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Arum had lots on his mind Tuesday. Such as one of his other aforementioned stars, middleweight champion Pavlik. The hero of Youngstown, Ohio, on June 7 in Atlantic City will defend his two championship belts against Gary Lockett of Wales. Lockett, 31, is 30-1 with 21 knockouts. But his list of opponents is not exactly awe-inspiring.
In other words, Pavlik should breeze. And then what? Perhaps a fight at super middleweight with another guy from Wales, Joe Calzaghe. It's being worked on.
"We'll have talks in New York before his fight with Lockett and after about matching him with Calzaghe at 168," Arum said. "I have preliminarily discussed this with Frank Warren, who appears to be on board and Frank will be with me in New York and Atlantic City all that week and hopefully we'll be able to put it together."
Warren promotes Calzaghe.
Arum said if this fight were to materialize, it would probably be in the fall. He said if it is to be televised on pay-per-view, it would likely be in Las Vegas. If not, it could end up in the United Kingdom.
Calzaghe, a super middleweight champion for 10 years, last month moved up to light heavyweight and defeated Bernard Hopkins via split decision. The undefeated Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. But Calzaghe, 36, has said he is not going to be fighting much longer. A fight between he and Pavlik would be huge.
"That would obviously be the biggest meaningful fight for Pavlik," Arum said.
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In other words, Pavlik should breeze. And then what? Perhaps a fight at super middleweight with another guy from Wales, Joe Calzaghe. It's being worked on.
"We'll have talks in New York before his fight with Lockett and after about matching him with Calzaghe at 168," Arum said. "I have preliminarily discussed this with Frank Warren, who appears to be on board and Frank will be with me in New York and Atlantic City all that week and hopefully we'll be able to put it together."
Warren promotes Calzaghe.
Arum said if this fight were to materialize, it would probably be in the fall. He said if it is to be televised on pay-per-view, it would likely be in Las Vegas. If not, it could end up in the United Kingdom.
Calzaghe, a super middleweight champion for 10 years, last month moved up to light heavyweight and defeated Bernard Hopkins via split decision. The undefeated Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. But Calzaghe, 36, has said he is not going to be fighting much longer. A fight between he and Pavlik would be huge.
"That would obviously be the biggest meaningful fight for Pavlik," Arum said.
http://15rounds.com/Columns/rmorales...iao-051408.php
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