October 20, 2008. Team Pavlik back Home.

Team Pavlik is back home after a tough decision loss to Bernard Hopkins in a Lightheavyweight Fight. Middleweight King Kelly Pavlik didn't have his usual strength, snap or punch volume while Hopkins was at his absolute best. Hopkins' legendary status boasts a 20 year resume with his most significant wins coming in recent years. At 37 he was the first to KO and defeat Felix Trinidad. At 39 he was the first to KO Oscar De La Hoya. At 41 he was the first to convincingly defeat Lightheavyweight Champ Antonio Tarver. At 42 he was the first to convincingly defeat Ronald "Winky" Wright. Earlier in his career he was the first to defeat Glen Johnson and the first to KO or convincingly defeat numerous #1 contenders during his 10 year reign as Middleweight King. One of Hopkins' current trainers, John David Jackson, was a former KO victim. Hopkins' has never been KO'ed and has only lost 2 matches by unanimous decision in his 20 year career (Against Roy Jones and against Jermain Taylor). Hopkins is an enigma because his strategy has evolved with age and has earned him his greatest victories in recent years. He is a rarity because he's an active boxer and consensus future Hall of Famer. Against Hopkins Team Pavlik knew they had to be at the top of their game. An injured elbow coupled with anti-biotics to treat a case of bronchitis may have diminished Pavlik's strengths. His usual energy, punch volume and snap were non-existent from round one. What appears to have been an off night for Pavlik was a night that Hopkins looked his best. It is noteworthy to mention that Jermain Taylor beat Bernard Hopkins twice and Kelly Pavlik beat Jermain Taylor twice.
Vindicator article with an interview with Kelly after the fight
Details examined by renowned Boxing Historian, Thomas Hauser
A Synopsis by Branson Wright with video clips from the fight

October 18, 2009. In Honor of Police and Fire Departments.

Pavlik has carried themes on his boxing trunks including that of Ohio State & Youngstown State to proudly display his state's heritage. In June 2008 he and his corner wore attire in honor of the United States' Armed Forces with emblems of the Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force & Marines. On October 18 Kelly and his team entered the ring in honor of the Men and Women who protect Youngstown -the Police and Fire Departments.

October 17, 2008. Tempers flare at Weigh-in.

Ceasars guards accompany each fighter and their teams to the official scale on stage. The United States flag waving at center in representation of both American fighters. After the weigh-in, Pavlik and Hopkins meet at center stage for the final face to face photo opportunity. Hopkins decides to push his face into Pavliks' face. Pavlik pushes back. Hopkins retreats his physical contact and quickly turns to trash talking with a scold on his face. Pavlik responds in kind, perhaps moreso. What's being said isn't known for sure but what is obvious is that tempers are flaring. Saturday night: a legend who has elevated himself as one of the sport's superstars over the last 2 decades versus an undefeated hometown hero who's only 26 years old but has been boxing for 17 years. Hopkins Vs. Pavlik is just hours away.

October 14, 2008. New York City Pre-fight Press Conference.

NEW YORK CITY: Kelly Pavlik's trainer Jack Loew told the media that his fighter will adopt a "carefully aggressive" approach against Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night. Pavlik squares off against Hopkins in an eagerly-awaited non-title bout at 170lbs in Atlantic City. Consensus future Hall of Famer Hopkins has never been stopped in his career. World Middleweight Champion Pavlik is Undefeated with almost 90% of his matches ending in KO. Hopkins' trainer Nazim Richardson says Pavlik is in for a tough night. Richardson said, "I don't know their game plan, but at the start, Kelly is going to realize he's in there with a legitimate fighter."
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Portrait of A Knockout Artist
ESPN ARTICLE WITH AUDIO PODCAST: "Can Pavlik Bring Down Curtain On Hopkins' Career?"
WATCH AND LISTEN to a Roundtable discussion with E:60's Jeremy Shaap
WATCH the E:60 Profile on Kelly and Youngstown

October 14. ESPN The Magazine Feature. ESPN's E:60 Feature.

ESPN was in town periodically over the course of the last 2 months covering Kelly and the city that supports him. ESPN THE MAGAZINE has a well written story by Tim Keown. Here is the TV news story starting with the music of Bruce Springteen from E:60, which aired today on ESPN.

October 12, 2008. Champ Runs In Youngstown Peace Race.

"Kelly ran a 10k at a 6 minute a mile pace" -Denny O'Neil, avid runner and Vindicator Marketing Manager.

Thousands of runners gathered in Youngstown today for the 34th annual Youngstown Peace Race. The course took runners from the South Side, through Mill Creek Park, and ended in Downtown Youngstown. We are told more than 12-hundred people participated in todays event, one of those was boxing's middleweight champion of the world, Kelly Pavlik, whose just days away from his next fight.

"WE HAD TO GET ONE MORE DAY OF RUNNING IN, IF THERE WAS ANYWAY TO DO IT, DO IT TODAY....HOW DID YOU DO? .....I THINK I DID PRETTY GOOD, IT'S BETTER THAN I DID TWO YEARS AGO, THIS WAS ONLY MY SECOND TIME. I THINK I DID 40 MINUTES, A LITTLE OVER 40 MINUTES. I THINK IT WAS 40-10 OR 40-15"--Kelly Pavlik Peace Race Participant

The winner of this years race was from Indianapolis, Indiana. The top local finisher was Dave Mealy of Youngstown, he crossed the finish line eighth. --Report by WYTV33

October 4, 2008. Profiled by News and Television all around the world.

Click here to go through a day of training with Kelly back when he was getting ready for Lockett. His regiment is even more intense for Hopkins. Since Kelly won the title he's been covered extensively by Newspapers, Magazines and Television stations all over the world. Boxing is a sport with a strong following on every continent and Kelly has been covered in China and Australia to South Africa and Russia. Some of the News organizations and publications include; The China Post, Dispatch (South Africa), International Herald Tribune (France), The New York Times, ESPN, United Kingdom Mirror, LA Times, FOX Sports, News Wales, Seattle Post Intelligencer, The Montreal Gazette, AOL Sports, The Press Association, USA Today, New York Daily News, BBC (London England), Press of Atlantic City, Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Daily News, Boxing Digest, RING Magazine, Boxing News, Sports Illustrated, Boxing World and others. Locally he's been covered weekly by the Youngstown Vindicator and the network affiliates of the Mahoning Valley. The TV Station SportsTime Ohio has aired 3 original Programs chronicling Pavlik's career. HBO will debut "Countdown to Pavlik/Hopkins" PART 1, PART 2, PART 3. This is HBO's 3rd such program on Kelly with October 18 being the 6th time he has fought on an HBO international broadcast, 5 times as the main event. ESPN E:360 also has a program upcoming at 7pm on October 14. The most recent Print profile on Kelly was released by Scene Magazine today. Renowned boxing writer and historian Thomas Hauser has done several profile articles on Kelly published by Seconds Out.