Kelly Pavlik will not fight Daniel Edouard as originally planned, instead, Pavlik will face Brian Vera in the co-feature on the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito HBO PPV card at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Nov. 13. The switch was made, according to ESPN, because concerns were raised about Edouard's fitness to fight. Edouard collapsed because of a blood pressure problem following...
Boxer Kelly Pavlik Kelly Pavlik will not fight Daniel Edouard as originally planned, instead, Pavlik will face Brian Vera in the co-feature on the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito HBO PPV card at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Nov. 13.
The switch was made, according to ESPN, because concerns were raised about Edouard's fitness to fight. Edouard collapsed because of a blood pressure problem following a split decision loss to Alfonso Mosquera in his last fight in July in Panama.
That's where Vera (17-5, 11 KOs), who is from Austin, came in. They'll meet at 164 pounds, according to Cameron Dunkin, Pavlik's co-manager.
Vera, a former participant on "The Contender" reality series, has lost four of his last five fights. The lone win during the slump was an upset third-round knockout of Sebastien Demers on his turf in Montreal on ESPN2. In March 2008, Vera pulled off a major upset, also on ESPN2, when he stopped Andy Lee, heralded prospect and 2004 Irish Olympian, in the seventh round.