18-654: The Braehead Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Renfrewshire , Scotland. The arena was built in 1996, and is located within the Braehead Complex. The arena was formerly the home of the Scottish Eagles ice hockey club and is now the home to the expansion Glasgow Clan ice hockey team of the Elite Ice Hockey League . From 2002 to 2008, Braehead Arena was home to Scotland's only professional basketball team,
36-511: A concert by Tiësto as part of his Kaleidoscope World Tour . On 4 December, it hosted Callum Johnson's fight against Republic of Irishman Tommy Tolan and knocked him out in the first of four rounds. That was followed by Ricky Burns defence of his WBO Super Featherweight title against Norwegian Andreas Evensen and through a unanimous decision after twelve rounds. On 12 March, it hosted Stephen Simmons professional boxing debut match against fellow Briton Nick Okoth and won 1:36 minutes into
54-535: A location, often with the specific intent of comparing an idea to a sporting event. Such examples of these would be terms such as "the arena of war", "the arena of love" or "the political arena". Joseph Laryea Joseph Laryea (born 02 May 1965) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 2001. As an amateur, he competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics . Please note there are two professional Ghanaian boxers named Joseph Laryea. However, only one participated in
72-496: A roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a multitude of spectators. The word derives from Latin harena , a particularly fine-grained sand that covered the floor of ancient arenas such as the Colosseum in Rome , Italy, to absorb blood. The term arena is sometimes used as
90-705: A sell out crowd, which saw Celtic F.C. , Liverpool F.C. , Manchester United F.C. and Rangers F.C. compete. Coloursfest , The Time Frequency and GBX made welcome returns in 2022 following COVID. Was one of the busiest years to date with Coloursfest , The Time Frequency , Masters Football , Cheerleading competitions, World Kickboxing competitions, Harlem Globetrotters , Wedding Exhibitions and Dental shows. As well as global Qawwali music superstar Rahat Fateh Ali Khan . Looks another busy year with Concerts - Coloursfest and PRTY, Cheerleading competitions, World Kickboxing competitions, Cage Warriors , Muay Thai events, Wedding Exhibitions and Dental shows. Cage Warriors
108-430: A synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl , but such a facility is typically called a stadium . The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with the type of event. Football (be it association , rugby , gridiron , Australian rules , or Gaelic ) is typically played in a stadium, while basketball , volleyball , handball , and ice hockey are typically played in an arena, although many of
126-476: Is also the sport of indoor American football (one variant of which is explicitly known as arena football), a variant of the outdoor game that is designed for the usual smaller playing surface of most arenas; variants of other traditionally outdoor sports, including box lacrosse as well as futsal and indoor soccer , also exist. The term "arena" is also used loosely to refer to any event or type of event which either literally or metaphorically takes place in such
144-597: The Scottish Rocks . The arena is currently home to two ice hockey teams, Glasgow Clan and Paisley Pirates . It has also hosted a variety of local sporting events and concerts. Between 1–9 April, it hosted the 2000 Ford World Curling Championships for men and women . On June 8th, it hosted Ricky Burns's fight against fellow Briton Gary Harrison a minute and a half into the first of four rounds by way of TKO. On October 19th, it hosted Ricky Burns's fight against fellow Briton Neil Murray and thirty six seconds into
162-600: The group's Systematic Chaos Tour. 2009 Scottish Masters Cup The arena also played host to Great Britain 's home Davis Cup Men's Tennis Tie against Ukraine in March 2009. On 12 July, it hosted the Glasgow audition stages of the sixth series of the ITV singer search programme The X Factor . On Saturday 5 December, it hosted the Jocky Wilson Cup . On 25 September, it hosted
180-574: The larger arenas hold more spectators than do the stadiums of smaller colleges or high schools. There are exceptions. The home of the Duke University men's and women's basketball teams would qualify as an arena, but the facility is called Cameron Indoor Stadium . Domed stadiums, which, like arenas, are enclosed but have the larger playing surfaces and seating capacities found in stadiums, are generally not referred to as arenas in North America. There
198-854: The second of four rounds by way of TKO. On November 13th and 14th, it hosted concerts by Oasis as part of their Heathen Chemistry Tour . On December 19th, it hosted Pablo Chacón's defence of his WBO Featherweight title against Briton Scott Harrison who beat him on unanimous decision after twelve rounds to become the new champion. On 4 November, it hosted a concert by Beyoncé as part of her Dangerously in Love Tour . On 29 October, it hosted Ricky Burns's fight against fellow Brit Jeff Thomas and won on points after four rounds. On 5 November, it hosted Paul McCloskey's fight against Englishman Billy Smith and won on points after four rounds. On 11 November, it hosted Amir Khan's third professional fight against fellow Briton Steve Gethin forty nine seconds into
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#1732855982755216-736: The seconds of four rounds by way of TKO. It was followed by James DeGale's tenth professional match which was against Frenchman Alpay Kobal and won 1:37 minutes into the fifth of eight rounds by way of TKO. That was followed by Ricky Burn's defence of his WBO Super Featherweight title against Ghanaian Joseph Laryea and won after his opponent retired before the seventh of twelve rounds. On 14 March, it hosted Callum Johnson's fight against Englishman Jody Meikle and won on points after four rounds. It played host to two of Great Britain's 2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II home matches. Between 8–10 July, it hosted Great Britain's second round match against Luxembourg . The host who were top seeds hammered
234-434: The sixth and final round by way of TKO. That was followed by Ricky Burn's defence of his WBO Super Featherweight title against Namibian Paulus Moses and won on unanimous decision after twelve rounds. It played host to two of Great Britain's 2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I home matches. Between 10–12 February, it hosted Great Britain's first round match against Slovakia . The host who were top unseeded edged out
252-461: The tenth and final round by way of TKO. That was followed by Ricky Burn's fight against Montenegrin Dejan Zlaticanin who beat him on split decision after 12 rounds to win the vacant WBC International Lightweight title. On 11 November, it was host to Megadeth 's Dystopia World Tour with Lamb of God , Children of Bodom , and Sylosis . 2022 saw the re-introduction of Masters Football to
270-423: The third of four rounds by way of TKO. Between 7–9 April, It hosted Great Britain's 2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I second round home match against Serbia and Montenegro . The hosts who were seeded were edged out 3–2 by the unseeded visitors and missed out on a place in that years World Group playoff. On 11 October 2007 it hosted a concert by American progressive rock band Dream Theater , as part of
288-511: The unseeded visitors 4–1 and met unseeded Hungary in the third round between 16–18 September and annihilated the visitors 5–0 and won promotion to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for next year. On 8 and 9 October, it hosted a Bob Dylan concert as part of his Never Ending Tour 2011 . On 10 March, it hosted Stephen Simmons fourth professional boxing match, this time against Hastings Rasani of Zimbabwe and won with 22 seconds to go in
306-507: The visitors who were also unseeded 3–2 and met third seeds Belgium in the second round between 6–8 April but were hammered 4–1 and remained in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for another year. On 24 and 25 April, it hosted a JLS concert as part of their 4th Dimensions Tour . On 16 October, it hosted a Kelly Clarkson concert as part of her Stronger Tour . On 27 June, it hosted Stephen Simmons tenth professional boxing match, this time against Spaniard Wadi Camacho and won 1:01 minutes into
324-526: Was such a resounding success in April 2024, after a 13 year hiatus from Glasgow that they are returning again in September 2024. Arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre , musical performances , and/or sporting events . It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by
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