Despite the fact that World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight champion SERGIO MARTINEZ fights from an unorthodox stance, JACK LOEW, trainer of World Middleweight Champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK, has full confidence that his man will successfully pass over Martinez and retain his world titles . The two champions rumble for Pavlik’s WBC and World Boxing Organization (WBO) belts on Saturday, April 17, in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. It will be broadcast live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
“Kelly is ready to hasten Martinez’s exodus from the middleweight division with a special delivery of last rights and lefts,” stated Loew. “We know what Martinez’s promoter, Lou DiBella, has been saying — comparing Martinez to Carlos Monzon and that Kelly’s time as a world champion is about to come to an end. Kelly is Youngstown’s John Henry — a steel-drivin’ champion of the common man, the people’s champion. Tell DiBella, a.k.a. Diabolical L.O.U., that Kelly’s belt is not rusting off and the boxing sun shining above Youngstown is not about to set. Diabolical L.O.U. will be forever plagued by once again hearing the referee’s 10-count in a fight against Kelly and the memory of going 0-for-3 against Youngstown. Team Martinez better bring a pillow to the fight because their promoter is going to need it to recline on after he is parted from his dream of promoting a new middleweight champion.”
Combined, Pavlik (36-1, 32 KOs), of Youngstown, OH, and Martinez (44-2-2, 24 KOs), of Argentina, now fighting out of Spain, boast an incredible record of 80-3-2 (56 KOs), a winning percentage of 94% and a victory by knockout ratio of 70%!
This will be an interesting war.