Age: 27 Residence: Youngstown, Ohio Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio

Record: 36-1, 32 KOs Height: 6'2" Reach: 75"

Managers: Michael Pavlik (Father), Cameron Dunkin
Trainers: Jack Loew, (Miguel Diaz)

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“If they told me I had to fight Godzilla I’d go home and [complain] but I’d do it”
- Kelly Pavlik, The World Middleweight Champion


Kelly Pavlik is the Universally Recognized World Middleweight Champion. Growing up on the Southside of Youngstown Kelly began boxing in 1991 at the age of 9. After graduating from high school in 2000, at the age of 18, he became a professional boxer.

Although his professional debut was on ESPN Kelly’s career did not register on the radar of sports media and news. He amassed a record of 29-0 with 26 knock outs by the time he landed on an internationally televised HBO broadcast in January 2007.

In 2007 Kelly defeated top ranked Jose Luis Zertuche, Edison Miranda, and the World Champion Jermain Taylor. None of these opponents had been knocked out. All of them got knocked out by Kelly.

In 2008 Pavlik fought 3 times. Once in a successful defense of his title at middleweight, once at super-middleweight and once at lightheavyweight.

In 2009 Kelly defended his Title twice. In February he KO'ed #1 WBC contender Marco Antonio Rubio and in December he KO'ed #3 WBC contender Miguel Espino.

Kelly Pavlik is the Reigning World Middleweight Champion.