23 years ago today: Kelly Robert "The Ghost" Pavlik pro debut vs. Eric "Vabulouz" Benito 't Zand

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Kelly posted this on his own Facebook page this evening, with the caption "damn time goes by quick!"

For those wondering about his opponent's name, if part of your thought process is "what sub-Saharan African bush nonsense is this?" - congratulations, you're not only racist but a racist ignoramus. The name is one hundred percent European, as it turns out. Dutch, specifically (which makes sense as he's Surinamese). It's the name of two places: a village in North Holland, and the largest square in Bruges. It's easier to pronounce than you think: more or less "uut jaunt".

Dude finished with a 2-5-1 record (before, apparently, getting really into both evangelical Christianity and the urban fashion retailing space), stopped in all but one defeat - but tbh fought a pretty respectable host, aside from being the uppermosr footnote in The Ghost's career. The other losses were to Calvin Odom, Ian MacKillop, Librado Andrade and Sergio Mora. So altogether two champs, one top contender, and two pretty solid journeymen of the day.