About a decade ago, Kelly and Jack participated in the Youngstown St. Patrick's Day Parade driving at the end of the line in a small car with a hand written sign that read "Kelly 'The Ghost' Pavlik, Middleweight Contender". They've been in the parade every year since, and last year held the honor of Grand Marshall. In 2000, Kelly launched his professional boxing career as a decorated amateur and rose from a prospect, to a contender, to the mandatory challenger, and Ultimately to the Universally Recognized World Middleweight Champion. Perhaps the people of Youngstown support Kelly and Jack because their accomplishments don't just speak about boxing but about setting goals and working tirelessly towards those goals, whether it's school, or work, or for the enrichment of the city. This Parade celebrates all the wonderful things about Youngstown, most notably, it's great commodity of community.More Photos Courtesy of Trent Wasacz
Vindicator Article about the Parade
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