New York boxing at its best can be seen from Paradise Theater, Hammerstein Ballroom and Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center to the mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden which has a rich tradition of hosting historic championship boxing matches. East coast boxing fans can thank promoters Cedric Kushner, Don King, Lou DiBella, Top Rank and Irish Ropes for bringing more fights back to the former fight capital of the world.
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Night Fights | Saratoga Springs City Center, Saratoga Springs, NY |
July 25, 2008 Friday 7:30 PM |
Friday Night Fights Boxing Tickets |
New York Boxing Venues
New York Boxing Facts
- In 1920 New York passed the Walker Law making boxing legal.
- Don King promoted the highest grossing boxing event in the history of Madison Square Garden and state of New York; Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield, March 13, 1999, gate grossed $11,425,494.
- On September 29, 2001, 18 days after the World Trade Center terrorist attacks and 3.1 miles away from ground zero, Bernard Hopkins defeats Tito Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
- Ron Scott Stevens appointed Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission in 2003 has held the position longer than any public official. Prior to Stevens many of the commission's former top officials were no-show employees who performed minimal to no work at all.
- On September 19, 2007, New York City's Madison Square Garden retired its historic boxing ring to be preserved by the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. Used since 1925, the old ring hosted more championship fights than any other boxing ring in existence.