Bute vs. Pavlik

By Dan Ambrose: I’ve never been very impressed with former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KO’s) in the past, but I’ve seen enough of him to know that he’s more than good enough to beat IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 21 Ko’s) when they mix it up later on this year [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (28-0, 23 KO’s) could be facing former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) next instead of Mikkel Kessler. Jean Bedard, the president of Interbox, says that Bute-Pavlik is also a possibility as well as the Bute-Kessler fight. It’s [...]

By Kirk Jackson: After his decisive defeat to Sergio Martinez in his most recent fight at middleweight, Kelly Pavlik has decided to move up in weight from 160 pounds, to 168 or 175 pounds. Some are wondering, Why the move up in weight? There has been talk Pavlik has been having a lot of trouble [...]

By Jason Kim: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute could be facing mandatory challenger Jesse Brinkley next if a fight between Bute and former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik can’t be put together. Bute wants the fight with Pavlik, as doe HBO as well. However, it’s unclear whether Pavlik and his Top Rank promoter Bob [...]

By Chris Williams: It’s looking like International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (25-0, 20 KO’s) could be facing WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KO’s) next if HBO is able to set this fight up, and, of course, as long as Pavlik gets by his next opponent Miguel Angel Espino on December [...]