Kelly Pavlik Gets KO On First OLN Show
By Michael Woods July 28th, 2006OLN’s inaugural boxing show a big hit
It’s the answer to a trivia question: who fought on the very first OLN network boxing broadcast?
Kelly Pavlik, from the fabled Midwest fight town Youngstown, Ohio, defended his NABF middleweight title with a sixth-round technical knockout of Bronco McKart, from Monroe, Mich., in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Mohegan Sun Casino last night.
In this OLN opener, the 24-year-old Pavlik (28-0-0, 25 knockouts) sent McKart (48-7-0) to the deck at the 1:45 mark of the sixth, then knocked him down again at 2:45, the Hartford Courant reports.
McKart, the 35-year-old vet who is 3-4 in his last seven bouts, got up at the count of nine, but referee Rick Gonzalez stopped the fight. Will he now be used as fodder for marquee names looking to pad their record with the scalp of a former contender, or will wisdom prevail and retirement beckon?
Anthony “The Messenger” Thompson of Philadelphia won the co-feature with a ninth-round knockout of Mohammad Said, from Jersey City, N.J., in a scheduled 10-round middleweight bout. The 24-year-old Thompson (22-1-0) sent a potent message when he knocked out Said (17-5-1) at the 2:02 of the ninth. The Syrian born Said is 3-4-1 in his last seven. That Thompson knocked him out is saying something, as Ian Gardner, Antwun Echols, Jerson Ravelo and Raul Frank were unable to do so.
Also, Almazbek “Kid Diamond” Raiymkulov (22-1-1, 13 KOs) of Las Vegas won a fourth-round TKO over Antonio Wong (11-6-1) of Tijuana, Mexico. He’s looking to get back on track after the October loss to Nate Campbell and June 2005 draw with Joel Casamayor…
July 28th, 2006 at 2:14 pm
Just enough action to keep me awake, not to bad of a show.
July 28th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
I thought kelly did a great job in showing his power at 160 pounds.great .fight
July 28th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
Kelly Pavlik another Hometown Hero!!!!!!!!!!!
Your goin to the top!
July 30th, 2006 at 9:40 pm
Kelly is the “real deal”. He is quickly on his way to the top. That fight on OLN just touched the surface of what Kelly is capable of.
July 31st, 2006 at 9:15 am
Kelly looked very strong and I would love to see him in with Jermaine Taylor. I give him a good chance based on his performance against Bronco.
July 31st, 2006 at 10:40 am
Pavlik was impressive. McKart was put in like a sacrificial lamb though he did have his moments.
Thompson’s finish was very impressive. Getting opponents that are #154 like he said is what his management team should be looking to do. His loss seemed to bring a once humble Thompson back to earth. Hopefully he can be put in with a contender with the jr middle division wide open.