When Kelly Pavlik fought Marco Antonio Rubio in Youngstown in February, it was an opportunity for the region to make money hand over fist.
Many cashed in: Kelly, Team Pavlik, the Chevrolet Centre (now the Covelli Centre), the city of Youngstown, hotels, stores, bars and restaurants.
Valley businessmen Sean Pregibon and Ross Scianna are among the latter.
Pregibon owns Youngstown Sports Grille, and Scianna (and brother Chad) owns Antone’s restaurant group (nine sites in the Valley and Columbus) as well as the two Jeremiah Bullfrog’s sports bars (Boardman and Austintown).
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