Undefeated Welterweight Mike Jones Added
to Kelly Pavlik/ Sergio Martinez April 17th
Undefeated Philadelphia welterweight Mike “M. J.”Jones, 20-0, 16Ko’s has been added as a co-featured fighter on the undercard of Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik / Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez WBC/WBO world middleweight title fight April 17th at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall in a scheduled 10 rounder with an opponent to be named later..
The 25 year old Jones won the vacant NABA welterweight title stopping Juliano Ramos in six August 2008 defending his title four times winning four of his last six by Ko, his last outing a 98-92, 98-92, 97-92 unanimous decision over Puerto Rico’s highly rated Henry “El Nitro” Bruseles, 28-4-1, 15Ko’s a week ago.
Tickets for the Pavlik / Martinez showdown are priced at $50, $100, $200, and $350. Call 215-765-0922.
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Kelly Pavlik Making AC His Home Away from Home!!
To Defend Title Against Sergio Martinez
April 17th at Boardwalk Hall
In a championship bout co-promoted by Top Rank with DiBella Entertainment and Caesars Atlantic City World Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik returns to Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, April 17th to defend his titles WBC and WBO Middleweight Titles against interim WBC light middleweight title Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez.
Top Rank’s Kelly Pavlik, 36-1, 32Ko’s and Lou Dibella’s Entertainment teamed up September 2007 bringing the “Ghost to A/C to meet DBE’s Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor for Taylor’s WBO and WBC middleweight titles.
The “Ghost” who’s hometown is Youngstown, Ohio a blue collar town with a rich boxing history Pavlik has brought many boxing fans as well as Kelly Pavlik fans to the Boardwalk Hall in growing number each time he returns.
Pavlik beat Taylor that September night taking his title the defended it in Vegas five months later winning a unanimous decision rematch with Taylor. The Youngstown slugger returned to Atlantic City to take on and beat British challenger Gary Lockett June 2008 only to return a third time October 2008 and lose a one sided unanimous decision to the ageless “Executioner” Bernard Hopkins. “The Ghost” rebounded stopping Marco Antonio Rubio then was scheduled to meet Paul “The Punisher” Williams in December. Pavlik had to pull out citing a staph infection in his left hand. As fate would have it Sergio Martinez stepped in as a substitute and battled Williams to a closely contested controversial decision only to be edged out by Williams. Pavlik returned to action in December stopping Miguel Angel Espino his last time out.
35 year old Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, 44-2-2, 24Ko’s a native of Argentina began to grab the attention of boxing aficionado’s in 2000 when he suffered his first loss at the hands of the “Tijuana Tornado” Antonio Margarito. “Maravilla” went on to win 22 straight going on to stop Saul Roman with a body shot in the fourth round to win a WBC light middleweight title eliminator bout.
One year later Martinez out worked and out punched Alex Bunema, battering him from post to post to win the WBC interim Super Welterweight Title. The talented Argentine southpaw added five more victories including wins over Archak TerMeliksetian and a rematch with Bunema before fighting to a draw with Kermit “Killer” Cintron February 2009. That was Martinez last outing before meeting Paul Williams in A/C, a battle where Martinez traded knockdowns and power shots with one of boxing’s most avoided fighters gaining Martinez a ton of respect from the knowledgeable A/C boxing faithful.
Tickets for Pavlik / martinez are on sale and are priced at $350, $200, $100 and $50! You can pick up yours at the Boardwalk Hall box office or by calling Ticketmaster (800) 736-1420 or buy online at www.Ticketmaster.com. Pavlik vs. Martinez will be televised live on HBO beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
