Pavlik Arrested; Alleged Fight at Foo Fighters Concert

by David P. Greisman

Kelly Pavlik was taken into police custody on Saturday after an alleged brawl at a Foo Fighters concert in Ohio, according to television station WKBN.

The report, citing anonymous sources, said Pavlik was “heavily intoxicated.” The former middleweight champion has been released on a summons to show up in court at a future date, the article said.

Online court records do not yet list anything for this alleged incident.

Last year, Pavlik pleaded guilty to a pair of charges dating back to 2013 — one was to a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, the other was to a count of disorderly conduct in a case stemming from Pavlik allegedly refusing to pay a taxi driver $25 home after a ride home from a bar.

In the driving while intoxicated case, Pavlik’s sentence included 12 months of probation. That sentence was handed down in June 2014 and would still be active, so it remains to be seen whether this new case could lead to Pavlik’s probation being revoked and him spending time in jail.

The 33-year-old retired in 2013 after a planned fight with Andre Ward was postponed due to Ward suffering an injury in training camp. Pavlik’s last bout was in July 2012, a decision win over Will Rosinsky. That brought his record to 40-2 with 34 knockouts.

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