Wednesday, September 30, 2009

September 29, 2009. Pavlik Vs. Williams Press Conference is on 2nd anniversary of Pavlik's Championship Reign. Fight is set for 12/5/09.




Exactly 2 years as the Universally Recognized Middleweight Champion and what better way to celebrate than to announce the most exciting defense of his title. Kelly Pavlik and Paul Williams announced their Middleweight Championship clash at the New York Giants training facility in New Jersey. Their fight will take place on December 5th at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Tickets go on Sale September 30th. It will air on regular HBO. Giants Running back, Brandon Jacobs, was on hand and he gave team jerseys to each of the two figthers with their names emblazoned on the back.

See Video From the Press conference
See a fan produced promotional video to hype the fight

September 27, 2009. Welcome to Cleveland Party for Shaquille O'Neal.




Kelly was invited as a guest of honor to welcome the legendary Shaquille O'Neal to Cleveland Ohio. On hand were other sports stars and legends including Bernie Kosar, Josh Cribbs, Mo Williams & Anderson Varejao. The Red Carpet event was at the Barley House on West 6th in downtown Cleveland. Kelly was accompanied by his wife Samantha, his father Michael and a few friends.
See Plain Dealer Video Interview on Red Carpet with Kelly
See TV News Report about the Shaq Party
Read NBC Sports Report about the Shaq Party
International news coverage, The China Post -Read More

September 7, 2009. SportsTime Ohio interview to Discuss Staph Infection and Paul Williams.

Bruce Drennan hosted his sports talk television show "All Bets Are Off" from the Canfield Fair in Youngstown Ohio. His first guest was Kelly Pavlik and they discussed an array of topics including Pavlik's staph bacteria infected knuckle that had persisted for over 6 months. They also talked about the next challenger to Pavlik's title, Paul Williams.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

August 4, 2009. Pavlik's logo is painted on the nose of an Airforce C-130 Hercules Cargo Plane.


Invited as a guest at the base of the Youngstown 910th Airlift Wing, Pavlik was honored by having his logo painted on the nose of a C-130 Hercules Cargo Plane.
Vindy Photographer Robert Yosay and Vindy writer Jordan Cohen detail the whole event. Click here to read more.

Monday, June 29, 2009

June 29, 2009. Troy Smith Celebrity Golf Outing.







Troy invited Kelly as a celebrity golfer to help raise money for the Cleveland Muny Football League for kids ages 8-15. State Farm was the Title sponsor for an event that brought the biggest names in Ohio and American sports to Signature of Solon Golf Course. More than 50 notable athletes and celebrities were on hand including Bernie Kosar, Archie Griffin, Eddie George, Brady Quinn, Jim Tressel, Chris Chambers and Ed Reed. The event started with a meet and greet dinner on Sunday night. 18 holes of golf on Monday were followed by a banquet. Afterwards, Kelly, Troy and several others met at the Barley House to celebrate a successful event with many great memories to boot. Kelly said, "This is a great event for people to come together and have fun and also to raise money for a worthy cause. When it comes to kids we need to do as much as possible to support them. On August 7 we're having a golf outing in Youngstown at Bedford Trails and I hope that we have even bigger numbers than last year. We're still accepting golfers and sponsors so I welcome everybody. It all benefits the Akron Children's Hospital in the Mahoning Valley. Check Teampavlik.com for more details."