On April 17, 2010, Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KOs), the middleweight WBC, WBO, and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Argentinian challenger, Sergio Martínez (44-2-2, 24 KOs).
Kelly Pavlik is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Miguel Espino, 3 months and 29 days ago. Sergio Martínez is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Paul Williams, 4 months and 12 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Kelly Pavlik at 99-1 winning odds. Sergio Martínez really doesn't have much to present against Pavlik.
Sergio Martínez defeated Kelly Pavlik via unanimous decision and wins the WBC, WBO, and The Ring titles — in his first world-title fight. Martínez improves his record to 45-2-2, while Pavlik adds a loss to his record at 36-2.