Pavlik says he nearly died from allergic reaction (AP)

By on October 23rd, 2009

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2009, file photo, boxer Kelly Pavlik has his arm raised in victory by referee Frank Garza, right, after challenger Marco Antonio Rubo, of Mexico, failed to come out for the 10th round of a WBC/WBO World Middleweight Championship fight at Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. Two weeks before a news conference to announce his fight against Paul Williams, middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik was in the Cleveland Clinic. An allergic reaction to medication used to treat a staph infection had his family wondering if he'd live, much less be able train for the now-canceled fight.

Kelly Pavlik's life was in peril. An allergic reaction to medication had caused the middleweight champion's temperature to soar past 104 degrees, and his heart rate to 150 beats a minute. When he was finally admitted to the hospital, the sweat was pouring off his body, which had turned shades of red and purple.

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