Cebu Coliseum
The Cebu Coliseum is an indoor arena in Cebu City, Philippines. Its seating capacity is around 5,000. The coliseum hosts various sports events and concerts in Cebu and is the primary venue for CESAFI games. It was also the home of the Cebu Gems of the defunct MBA. On August 4, 1962, one of the first events it hosted was a fight between hometown hero Gabriel "Flash" Elorde and Japanese boxer Terou Kosaka.[1] It was their second of their four fights in a span of 4 years (1961-1965). In March 24, 1979 the first National Arnis Championships.[2] It also become a selected games in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since 1975 and also host of the 1982 PBA All-Star Series, 1998 PBA All-Star Weekend and 2004 PBA All-Star Weekend.
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| Location | Sanciangko St., Cebu City, Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 10°17′48″N 123°53′44″E |
| Owner | University of Cebu |
| Operator | University of Cebu |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Opened | 1962 |
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| CESAFI (2001–present) University of Cebu Cebu Gems (MBA) (1998–2002) PBA (On-tour games only) | |
See also
References
- Villaruel, Emmanuel B. (8 December 2012). "Elorde, Kosaka also had storied rivalry". www.pressreader.com. The Freeman. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- Wiley, Mark (7 August 2012). Arnis: Reflections on the History and Development of Filipino Martial Arts. Tuttle Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-4629-0742-7. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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