On June 8th, former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik will return to the ring when he faces off with newfound rival Scott Sigmon at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight serves as a bit of an appetizer to the blockbuster Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley melee one night later at the MGM Grand.
Now under the guidance of trainer Robert Garcia down in Oxnard, California, the Sigmon bout marks Pavlik?s second fight within a two-month span after a layoff of nearly eleven years. Getting sharper by the week, Pavlik seems to appreciate just how much different his life in Southern California is compared to his previous camps in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. View slideshow: Exclusive photos: Kelly Pavlik trains in Oxnard; eyes bout on the eve of Pacquiao-Bradley
On Monday afternoon, Pavlik sparred some brisk rounds with undefeated super middleweight prospect Ronald ?Akeem? Ellis, who made Kelly work every minute he was inside the squared circle. Now campaigning in the super middleweight class himself, Pavlik will be eyeing bigger bounty if successful against Sigmon come June. Advertisement
For exclusive images of Pavlik in sparring and training at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy, as well as bonus photos of other talented pugilists in the building, please visit the slideshow on the left or check out Kelly Pavlik sparring, eyeing fight on the eve of Pacquiao-Bradley
