Pavlik's father: We're ready to fight

By Joe Scalzo | May 13, 2009 at 11:31p.m.

Kelly Pavlik’s father and co-manager Mike Pavlik Sr. said his son has a “clean bill of health” and is wondering why Top Rank Boxing decided to shelve an upcoming bout with Sergio Mora.

“Kelly didn’t cancel any fight due to injury,” Mike Sr. said late Wednesday night. “As a matter of fact, he had been loosening up in the gym over the past week getting ready for the fight.

“We were ready to fight.”

Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com last Friday that Pavlik had a lingering staph infection in one of his hands, prompting the company to postpone the June 27 bout in Atlantic City.

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