Miranda/Pavlik Is On
By Uncategorized April 3rd, 2007Edison Miranda, the IBF’s top rated middleweight contender, and Kelly Pavlik, ranked first in the WBC, will collide in “The Right to Fightâ€? on Saturday, May 19th at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, atop the Jermain Taylor vs. Cory Spinks “Border Battleâ€? middleweight championship bout.
Miranda (28-1, 24 KO’s) scored a win over Allan Green on March 3, while Pavlik (30-0, 27 KO’s) is coming off a eighth round knockout victory over Jose Luis Zertuche in his HBO debut on January 27.
Miranda is a native of Columbia now fighting out of Puerto Rico, while Pavlik is a native son of Youngstown, Ohio.
The Right to Fight will be presented by DiBella Entertainment, Top Rank, Inc. and Seminole Warriors Boxing
“Kelly is Hagler-like with his pressure, power and a will to win,” said Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank. “Kelly is anxious to get into the ring against Edison Miranda.â€?
“Kelly Pavlik is a worthy opponent and a hard puncher, so the fans should see a great fight,� said Edison Miranda. “Unfortunately for him, I hit harder than he does, and when I do land, I’ll make ‘The Ghost’ disappear.�
Tickets are priced at $550, $450, $250, $125, $95, $45, and $25 for students, seniors, and active military and will go on sale on Wednesday, April 4 at 10:00 AM Central time. Tickets are available at the FedExForum Box Office, All Ticketmaster Outlets, www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 901-525-1515. For more information, visit www.fedexforum.com.
—from release
April 4th, 2007 at 8:26 am
Miranda looked the pick of the new boys at the end of last year, but was a little disappointing against Green. Andre Berto , can’t wait to see him fight the top boys, but it’s still to come. Most exciting performance by a “newcomer” (hey I’d never seen him before) goes to Chad Dawson for his systematic destruction of Polish hardman Adamek. Step aside PBF, this guy will be PFP king if the light heavies get the recognition they deserve over the next few years. Unless Maranda and Pavlik know better.
April 10th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Good fight. Boxing needs more match-ups like this.
April 23rd, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Another lamb for the salughter, Pavlik is going to get hurt. Someone please hook Miranda up with a proper trainer like Mayweather Snr. Miranda is may not be the most technically sound or a defensive great but a good trainer like Mayweather Snr’s ability & defensive tutalige coupled with Miranda’s offensive style make Miranda potentially a great fighter.
P.S. I wonder if Taylor can vision being knocked out by this guy?
I can.