https://boxrec.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=MikeeBoxRec - User contributions [en]2026-06-12T16:16:03ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.38.2https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kelly_Pavlik&diff=161767Kelly Pavlik2007-09-30T15:09:31Z<p>Mikee: </p>
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<div>[[file:T1_0927_pavlik_bello.jpg|left|230px|The Ghost]] <br />
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'''Trainer:''' [[Jack Loew]]<br><br />
'''Manager:''' [[Cameron Dunkin]]<br><br />
'''Promoter:''' [[Top Rank Boxing]]<br><br />
'''Gym:''' Youngstown's South Side Boxing Club<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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'''Kelly Pavlik,''' known as "The Ghost," grew up on Youngstown's south side and graduated from Lowellville High School and Mahoning County Joint Vocational School in 2000.<br />
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== Amateur Highlights ==<br />
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* 1999 U.S. National Under-19 amateur champion, 147 pounds…<br />
* 1998 National Jr. Golden Gloves amateur champion, 147 pounds…<br />
* 1998 National Jr. PAL amateur champion, 147 pounds<br />
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== Professional Highlights ==<br />
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* '''2000-06-16''' - In his first professional bout, Pavlik defeated [[Eric Benito Tzand]] by a 3rd Round KO. <br />
* '''2001-06-08''' - Scored a 2nd Round TKO victory over [[Grady Brewer]], a fighter who would go on to win ESPN's Contender Season II.<br />
* '''2005-10-07''' - Defeated [[Fulgencio Zuniga]] by a 9th Round TKO to secure the vacant [[NABF]] Middleweight Title.<br />
* '''2006-07-27''' - Successfully defended his [[NABF]] Middleweight Title with a 6th Round TKO over former Light Middleweight Champion, [[Bronco McKart]].<br />
* '''2007-05-19''' - Defeated highly-touted and ranked [[Edison Miranda]] by 7th Round TKO in a WBC Middleweight Title Eliminator.<br />
* '''2007-09-29''' - Defeated Middleweight champion [[Jermain Taylor]] by 7th round TKO for the WBC and WBO Middleweight Titles, and to become the Linear and Undisputed Middleweight Champion.<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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[http://www.teampavlik.com Official Website]<br />
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[[Category:World Middleweight Champions|Taylor, Jermain]]<br />
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