25/07/2024
VENUE ISSUES POSTPONES ST. PAUL BOXING EVENT
A professional boxing event scheduled for Aug. 3 in St. Paul, Minn., has been postponed due to confusion surrounding the venue.
Extreme Maximus Boxing and Big Q Promotions had scheduled “Return to the Capital” at the Oscar Johnson Arena. The venue, an indoor hockey facility, was being sub-leased and promoters were assured food and alcohol could be sold at the event.
As the event was less than a month away, promoters became suspicious of the promises made by the person sub-leasing the venue. After challenging whether alcohol or even food could be sold, it took two weeks before promoters were informed that Ramsey County, which oversees the property, would not allow either food or alcohol to be sold or even brought into the venue. While deciding whether to do the show without concessions, promoters were informed the venue was no longer available.
Efforts to find an alternate venue on such a short timeline did not produce any viable options and promoters decided on July 24 that they had no choice but to postpone the show.
Promoters expressed regret on having to postpone the event, but promise to locate a better-suited venue soon and reschedule the event, offering fighters who were scheduled the opportunity to fight on the new date.