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ARENA MAIN EVENTS (1930-39)

 
       
 

1930 - (26 shows)      

   
 

January 01, 1930

Gorilla Jones W10 Billy Angelo

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

January 06, 1930

Jackie Fields W10 Alf Ross
Harry Kid Brown W10 Gaston LeCadre

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

January 13, 1930

Vidal Gregorio W10 Eugene Huat
Emory Cabana W10 Dino Tempesti

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

January 20, 1930

Lew Massey W10 Battling Battalino

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

January 27, 1930

Billy Jones W10 Pete Latzo

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 03, 1930

Johnny Jadick D10 Gaston LeCadre
Paulie Walker W10 Joe Dundee

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 10, 1930

Charley Belanger W10 Joe Sekyra
Young Ketchell W10 Gaby Bagdad, Yale Okun W10 Frankie Wine

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 24, 1930

Paulie Walker W10 Sgt. Sammy Baker
Billy Jones W10 Piet Brand

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 03, 1930

Primo Carnera KO6 Ace Clark

Attendance: 9,637 / $31,637
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 10, 1930

George Godfrey TKO5 Jack Gross

Attendance: 9,949 / $19,327
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 17, 1930

Tommy Loughran W10 Jack Renault

Attendance: 9,412 / $18,813
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 24, 1930

George Godfrey KO7 Ace Clark

Attendance: 9,024 / $17,896
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 31, 1930

Jack Gagnon TKO6 Tuffy Griffiths

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 07, 1930

Billy Jones W10 Jimmy Braddock

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 28, 1930

Ernie Schaff W10 Tommy Loughran

Attendance: 6,126 / $19,156
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 05, 1930

Battling Battalino W10 Lew Massey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

August 18, 1930 (Arena Stadium)

Frankie Cawley W10 Jack Gagnon

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

August 25, 1930 (Arena Stadium)

Eddie Shea D10 Lew Massey

Attendance: 4,500
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

September 08, 1930 (Arena Stadium)

Joe Sekyra W10 Matt Adgie

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

September 29, 1930 (Arena Stadium)

Lew Massey W10 Eddie Shea

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 06, 1930

Jack Renault W10 Babe Hunt

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 13, 1930

Rene DeVos WDQ8 Joe Anderson

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 20, 1930

Eddie Shea KO4 Johnny Datto
Phil Zwick KO 1 Eddie Cool

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

November 17, 1930

Johnny Jadick W10 Tommy Grogan

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

November 24, 1930

Benny Bass W10 Lew Massey

Attendance: 10,000 / $18,930
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 08, 1930

Benny Bass W10 Johnny Jadick

Attendance: ?
Promoter: 8,821 / $21,215

 
       
 

1931 - (26 shows)    

   
 

January 05, 1931

Benny Bass W10 Lew Massey

(130 lb. title bout)

Attendance: 7,194 / $19,775
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

January 12, 1931

Mickey Walker TKO1 Matt Adgie
Billy Jones W10 Yale Okun

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

January 26, 1931

Tommy Loughran W10 Jack Gross

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 02, 1931

Harry Blitman W10 Pete Nebo

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 16, 1931

Benny Bass KO2 Bud Taylor

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 23, 1931

Harry Blitman W10 Lew Massey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 02, 1931

Jack Gross W10 Roberto Roberti
Billy Jones TKO 8 Fred Lenhart

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 16, 1931

Lew Massey WDQ8 Bud Taylor

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 23, 1931

Tony Canzoneri W10 Tommy Grogan

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 30, 1931

Young Joe Firpo W10 Benny Bass


Attendance: 8,009
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 06, 1931

Lew Massey W10 Ray Miller

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 13, 1931

Benny Bass W10 Young Joe Firpo

Attendance: 10,000 / $19,869
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 27, 1931

Lew Massey W10 Harry Blitman

Attendance: 9,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 04, 1931

Benny Bass KO3 Eddie Mack
Eddie Ran W10 Young Ketchell

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 11, 1931

Harry Blitman WDQ10 Young Joe Firpo

Attendance: 8,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

June 29, 1931 (Arena Stadium)

Maxie Rosenbloom W10 Billy Jones

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

September 16, 1931 (Arena Stadium)

Al Ettore W10 Matt Adgie

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 05, 1931

Johnny Jadick D10 Lew Massey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 12, 1931

Roger Bernard W10 Battling Battalino
Vince Dundee W10 Johnny Pepe

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 19, 1931

Tommy Loughran W10 Johnny Risko


Attendance: 8,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 26, 1931

Johnny Jadick TKO7 Lew Massey
Jack Portney W10 Steve Halaiko

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

November 09, 1931

Billy Jones KO6 Tiger Thomas
Tony Galento KO3 Leonard Dixon

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

November 30, 1931

Jackie Pilkington WF5 Benny Bass

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 14, 1931

Tony Herrera W10 Lew Massey
Pat Igo KO3 Wesley Ramey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 25, 1931

Benny Bass KO7 Prince Saunders

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1932 - (14 shows)    

   
 

January 18, 1932

Johnny Jadick W10 Tony Canzoneri
(140 lb. title bout)

Attendance: 7,634 / $15,492
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 08, 1932

Harry Dublinsky W10 Johnny Jadick
Eddie Cool W10 Sammy Dorfman

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 15, 1932

Tony Canzoneri W10 Lew Massey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 29, 1932


Harry Dublinsky D10 Young Joe Firpo

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 07, 1932

Vince Dundee W10 Billy Angelo
Steve Halaiko W10 Johnny Hayes

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 28, 1932

Tony Falco TKO6 Frank Bjorski
Lew Massey TKO4 Harry Dublinsky

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 25, 1932 (Arena Stadium)

Benny Bass W10 Harry Dublinsky

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 17, 1932

Stanley Poreda W10 Tommy Loughran


Attendance: 9,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 24, 1932

George Godfrey TKO8 Al Fay

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 31, 1932

Jimmy Smith W10 Cowboy Jack Willis

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

November 28, 1932

Eddie Cool W10 Lew Massey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 12, 1932

George Godfrey W10 Walter Cobb
Jack Gagnon WDQ4 Tony Galento

Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 19, 1932

Jimmy Smith W10 Lou Brouillard

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 25, 1932

Eddie Cool W10 Lew Massey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1933 - (14 shows)      

   
 

January 30, 1933

Harry Dublinsky W10 Eddie Cool
Tony Falco KO1 Santiago Zorilla

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 06, 1933

Lee Ramage W10 Babe Hunt

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 13, 1933

Tommy Loughran W10 Walter Cobb

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 20, 1933

Young Terry W10 Jimmy Smith
Eddie Cool W10 Harry Dublinsky

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 07, 1933

Harry Dublinsky W10 Young Joe Firpo

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 13, 1933

Unknown Winston W10 Salvatore Ruggirello
Obie Walker TKO4 KO Christner

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 03, 1933

Eddie Cool W10 Johnny Jadick

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 17, 1933

Obie Walker W10 Tony Galento

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 01, 1933

Kid Chocolate W10 Johnny Farr
(130 lb. title bout)

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 22, 1933

Lew Massey W10 Tony Falco

Attendance: 2,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

June 13, 1933 (Arena Stadium)

Lee Ramage W10 Babe Hunt

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 09, 1933

Obie Walker W10 George Godfrey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

November 27, 1933

Eddie Cool W10 Frankie Klick
Red Barry W10 Obie Walker

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 25, 1933

Frankie Klick TKO7 Kid Chocolate
(130 lb. title bout)

Attendance: 5,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 1933

Fried & Fishman sold their interests in the Arena. Pete Tyrrell remained as General Manager and opened bids to any promoter willing to rent the Arena.

 
       
 

1934 - (6 shows)      

   
 

March 12, 1934

Benny Bass D10 Cleto Locatelli

Tony Falco W10 Johnny Jadick

Attendance: 10,000* / $17,000
Promoter: Jimmy Toppi

 
       
 

April 02, 1934

Cleto Locatelli W10 Eddie Cool
Sammy Fuller W10 Harry Carlton

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 09, 1934

Benny Bass TKO3 Jimmy Leto

Tony Morgano W10 Eddie Shea

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Jimmy Toppi

 
       
 

September 24, 1934

Petey Sarron W10 Benny Bass
Bobby Pacho W10 Tony Falco

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 15, 1934

Bobby Pacho D10 Harry Dublinsky
Paul Pirrone W10 Tommy Rios

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor  & Bobby Gunnis

 
       
 

November 12, 1934

Paul Pirrone W10 Mickey Walker

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1935 - (12 shows)    

   
 

January 14, 1935

Vince Dundee W10 Paul Pirrone

Attendance: 9,500*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 09, 1935

Eddie Cool W10 Benny Bass
Lew Massey W10 Leonard Del Genio

Attendance: 7,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 26, 1935

Babe Risko W10 Paul Pirrone

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 18, 1935

Babe Risko W10 Sammy Slaughter
Frank Battaglia W10 Mickey Bottone

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 29, 1935

Cleto Locatelli W10 Lew Massey
Benny Bass W10 Tony Falco

Attendance: 7,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 20, 1935

Tommy Loughran W10 Al Ettore

Attendance: 6,500*
Promoter: Herman Taylor & Bobby Gunnis

 
       
 

July 15, 1935 (Arena Stadium)

Leroy Haynes TKO3 Tony Cancella

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

August 12, 1935 (Arena Stadium)

Al Ettore W10 Leroy Haynes
Paul Pirrone KO3 Jimmy Belmont, Mickey Walker KO2 Lou Poster

Attendance: 11,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor & Bobby Gunnis

 
       
 

November 11, 1935

Frank Battaglia TKO5 Paul Pirrone
Willie Reddish D10 Leroy Haynes

Attendance: 5,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

November 25, 1935

Primo Carnera W10 Ford Smith

Attendance: 7,500*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 09, 1935

Babe Risko W10 Frank Battaglia

Attendance: 7,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 25, 1935

Al Ettore W10 Ford Smith
Leroy Haynes TKO2 Willie Reddish

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1936 - (4 shows)    

   
 

February 25, 1936

Jock McAvoy W10 Anson Green
Al Ettore W10 Steve Dudas

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 16, 1936

Leroy Haynes KO3 Primo Carnera

Attendance: 11,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 15, 1936

Leroy Haynes KO2 Natie Brown

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 02, 1936

Max Boo Boo Hoff takes over the Arena and offers "40 rounds for 40 cents" (and later "52 rounds for 52 cents") promotions to battle the depression-era slumping sales.
 

 
       
 

October 28, 1936

Eddie Cool W10 Lou Ambers

Attendance: 7,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1937 - (15 shows)      

   
 

January 18, 1937

Tommy Loughran W10 Sonny Boy Walker

Attendance: 8,500*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 15, 1937

John Henry Lewis W10 Hans Birkie

Attendance: 3,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

June 28, 1937 (Arena Stadium)

Chino Alvarez KO8 Charley Burns

Tony Morgano W10 Freddie Red Cochrane

Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

July 12, 1937 (Arena Stadium)

Eddie Cool D10 Al Casimini

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

July 19, 1937 (Arena Stadium)

Izzy Singer W10 Gus Dorazio

Harry Jeffra TKO4 Ruby Bradley

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

July 26, 1937 (Arena Stadium)

Chino Alvarez KO1 Angelo Meola

Popeye Woods KO4 Mickey Bottone

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

August 02, 1937 (Arena Stadium)

Jimmy Leto KO4 Midget Mexico

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

August 09, 1937 (Arena Stadium)

Chino Alvarez W8 Bus Breese

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

August 16, 1937 (Arena Stadium)

Tony Morgano W8 Snag Trowbridge

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

August 23, 1937 (Arena Stadium)

Pedro Montanez TKO3 Lew Massey

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

August 30, 1937 (Arena Stadium)

Eddie Cool KO10 Chino Alvarez

Popeye Woods KO4 Roy Williams

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

September 13, 1937 (Arena Stadium)

Bobby Pacho W 8 Harry Rubin
Indian Quintana W8 Bobby Green

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 11, 1937

Roxy Forgione W8 Jimmy Jones
Chino Alvarez KO3 Snag Trowbridge, Tony Morgano W8 Johnny Dube

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 18, 1937

Henry Armstrong KO3 Joe Marciente

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 25, 1937

Fred Apostoli TKO2 Tony Celli

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1938 - (15 shows)    

   
 

January 10, 1938

Al Ettore W10 Gus Dorazio

Attendance: 9,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

January 24, 1938

Steve Dudas W10 Bob Olin
Young Gene Buffalo W8 Tony Cisco

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 07, 1938

Bob Pastor W10 Al Ettore

Attendance: 8,500*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 21, 1938

Pedro Montanez W10 Norment Quarles

Young Gene Buffalo TKO8 Jimmy Jones

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 07, 1938

Tommy Cross W10 Eddie Cool

Attendance: 8,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 04, 1938

John Henry Lewis W10 Bob Tow

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 25, 1938

Pedro Montanez D10 Tommy Cross

Attendance: 7,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 25, 1938

Jimmy Adamick KO4 Al Ettore

Tiger Jack Fox W8 Willie Reddish

Attendance: 7,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

August 18, 1938 (Arena Stadium)

Al Ettore D10 Matt Raymond
Lew Massey W10 Billy Maher

Attendance: 7,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

August 25, 1938 (Arena Stadium)

Tommy Cross D10 Eddie Cool

Jimmy Tygh W10 Norment Quarles, Indian Quintana W10 Billy Passan


Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

September 01, 1938

Gus Dorazio W10 Matt Raymond

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 24, 1938

Willie Reddish W10 Roscoe Toles

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

November 28, 1938

Lou Ambers W10 Tommy Cross

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 12, 1938

Gus Dorazio W10 Bob Pastor

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1939 - (14 shows)   

   
 

January 16, 1939

Lou Ambers W10 Mexican Joey Silva

Al Nettlow W10 Tommy Cross

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 15, 1939

Al Nettlow W10 Tommy Cross

Nick Camarata W10 Jimmy Tygh


Attendance: 5,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 24, 1939

Willie Reddish WDQ8 Gus Dorazio

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

May 01, 1939

Jimmy Tygh W10 Tony Canzoneri

Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 08, 1939

Lou Ambers W10 Jimmy Vaughn

Al Reid W10 Johnny Marcelline, Eddie Cool TKO7 Pete Galiano

Attendance: 3,500*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 23, 1939

Leonard Del Genio TKO7 Eddie Cool

(Card was scheduled for outdoors but moved inside because of rain)


Attendance: 3,500*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

June 12, 1939 (Arena Stadium)

Tommy Forte KO 1 Ted Christie

George Zengaris W8 Billy Maher

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

June 21, 1939 (Arena Stadium)

Bob Montgomery KO 1 Tommy Rawson

Gus Dorazio W10 Jim Robinson, Bobby Green W10 Al Reid

Attendance: 2,500*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

July 03, 1939 (Arena Stadium)

Bob Montgomery W10 Frankie Wallace

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

July 10, 1939 (Arena Stadium)

Tommy Forte NC8 Sammy LaPorte
Bobby Green TKO 7 Armanda Sicilia, Tony Cisco W10 Andre Jessurun

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

July 31, 1939 (Arena Stadium)

Billy Passan W10 Sammy LaPorte
Bobby Green W10 Pablo Dano

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 23, 1939

Bob Montgomery W10 Mike Evans

Gus Dorazio W10 Dan Hassett

Attendance: 8,500*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

November 27, 1939

Bob Montgomery KO 1 Mike Evans

Al Nettlow W10 Jimmy Tygh

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

December 11, 1939

Billy Maher W10 Tommy Spiegel

Gus Dorazio W10 Nick Fiorentino

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
       
       
       
 

* Figures marked with an asterisk are estimates taken from newspaper reports and are not necessarily exact.

 
       
 

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