Fight Kelly Pavlik W UD 12 (12) Jermain Taylor

After engaging in a crowd pleasing twelve round catch weight bout Jermain Taylor (27-2, 17 KOs) and Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik (33-0, 29 KOs) made their way into the media room at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV to speak about the bout and plans for the future. Former WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF Middleweight Champion of the world Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor was humbled by his twelve round unanimous decision read more ...

WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (33-0, 29 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Jermain Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs) in a very exciting non-title encounter on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas. Fighting at a catch weight of 166, Pavlik was busier while Taylor landed the sharper punches. Most of the rounds were close, but it was Pavlik who closed stronger to win by scores of 117-111, 115-113, 116-112 read more ...

Unbeaten WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) and former titleholder Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) both weighed in at 164 lbs. moments ago in Las Vegas. After posing, the fighters stood face to face for about 30 seconds until matchmaker Carl Moretti stepped between them. An animated Taylor promised a "totally different fight. I get him down this time he's going to stay down." Pavlik simply punched at the microphone and stated "Youngstown!" read more ...

It might have been another day in Beverly Hills for some people, but for undefeated middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost “ Pavlik and former undisputed world champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor it was intense Monday morning during their press conference at The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif. Pavlik (32-0, 29KO’s) from Youngstown, Ohio will face Taylor (27-1-1 17KO’s) from Little Rock, Arkansas will collide for the second time on Saturday at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas read more ...

When Jermain Taylor exercised the rematch clause following his Semptember knockout loss to Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik, one of the stipulations was that the fight take place at 165lbs. For years it has been rumored that both fighters struggled to make the 160lb middleweight limit but Kelly Pavlik still believes that is the weight best suited for him. “When it comes to the point when I’m getting sick when I’m trying to make weight read more ...

Former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, the man who finally toppled the lengthy reign of Bernard “the Executioner” Hopkins, can’t wait for his highly anticipated rematch with Kelly “the Ghost” Pavlik – the man who smeared his perfect record with a seventh-round knockout last year. He vows that the February 16th rematch held in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be much different: “If I get him in that position again read more ...

Kelly Pavlik was 9 years old, just a pup, when he walked into the Southside Boxing Club in Youngstown for the very first time. The first person he met was Harry Arroyo, former world champion from Youngstown. Coming over to greet Kelly was trainer Jack Loew. "Who do we have here?" asked Jack, looking down at Kelly. "I want to be a fighter," Kelly said read more ...

WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik met the New York City press today to officially announce his February 16th clash with Jermain Taylor at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The bout will be a non-title rematch at a catchweight of 166 lbs. "I'll still go into the fight like a title is on the line," said Pavlik. "That zero on my record has been there a long time and I want to keep it there read more ...

Trainer Ozell Nelson will assume the head trainer duties for former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, replacing Hall of Famer Emanuel Steward. Nelson was Taylor's amateur coach and was a key camp member throughout Taylor's career. "Manny is a great coach, a Hall of Famer," Nelson told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. "I very much respect Emanuel Steward. But I feel like things were going real read more ...

"Kelly sustained three superficial lacerations to the right forearm and hand and also three superficial lacerations to the left forearm and hand. He also had numerous superficial abrasions. The wounds were explored and there was no evidence of tendon damage or tendon involvement on any of the lacerations. The six lacerations were repaired with sutures in the office," said Sandy P. Naples, M.D. of Poland Family Practice read more ...