Pavlik looks forward to August fight

June 22, 2011 at 9:18p.m.

By JOE SCALZO

scalzo@vindy.com

After a rusty effort against Alfonso Lopez on May 7, Kelly Pavlik knew he needed a tune-up fight before fighting for a world title.

He just doesn’t like calling it a tune-up fight.

“I hate calling it that, but where I’m at in my career, it is what it is,” said Pavlik, whose camp is finalizing plans for a summer bout in Youngstown, most likely at the Covelli Centre on Aug. 20. “Instead of going somewhere else, I figured, why not keep it here.

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