-08 || align=left|
Baraboo, WisconsinBaraboo, Wisconsin
Baraboo is the largest city in, and the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA. It is situated on the Baraboo River. Its 2010 population was 12,048 according to the US Census Bureau...
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|Win
|8–0
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Tommy Walker|TKO || 1 , 2:46
|2001-03-23 || align=left|
Owensboro, KentuckyOwensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...
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|Win
|7–0
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Mathias Bedburdick|TKO || 3 , 2:43
|2001-02-04 || align=left|
Concho, OklahomaConcho, Oklahoma
Concho is a rural unincorporated community in Canadian County, Oklahoma, north of the Concho Indian School. The post office opened April 20, 1915. The ZIP Code is 73022. The school and post office were named for Indian agent, Charles E. Shell. It is the headquarters of the Cheyenne and Arapaho...
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|Win
|6–0
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Cedric Johnson|TKO || 2 , 1:54
|2000-12-15 || align=left|
Madison, WisconsinMadison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
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|Win
|5–0
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Lafayette Randolph|TKO || 2 , 1:48
|2000-11-17 || align=left|
Reno, NevadaReno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
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|Win
|4–0
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Anthony Collier|TKO || 1 , ?:??
|2000-10-15 || align=left|
Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
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|Win
|3–0
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Frankie Sanchez|TKO || 1 , 1:59
|2000-09-15 || align=left|
Denver, ColoradoDenver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
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|Win
|2–0
|align=left|
Nelson Hernandez|TKO || 1 , ?:??
|2000-08-05 || align=left|
Madison, WisconsinMadison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
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|Win
|1–0
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Eric Benito Tzand|TKO || 3 , ?:??
|2000-06-16 || align=left|
Indio, CaliforniaIndio, California
Indio is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. It lies east of Palm Springs, east of Riverside, and east of Los Angeles. It is about north of Mexicali, Baja California on the U.S.-Mexican border...
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See also
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of WBO world champions