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Former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has decided to walk away from boxing, citing long-term health concerns and a lack of drive to compete.

Danny Jacobs beat cancer that at one point had left him unable to walk. This year, he returned to the boxing ring against all odds, and has been named the 2012 BLH Comeback Fighter of the Year.

With his fight with Andre Ward canceled, former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik is suddenly a very hot commodity, and is being strongly considered to face Lucian Bute next.

Arthur Abraham, current WBO super middleweight champions, is saying that a fight with former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik is being negotiated between their respective promoters.

Andre Ward will have to have surgery on his injured shoulder, meaning his fight with Kelly Pavlik is officially canceled.

Timothy Bradley and Guillermo Rigondeaux could be involved in a February 23 doubleheader on HBO, which would push back the Andre Ward-Kelly Pavlik fight from its previously speculated rescheduled date.

Dan Goossen says that Andre Ward vs Kelly Pavlik is being rescheduled from the scrapped January 26 date, but February 23 isn't finalized.

Andre Ward's shoulder injury won't keep him out for too long, and he's rescheduled his fight against Kelly Pavlik for November 23 on HBO.

Andre Ward has injured his shoulder in training camp in preparation for his upcoming fight Kelly Pavlik. Due to the injury, the fight will likely be postponed, possibly to late February or early March.

Kelly Pavlik is being counted out by most for his fight with super middleweight champion Andre Ward, but Bob Arum says he believes Pavlik is ready to surprise the skeptics, and Ward's promoter Dan Goossen says they won't underestimate Pavlik.