Foxwoods Casino boxing began in 1992 when the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe opened the Foxwoods Casino as a small addition to their existing bingo operation. The first fight held on the Mashantucket Pequot Indian reservation was on April 23, 1992 promoted by Bob Arum of Top Rank and televised on ESPN. The fight card headlined heavyweight Tommy "The Duke" Morrison in a 10-round bout with Kimmuel Odum.
Fifteen years later on April 28, 2007 Foxwoods celebrated its 100th fight card with lightweight champion Acelino "Popo" Freitas fighting Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz. Looking forward to hosting more major fights in the future, Foxwoods is opening a new 4,600 seat arena as part of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods which can be reconfigured for boxing. »
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Foxwoods Casino Ledyard, CT |
TBA | TBA |
Foxwoods Information
Foxwoods Casino
39 Norwich Westerly Rd
Ledyard, CT 06339
1-800-FOXWOODS or 860-312-3000
Foxwoods Parking
Free parking in casino lots.
Foxwoods Boxing Seating Chart
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Foxwoods Casino Boxing (continued)
Foxwoods, owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation was founded in 1986 as a bingo hall with a seating capacity of 1200. It quickly grew to become the worlds largest resort casino after the opening of the Foxwoods Casino in 1992. Today the bingo hall holds 4,400 for major events such as boxing.
100th Fight at Foxwoods: Freitas vs Diaz
In addition to hosting professional boxing matches the Mashantucket Pequot's Foxwoods Resort and Casino hosted the amateur US Olympic Team Trials Box-Offs in 2000. In 2005 Foxwoods hosted a Veterans Day amateur boxing competition involving members of the US Marines Boxing Team, National Native American and Team Connecticut amateur boxing clubs.
Committed to the sport of boxing the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe is a sponsor of USA Boxing and the Mashantucket Pequot Athletic Commission is a partner of the Native American Sports Council (NASC).