Sunday, December 27th, 2009
One of the most eventful parts of the boxing card held at Beeghly Center was the pro debut of Chris 'Christo' Hazimihalis. Hazimihalis received a warm greeting from the very partial hometown crowd.
Admittedly, Hazimihalis came out nervous and tentative. "I had some jitters, but once I got in there and started ...
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Kelly Pavlik returned home to get back in the ring and defend his championships against Miguel Espino. Pavlik needed to have a good showing to merit the favor of his critics. The mission was accomplished, at least partially. Pavlik used his power, body shots, and some timely uppercuts to turn ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
With Kelly Pavlik getting ready to defend his championships Saturday, I leaf around the internet looking for articles. There is so much negative stuff written about Pavlik because he is not fighting Paul Williams. Instead, the opponent is little-known, but ranked, Miguel Espino. The thing that surprised me most was the ...
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Kelly Pavlik wants to get a fight in by then end of 2009. Mike Pavlik, Kelly's father and co-manager, has confirmed the date and opponent to be Miguel Espino (20-2-1, 9 KO's). Pavlik (35-1, 31 KO's) has been battling a staph infection for months which caused the cancellation of two ...
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
A press conference to be held at the New York Giants practice facility in East Rutherford, N.J. on Tuesday will confirm that Kelly Pavlik and Paul Williams will finally meet up to sign the deal that will see them face off on December 5th. The fight will be held at Atlantic City's Boardwalk ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
The Kelly Pavlik vs Paul Williams fight originally scheduled for October 3 has been put on hold due to a staph infection on Pavlik's left index finger. The fight will be reschduled for November 21 and still be televised by HBO. This hand injury dates back to February and has ...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Kelly Pavlik is going back to his second home, Atlantic City, to defend the Middleweight Championship against Paul Williams. After weeks of tireless negotiations, the two sides finally agreed on dollars to make the fight a reality on October 3. Joe Scalzo, the Youngstown Vindicator Boxing Reporter broke the story ...
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Friday, July 10th, 2009
Kelly Pavlik was at the Mahoning Valley Scrappers game on Thursday night and revealed his plans for the future, as well as what he has been up to lately. A swarm of fans greeted Pavlik to get autographed copies of his book written by David Lee Morgan, Jr. and Greg ...
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