Kelly Pavlik landed big shots on Miguel Espino early in the first round but Espino stood tough and made the most of his first World Title shot by engaging in a 5 round war. Most boxing analysts would have strongly advised against a strategy as such by Espino but all the crowd in attendance looked on in amazement as he absorbed insurmountable punishment in order to land shots of his own. Eventually the toll was too much as Kelly Pavlik began to land pinpoint accurate uppercuts that sent Espino's head popping back and eventually crumbled him to the canvas. Espino got up from several knock downs and in round 5, his corner ended up throwing in the towel when he was helplessly pinned to the ropes on the receiving end of a Pavlik barrage. International news coverage as follows:
Los Angeles Times Pavlik Retains his Middleweight Titles
Taiwan News Espino Licked As Pavlik Keeps Titles
British Broadcasting Corporation Pavlik Stops Espino
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