Venue
WHITE CITY STADIUM
WHITE CITY, LONDON· ENGLAND· 8 bouts linked to this venue
Notes
White City Stadium in London, England, was built for the 1908 Summer Olympics and demolished in 1985. It hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound Derby until its closure in 1984. The site is now occupied by White City Place.
Designed by the engineer J. J. Webster and completed in 10 months by George Wimpey.
Location
DirectionsThere are 11 other venues also named “WHITE CITY STADIUM”
- WHITE CITY STADIUMHull, Yorkshire, England
- WHITE CITY STADIUMWest Haven, Connecticut, US
- WHITE CITY STADIUMLondon, England
- WHITE CITY STADIUMWest Haven, Connecticut, USA
- WHITE CITY STADIUMWhite City, London, England
- WHITE CITY STADIUMLondon, England, UK
- WHITE CITY STADIUMNewcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, U.K.
- WHITE CITY STADIUMWest Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
- WHITE CITY STADIUMWhite City, London
- WHITE CITY STADIUMGlasgow, Scotland
- WHITE CITY STADIUMHull, Yorkshire
Fights at this venue
| Date | Division | Boxer A | Boxer B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-06-03 | heavyweight | BRIAN LONDON | JOE ERSKINE | KO |
| 1953-06-09 | heavyweight | JOE BYGRAVES | JOE CRICKMAR | KO |
| 1953-06-09 | middleweight | RANDY TURPIN | CHARLES HUMEZ | DEC |
| 1952-06-10 | light-heavyweight | RANDY TURPIN | DON COCKELL | TKO |
| 1951-06-05 | middleweight | RANDY TURPIN | JACKIE KEOUGH | TKO |
| 1939-07-10 | light-heavyweight | LEN HARVEY | JOCK MCAVOY | DEC |
| 1932-07-04 | middleweight | LEN HARVEY | MARCEL THIL | DEC |
| 1932-05-30 | middleweight | BILLY BIRD | ARTHUR UNWIN | KO |