By Mark Vester
If WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik is able to overcome the challenge of Sergio Martinez on April 17 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, he might be in line to headline a card at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. According to a report by Joe Scalzo of The Vindicator, there have been internal talks between Arum and the Cowboys organization.
“[Cowboys owner] Jerry [Jones] was very impressed when he met Kelly, and he told me he’s looking forward to Kelly fighting a main event in Cowboys stadium,” said Arum to the paper. “When I mentioned it to Kelly, his eyes opened wide.”
Arum says Pavlik would need a strong Mexican co-feature to draw a huge crowd at the stadium; a Mexican star like Antonio Margarito or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
“Kelly, on his own, couldn’t do 40,000 in Cowboys Stadium,” Arum said. “But north Texas has a huge Hispanic population. With a strong Hispanic fighter, he could do 40,000.”
“It’s so much better for the sport doing these fights in large stadiums. It’s so much more innovative with the electronics and the video effects. And it elevates the sport to have boxing identified with professional football, which is the No. 1 sport in the country. Even thought it’s tangential, it’s very, very good for boxing.”
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