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11-01-2010, 09:06 PM
via ESPN. com
Former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik sustained a rib injury training and has withdrawn from his Nov. 13 fight, co-manager Cameron Dunkin said Monday.
Pavlik was training to face Brian Vera at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in the co-featured bout on the HBO PPV card headlined by Manny Pacquiao against Antonio Margarito.
The fight was supposed to have been Pavlik's first fight since Sergio Martinez badly cut him and outpointed him to win the 160-pound world championship in April.
"I don't know exactly what happened, but I was told by [trainer] Jack Loew that he had a rib injury a few days ago and might not be able to fight, and then he confirmed it to me (Monday) morning," Dunkin said. "I'm heartbroken, I'm devastated, I'm sick to my stomach.
"This was such a great opportunity for Kelly, to be at Cowboys Stadium in front of who knows how many fans in a fun fight on a great show, a great event. I could go on and on."
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Former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik sustained a rib injury training and has withdrawn from his Nov. 13 fight, co-manager Cameron Dunkin said Monday.
Pavlik was training to face Brian Vera at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in the co-featured bout on the HBO PPV card headlined by Manny Pacquiao against Antonio Margarito.
The fight was supposed to have been Pavlik's first fight since Sergio Martinez badly cut him and outpointed him to win the 160-pound world championship in April.
"I don't know exactly what happened, but I was told by [trainer] Jack Loew that he had a rib injury a few days ago and might not be able to fight, and then he confirmed it to me (Monday) morning," Dunkin said. "I'm heartbroken, I'm devastated, I'm sick to my stomach.
"This was such a great opportunity for Kelly, to be at Cowboys Stadium in front of who knows how many fans in a fun fight on a great show, a great event. I could go on and on."
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