Bar owner dismissed from Pavik fight suit

YOUNGSTOWN — A lawyer for the distributor of the Feb. 16, 2008, Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor boxing championship fight has dismissed a lawsuit he filed Feb. 12 against Cosmo’s Tavern and Grillery, 1722 S. Raccoon Road.

Atty. Jeffrey L. Koberg of Cleveland filed the dismissal notice today in U.S. District Court, where he had sued the tavern on behalf of J. & J. Sports Productions Inc., of South Pasadena, Calif., which said it had exclusive television distribution rights to the fight.

The suit said Cosmo’s showed the fight without permission, but Samuel Cera Jr., tavern owner, said he paid J. & J. in full for the fight before it occurred.

Cera said the lawsuit was filed in error, likely because of confusion stemming from a name change at the bar, which had been known as Sammy’s Pub and Grill until 2005.