Ticketing scalping slow at the Chevy

Ticketing scalping for the Pavlik-Rubio fight met with rough going for about a half dozen guys standing in front of the Chevy Centre Saturday night.

They were seen standing in the rain attempting to sell $50 tickets for $200 each to the sold out championship bout.

The six paraded near Youngstown Police officers shouting “Tickets!” every 10 or 15 seconds. Despite the lack of luck selling the tickets, the scalpers remained optimistic they’d get their price – even more than an hour after the gates opened.

For their part, police officers seemed more worried about traffic control than the ticket scalpers. One officer reported the night had thus far been “busy but orderly.”

The scalpers, by the way, refused to give their names to The Vindicator, as did the officers