Kelly Pavlik
Career, Record, Stats
Kelly Pavlik (The Ghost) is a 42-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former middleweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 12 years and 21 days, Pavlik amassed a record of 40-2, which includes 34 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Kelly Pavlik's Boxing Career
Kelly Pavlik was born in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. on April 5, 1982. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on June 16, 2000 against Eric Benito Tzand. Pavlik defeated Tzand via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Pavlik became a world champion fight at the age of 25 after 31 professional fights. He challenged Jermain Taylor for the WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles and stopped the champion in the 7th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world titles.
Pavlik's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Will Rosinsky at age 30, on July 7, 2012.
Some of Kelly Pavlik's best fights have been against Jermain Taylor, Edison Miranda, and Marco Antonio Rubio. For a complete list of Pavlik's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Kelly Pavlik".
Pavlik has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Kelly Pavlik Losses".
Kelly Pavlik's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Jul 07, 2012 | 30 |  Will Rosinsky | win | UD 10 |
41 | Jun 08, 2012 | 30 | Scott Sigmon | win | TKO 7 |
40 | Mar 31, 2012 | 29 | Aaron Jaco | win | TKO 2 |
39 | May 07, 2011 | 29 | Alfonso López III | win | MD 10 |
38 | Apr 17, 2010 | 28 | 
Sergio Martínez 35 44-2-2 | loss | UD 12 |
37 | Dec 19, 2009 | 27 | Miguel Espino | win | TKO 5 |
36 | Feb 21, 2009 | 26 | 
Marco Antonio Rubio 28 43-4-1 | win | RTD 9 |
35 | Oct 18, 2008 | 26 | 
Bernard Hopkins 43 48-5-1 | loss | UD 12 |
34 | Jun 07, 2008 | 26 | Gary Lockett | win | TKO 3 |
33 | Feb 16, 2008 | 25 | 
Jermain Taylor 29 27-1-1 | win | UD 12 |
32 | Sep 29, 2007 | 25 |
Jermain Taylor 29 27-0-1 | win | TKO 7 |
31 | May 19, 2007 | 25 | 
Edison Miranda 26 28-1 | win | TKO 7 |
30 | Jan 27, 2007 | 24 | Jose Luis Zertuche | win | KO 8 |
29 | Nov 02, 2006 | 24 | Lenord Pierre | win | TKO 4 |
28 | Jul 27, 2006 | 24 | Bronco McKart | win | TKO 6 |
27 | Oct 07, 2005 | 23 | Fulgencio Zúñiga | win | TKO 9 |
26 | Aug 26, 2005 | 23 | Vincent Harris | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Jun 10, 2005 | 23 | Daniel Neal | win | TKO 1 |
24 | Mar 04, 2005 | 22 | Dorian Beaupierre | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Nov 27, 2004 | 22 | Ross Thompson | win | UD 8 |
22 | Sep 18, 2004 | 22 | Carlton Holland | win | KO 2 |
21 | Jul 02, 2004 | 22 | Pedro Ortega | win | TKO 6 |
20 | Mar 26, 2004 | 21 | Roberto Baro | win | KO 2 |
19 | Jan 23, 2004 | 21 | Anthony Ivory | win | UD 8 |
18 | Jul 01, 2003 | 21 | Rico Cason | win | KO 2 |
17 | Mar 22, 2003 | 20 | Cesar Avila | win | TKO 6 |
16 | Feb 08, 2003 | 20 | Eduardo Gutierrez | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Sep 14, 2002 | 20 | Edson Madrid | win | UD 6 |
14 | Jul 30, 2002 | 20 | Abel Hernandez | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Jun 21, 2002 | 20 | Eric Olds | win | KO 1 |
12 | Feb 23, 2002 | 19 | Robert Dasoyan | win | KO 2 |
11 | Nov 21, 2001 | 19 | Rob Bleakley | win | KO 2 |
10 | Aug 04, 2001 | 19 | Mario Lopez | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Jun 08, 2001 | 19 | Grady Brewer | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Mar 23, 2001 | 18 | Tommy Walker | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Feb 04, 2001 | 18 | Mathias Bedburdick | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Dec 15, 2000 | 18 | Cedric Johnson | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Nov 17, 2000 | 18 | Lafayette Randolph | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Oct 15, 2000 | 18 | Anthony Collier | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Sep 15, 2000 | 18 | Frankie Sanchez | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Aug 05, 2000 | 18 | Nelson Hernandez | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Jun 16, 2000 | 18 | Eric Benito Tzand | win | TKO 3 |