The Los Angeles Sports Arena opened its doors to the public in July of 1959, hosting a bantamweight boxing title match between Jose Becerra and Alphonse Halimi.
Featuring a capacity of over 15,000, the Sports Arena plays host to a variety of events throughout the year, including mainstream and Hispanic concerts, religious events, and frequent other cultural and musical events. It is also the site of frequent commercial and feature film shoots.
Among the many notable events that have taken place at the Sports Arena are the boxing competition for the XXIIIrd Olympiad, two NCAA Basketball Champions (men in 1968, women in 1992), numerous NBA Championship series, an NBA All-Star Game (1963); the 1960 Democratic National Convention where John F. Kennedy was nominated for President.
Major events at the Sports Arena have included Bruce Springsteen's most two most recent, sold out Los Angeles performances (October 29th and 30th), as well as annual Halloween and New Year's Eve Celebrations and electronic music festiva
The Los Angeles Sports Arena opened its doors to the public in July of 1959, hosting a bantamweight boxing title match between Jose Becerra and Alphonse Halimi.
Featuring a capacity of over 15,000, the Sports Arena plays host to a variety of events throughout the year, including mainstream and Hispanic concerts, religious events, and frequent other cultural and musical events. It is also the site of frequent commercial and feature film shoots.
Among the many notable events that have taken place at the Sports Arena are the boxing competition for the XXIIIrd Olympiad, two NCAA Basketball Champions (men in 1968, women in 1992), numerous NBA Championship series, an NBA All-Star Game (1963); the 1960 Democratic National Convention where John F. Kennedy was nominated for President.
Major events at the Sports Arena have included Bruce Springsteen's most two most recent, sold out Los Angeles performances (October 29th and 30th), as well as annual Halloween and New Year's Eve Celebrations and electronic music festivals. The Sports Arena is also the site of frequent Naturalization Ceremonies, where immigrants make their way to the floor of the Arena to take the Oath of Citizenship.
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