Sergio Martinez Vs Kelly Pavlik Fight: Sergio Martinez Wins

By Priyanka Roy Chowdhury, Gaea News Network
Sunday, April 18, 2010

ATLANTIC CITY (GaeaTimes.com)- On Saturday, Sergio Martinez won the middleweight championship title of WBO and WBC after defeating the defending champion Kelly Pavlik. The Sergio Martinez Vs Kelly Pavlik fight came out as one of the brilliant fights that the boxing fans have seen in recent times. Sergio Martinez was declared the winner after the unanimous decision went in his favor. He managed to dominate in most of the rounds and Kelly Pavlik though came up as a strong contender, fell short in front of the fight plan of Sergio Martinez.

In the twelve round Sergio Martinez Vs Kelly Pavlik fight, Sergio Martinez took the lead in the first few rounds. He came up with some aggressive jabs and punches. He put forward an excellent speed and landed some straight lefts and right jabs on the defending champion.Kelly Pavlik at the beginning took time to cope up with the speed with which Sergio Martinez came forward. He delivered some poor shots at the beginning that was answered by Sergio Martinez. However, he did not lie back at the receiving end only and in the fifth round he took the lead.

Kelly Pavlik was able to put forward a knockdown shot in the seventh round and it seemed to the fans that the fight might end up turning in favor of Kelly Pavlik again. However, in the ninth round Sergio Martinez came up with a shot which led to a cut over the right eye of Kelly Pavlik. After the win of Sergio Martinez, Kelly Pavlik mentioned to the media that the cut has left a whiteout in front of his right eye and that he was only able to see the punches landing over him.

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