History Androscoggin Bank Colisée

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on may 25, 1965, youth center venue wbc heavyweight boxing championship rematch between 34-year old former champ sonny liston , 23-year-old reigning champion muhammad ali. both liston , ali controversial figures, , many cities refused host fight. boston garden original location, boston district attorney blocked it. cities of cleveland, pittsburgh, , houston declined host. lewiston economic development director sam michael offered youth center, , promoters agreed. dominican fathers received $2,500 event.


tickets priced @ $25, $50 , then-high $100 ringside seats. lower-priced seats sold quickly, higher-priced seats did not. eventual crowd smallest witness heavyweight title fight in modern times. however, of profits came closed-circuit television rights across world, not in-person ticket sales. ali beat liston in 2 minutes, 12 seconds.


it @ fight sports illustrated photographer neil leifer took time magazine has called perhaps greatest sports photo of century. photo taken 1 minute , 44 seconds first round, ali stood on liston s prone body. ali reportedly taunted liston in moment, saying , fight, sucker!


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in 1989, catholic diocese of portland sold central maine civic center roger theriault , frank corrao $100,000; unable original $700,000 asking price.


in 2003, lewiston maineiacs came central maine civic center based on promise arena renovated. city of lewiston bought building $250,000 , carried $4.7 million debt; renamed lewiston colisee. in 2006, androscoggin bank, lewiston-headquartered bank, purchased naming rights. has since been known androscoggin bank colisee. in 2007, lewiston maineiacs won presidents cup, qmjhl league championship.


the federal hockey league held 5 home games @ arena in 2011–12.


due renovations cumberland county civic center, portland pirates of american hockey league scheduled play 6 home games @ colisee during 2012–13 ahl season until civic center reopened. however, pirates lease agreement civic center trustees broke apart in dispute on food sales. pirates subsequently played 1 game of entire 2013–2014 home schedule @ colisée. dispute resolved in 2014, allowing pirates return cross insurance arena 2014-15 ahl season.


on december 16, 2014, announced new hampshire fighting spirit north american 3 eastern hockey league relocate lewiston , play home games @ colisee l/a fighting spirit (with l/a standing lewiston-auburn) beginning 2015–16 season. of 2016, fighting spirit play in north american 3 hockey league.








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