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Kelly Pavlik eyeing unification fights

Kelly Pavlik gets some instruction from his trainer, Jack  Loew, in his recent fight. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.

By Mike Varveris

Fresh from his hard-fought second win over Jermain Taylor, Youngstown's Kelly Pavlik, the WBO and WBC undefeated middleweight champion would like to unify the middleweight division by meeting Felix Sturm, the middle weight champion and Arthur Abraham, the IBF some time this year.
Sturm, who hails from Germany, has a record 28-2 with 12 knockouts. One of his losses is to Jermain Taylor. Abraham, an Armenian who also lives in Germany, has won all his 25 fights with 20 KO's. His last win was over Edison Miranda, who was kayoed by Pavlik.
Pavlik wants to win both the 160-pound IBF and WBA belts before embarking as a super middle weight. These fights may have to wait until after June 9 when he's slated to defend against Irish John Duddy in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Duddy, a fan favorite in the Garden has as record of 23-0 with 17 knockouts.
Kelly would be a heavy favorite over all three of these fighters. None of these fighters have the talent and savvy of Jermain Taylor who will now fight as a super middleweight. Taylor beat Bernard Hopkins, a long-middleweight champ twice.
The second Pavlik-Taylor fight in Las Vegas  in February was a dandy. Both fighters fought on even terms for 10 rounds, Taylor stayed in the middle of the ring and landed some solid blows on Kelly's chin. Pavlik showed his boxing ability with his jab which at times bothered Jermain. But near the 11th round, Kelly as able to corner the tiring Taylor and land punishing blows which staggered him.
"If that round lasted another 20 seconds, I think I would have knocked him out," Kelly said after the fight. Taylor kept away from Pavlik as the local fighter tried to push him into the ropes again to end the 12th round.

Paul Stumpff for Republican State Central Committee

I am a candidate for the Ohio Republican State Central Committee because I believe that we lost our way a bit and that is why we did so poorly in the 2006 elections. We can do well this year and into the future if we stand proudly for the following ideals:
The traditional values of God, family and country. Respect for every human life at all stages. Limited constitutional government. Stop the philosophy of OPM (other people's money). Increase the opportunities to succeed. We need a "rising tie," but not be subservient to big business. No party endorsements in primaries.
Although originally from Greenville, Pa., I have had a growing relationship with our corner of Ohio starting in 1982 when I transferred to YSU and graduated from there in 1984.
My wife, Debora, is from Warren. We lived in Niles form 1988-1994 and since then we have lived in Geneva.
Since 1985, I have worked in engineering and plant maintenance positions at factories in Lordstown, Middlefield, Mentor, Newbury and now in Orwell. For several years, I had a career change into insurance with clients in Trumbull and Ashtabula Counties.
I would be honored to represent our area at the State Central Committee. Thank you for your consideration March 4