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April 17, 2010 and Kelly Pavlik’s career was flagging. Despite holding two middleweight titles, the Youngstown fighter had suffered his first defeat, up at light-heavyweight, to the wily old fox Bernard Hopkins.
Argentine road warrior Sergio Martinez had done things the hard way. Arriving off the back of a majority decision loss to Paul Williams (that he would go on to avenge in devastating fashion) preceded by a draw with Kermit Cintron, Sergio’s American dream was at a crossroads and he needed a big performance.
Steve was joined by Matty and Andy to revisit this classic encounter.
This recording was made as part of the Punches from the Past series. You can find out more or grab previous episodes below…
Blood and Guts: The night Sergio Martinez defeated Kelly Pavlik