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Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions & Rite Hook Promotions bringing pro boxing to Historic St. Petersburg Coliseum on Feb. 16

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"St. Pete Fight Fest"
To be live-streamed on UFC FIGHT PASS?

LAS VEGAS (January 10, 2019) - Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions and Rite Hook Promotions have jointly announced a co-promotion presentation, "St. Pete Fan Fest," to be live-streamed on UFC FIGHT PASS?, on Saturday night, February 16, from historic St. Petersburg Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida.

"Roy Jones Jr and I are honored to work with such a hard-working and honorable promotion company like Rite Hook Promotions," RJJ Boxing Promotions CEO/Co-Founder Keith Veltre commented. "William Hunter is a true class act in the sport of boxing. February 16th, RJJ Promotions along with Rite Hook Promotions will conquer the corner with outstanding fights. We have true warriors on this card who can now showcase their talent and let the world see what Tampa fighters have to offer."

"I am super excited to be working with RJJ Boxing Promotions and UFC Fight Pass for our February 16th event," Rite Hook Promotions president William Hunter said. "There are tons of talented fighters in the Tampa/St. Pete area along with loyal boxing fans. There are definitely some future world championship-caliber fighters on this event, male and female, who will showcase their talents in front of the world on February 16th."

North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Continental Americas lightweight champion William "Baby Face" Silva (26-2, 15 KOs), a native of Brazil now fighting out of Plant City, FL, will headline in a 10-round bout.

Undefeated middleweight prospect Connor Coyle (8-0, 3 KOs), fighting out of Derry, Northern Ireland, is slated to fight in his first scheduled 10-rounder in the co-featured event.

Also scheduled to fight are St. Petersburg welterweight Clarence Booth (17-4, 9 KOs) in an eight-round match; unbeaten American Boxing Federation (ABF) Continental Americas welterweight titlist Mark Reyes (8-0, 6 KOs), of Tampa, undefeated Atlanta middleweight Javonn "Pinkie" Barnes (12-0, 6 KOs), unbeaten Tampa middleweight Antonio Tarver, Jr. (5-0, 4 KOs), the son of multiple world champion Antonio Tarver, and Tampa heavyweight Mike "Concrete" Bissett (14-11-1, 8 KOs) - all in six-round bouts - plus Tampa's undefeated female junior bantamweight Jasmine Artega (5-0, 4 KOs) in a four-rounder.

All fighters are subject to change. Opponents will soon be announced.

"St. Pete Fan Fest" will be the second event of the RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS series. FIGHT PASS is a digital subscription service that is now available in more than 200 countries and territories. In 2019, FIGHT PASS will showcase more than 200 exclusive events featuring top promotions from around the world, providing fans with a front row seat to a broad spectrum of competitive fighting, including mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, individual and team submission grappling, and more.

Fight fans can access FIGHT PASS on personal computers, iOS and Android mobile devices, Apple TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, LG Smart TVs, and Sony TVs with Android TV.

Tickets are priced at $75.00 (ringside),$50.00 (preferred seating), $40.00 (seated general admission) and $30.00 (general admission) and available to purchase by going on line at www.ritehookpromotions.com. VIP tables for 10 and eight are also available to purchase for, respectively, $1000.00 and $800.00.

Doors open at 6 p.m. ET, first bout at 7 p.m. ET.

INFORMATION:

Websites: www.RoyJonesJrBoxing.com, www.ritehookpromotions.com
Twitter: @RoyjonesJRfa, @RoyJonesJrOfficial, @ritehookpromotions
Instagram: @RoyJonesJRboxing, @RoyJonesJrOfficial, @artofmusiclv, @rivalboxinggear
Facebook: /RJJBoxing, /Fitehookpromotions




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