The day after, Pavlik happy but hurting

YOUNGSTOWN — Back home, less than 24 hours after dispatching Edison Miranda in the seventh round, Kelly Pavlik was able to laugh.

It didn’t feel well.

“I’m really sore right now. Everything hurts,” said the 25-year-old Youngstown middleweight, who remained unbeaten with an impressive knockout of his Colombian opponent.

Ironically, Pavlik said his hands, which he’s battled with injuries in his career, “are about the only thing on my body that isn’t hurting.”

Pavlik spent most of Sunday sleeping, after first visiting his daughter, Sidney. His father, Mike, and trainer and co-manager, Jack Loew, weighed in on the battle in Memphis.

“It was a tough fight and Kelly was pretty beat up afterwards,” said Mike Pavlik. “He fought a very smart fight and I don’t believe Miranda expected him to come out so aggressive.

“Miranda was overlooking us. He was already talking about a postfight press conference with Jermain Taylor. We were the underdog, but we knew that we were going to win.”

See complete story in Monday's Vindicator.