By Mark Vester
It's going to a boxing brawl on April 17 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. WBC/WBO middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik and WBC 154-pound champion Sergio Martinez met face to face during a Texas press conference to announce their fight. For much of 2009, Pavlik suffered from a staph infection in his right hand. He promises to make up for his bad stint by putting on a show in April.
"I have no doubts or second thoughts about taking this fight," Pavlik said. "It is great to be back training and it is great to be defending my titles in Atlantic City where my world title reign began."
In his last fight, Martinez lost a close majority decision to Paul Williams. It was a "fight of the year" candidate. This time he doesn't want the judges to decide the fight. He wants to knock Pavlik out before the end of twelve.
"This is the fight of my life so I plan to take full advantage of it," Martinez said. "I am a much better fighter than before and I will win and I will win by a knockout. I will take the belt back to Argentina."
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