Kelly Pavlik has two losses against two opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Pavlik's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Kelly Pavlik".
On April 17, 2010 Kelly Pavlik met Sergio Martínez in a middleweight (WBC, WBO, The Ring) world-title defense fight. Pavlik was 28 years old and with a record of 36-2 (32), and Martínez was 35 years old and with a record of 44-2-2 (24). Pavlik lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and lost the titles.
On October 18, 2008 Kelly Pavlik faced off against Bernard Hopkins at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 34-1 (30), and Hopkins was 43 years old and with a record of 48-5-1 (32). Pavlik lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.