Pavlik Stops Lockett - Retains Titles

From Reuters
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kelly Pavlik dominated Gary Lockett of Britain to retain his WBC and WBO middleweight titles with a third-round stoppage in Atlantic City on Saturday.

Pavlik rattled Lockett in the first round with two left-right combinations.
In the second, a right hand to the temple caused Lockett to stagger backwards and drop to one knee. Lockett went down to one knee again shortly afterwards and by the end of the round the challenger's face was swollen and reddened.

Another right hand in the third sent Lockett (30-2, 21 KOs) to the canvas one more time, prompting trainer Enzo Calzaghe to throw in the towel.

"All he did was try to wait for me to get lazy with the jab," Pavlik, 34-0 (30 KOs), told reporters. "He did catch me with one right hand in the first, but we took care of it."