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Indoor arena in Cebu City, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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). On March 24, 1979, the first National Arnis Championships.[2] It has also become a regular venue for selected on-tour 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 | Sanciangco 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 |
Tenants | |
CESAFI (2001–present) University of Cebu Cebu Gems (MBA) (1998–2002) PBA (On-tour games only) |
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