Jermain Taylor vs Kelly Pavlik
On September 29, 2007, Jermain Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KOs), the middleweight WBC, WBO, and The Ring champion, defends his titles against fellow American challenger, Kelly Pavlik (31-0, 28 KOs).
Taylor vs Pavlik Stats
Jermain Taylor is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Cory Spinks, 4 months and 10 days ago. Kelly Pavlik is on a 31-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round TKO win over Edison Miranda, 4 months and 10 days ago.
Taylor vs Pavlik Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 92.2-7.8 in favor of Kelly Pavlik. It is going to be very difficult for Jermain Taylor to win this fight.
Taylor vs Pavlik Result
Kelly Pavlik stopped the champion via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight champion. Pavlik improves his record to 32-0 (29 KOs), while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 27-1-1.