Las Vegas Boxing

Hands down Las Vegas, the country's primary boxing venue is the best place to see a fight. From its glitzy hotels to the bright lights and neon signs of The Strip to the buzz inside the casinos and the excitement in the air in the arenas. It's electrifying.

Since the 1980s Las Vegas has been known as the "Boxing Capital of the World". Some of the best fights in boxing history have taken place in Las Vegas. Hagler vs Hearns, Leonard vs Hearns, Bowe vs Holyfield I, Tyson vs Berbick, Trinidad vs Vargas, Corrales vs Castillo I, Barrera vs Morales III just to name a few.

Being at a big fight in it of itself is an awesome experience. You really can't compare it to watching a fight on TV. Being at a big fight in Las Vegas is an incredible experience that you can't compare to seeing a fight anywhere else. Cliche as it may sound there is nothing like seeing a fight live in Vegas.

Note: Tentatively scheduled fights are included on the 2010 Las Vegas boxing schedule so the schedule is subject to change.

Las Vegas Boxing History

Las Vegas known as the boxing capital of the world historically has attracted the largest crowds in boxing and produced Nevada's richest boxing gates. The Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney fight on June 11, 1982 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas drew in 29,214 people breaking all attendance records for a sporting event in North American history. Additionally the highest grossing boxing gate to date in Nevada was the Oscar De La Hoya vs Floyd Mayweather Jr fight at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on May 5, 2007. The fight sold out in three hours producing ticket sales grossing $18,419,200.00.

Las Vegas is also home to Johnny Tocco's Ringside Gym, one of the oldest and storied gyms in boxing and a Las Vegas sporting shrine of sorts. Tocco was a legendary trainer, cornerman and cutman who ran the renown gym from the early 1950s until his death in 1997 and who helped make Las Vegas the fight capital of the world.

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