WBC Middleweight World Championship
Beeghly Center - Youngstown, Ohio
December 19, 2009
This will be the 1,769th
fight sanctioned by the WBC in its 47-year history.
KELLY PAVLIK (US)
WBC Middleweight World Champion
Age, date of birth: 27 (April 4,
1982)
Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio
Residence: Youngstown, Ohio
Nickname: “The Ghost”
Record: 35-1, 31 KOs
Championship fights: 3-0
Stance: Righthanded
Total rounds: 148
Manager: Cameron Dunkin
Promoter: Top Rank, Inc.
MIGUEL ESPINO (US)
Ranked No. 3 by the WBC at 160
pounds
Age, date of birth: 29 (February 16,
1980)
Birthplace: North Hollywood,
California
Residence: Hollywood, California
Record: 20-2-1, 9 KOs
Stance: Righthanded
Total rounds: 119
WBC affiliated titles: CABOFE
(Caribbean Boxing Federation)
Trainer: John Bray
WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS:
1. Dick Tiger (Nigeria)
2. Joey Giardello (US)
3. Dick Tiger (Nigeria) *
4. Emile Griffith (Virg. Island)
5. Nino Benvenuti (Italy)
6. Emile Griffith (Virg. Islands) *
7. Nino Benvenuti (Italy) *
8. Carlos Monzon (Argentina)
9. Rodrigo Valdez (Colombia)
10. Carlos Monzon (Argentina) *
11. Rodrigo Valdez (Colombia) *
12. Hugo Corro (Argentina)
13. Vito Antuofermo (Italy)
14. Alan Minter (GB)
15. Marvin Hagler (US)
16. Ray Leonard (US)
17. Thomas Hearns (US)
18. Iran Barkley (US)
19. Roberto Duran (Panama)
20. Julian Jackson (Virg. Island)
21. Gerald Mcclellan (US)
22. Julian Jackson (Virg. Islands) *
23. Quincy Taylor (US)
24. Keith Holmes (US)
25. Hassine Cherifi (France)
26. Keith Holmes (US) *
27. Bernard Hopkins (US)
28. Jermain Taylor (US)
29. Kelly Pavlik (US)
30. Sebastian Zbik (Germany) Interim
* Regained
WBC TOP 10:
1. Ray Leonard
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. Thomas Hearns
4. Carlos Monzon
5. Joey Giardello
6. Dick Tiger
7. Gerald Mcclellan
8. Nino Benvenuti
9. Emile Griffith
10. Rodrigo Valdez
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE
MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC:
23 middleweight world champions have
been recognized by the WBC, seven of whom have regained
the title: Dick Tiger (Nigeria), Emile Griffith (Virg.
Is.), Nino Benvenuti (Italy), Carlos Monzon (Argentina),
Rodrigo Valdez (Colombia), Julian Jackson (Virg. Is.),
Keith Holmes (US).
95 middleweight world title bouts
have been held in the history of the WBC, 59 of which
have taken place in the U.S.
WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY
COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY:
USA: 59
Italy: 8
Monaco: 6
France: 6
England: 3
Argentina: 3
Germany: 2
Colombia: 2
Yugoslavia: 1
Spain: 1
Puerto Rico: 1
Nigeria: 1
Mexico: 1
Denmark: 1
Total: 95
WBC WORLD TITLE FIGHTS IN OHIO STATE
IN THE WBC HISTORY:
Seven WBC world title bouts have
been held in Ohio in the history of the WBC.
This is the second WBC middleweight
world title bout in Ohio in the history of the WBC.
Breakdown by division:
Super light: 3
Cruiser: 2
Heavy: 1
Middle: 1
Total bouts: 7
Mar. 24, 1975 Muhammad Ali KO15
Chuck Wepner, Cleveland - Hea
Jun. 26, 1982 Leroy Haley W15
Saoul Mamby, Cleveland – S Light
Jun. 27, 1982 S.T. Gordon TKO2
Carlos De Leon, Cleveland - Cru
Oct. 20, 1982 Leroy Haley W15
Juan Jose Gimenez, Cleveland – S Light
Feb. 13, 1983 Leroy Haley W12
Saoul Mamby, Cleveland – S Light
Sep. 3, 2005 Guillermo Jones
TKO4 Wayne Braithwaite (Eliminator), Cleveland - Cru
Feb. 21, 2009 Kelly Pavlik TKO9
Marco Antonio Rubio, Youngstown – Mid
WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.
