Boxing ringing up renewed interest as the sport re-establishes a niche in Ontario

The last tickets to the boxing events his company, United Promotions, stages in suburban Toronto typically disappear a few days before the opening bell. But demand for United’s latest fight card, at the Pickering Casino Resort, 45 kilometres east of downtown Toronto, surprised him. The event takes place this Saturday, but has been sold out since late December.

“The industry’s alive and well, and getting better and better,” Buxton said in an interview. “The sport was dead for so long. Now I honestly believe that in the next three to four years, going at this rate, we’ll have a better stable of fighters than Quebec.” Most years before that, the number of pro boxing shows normally lingered in the single digits, with nine shows in 2015, and six in 2014. In 2013, the same year the louder, flashier, trendier Ultimate Fighting Championship drew 15,504 spectators to what was then called Air Canada Centre, Ontario saw just five pro boxing events.

And since restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic have loosened, boxing promoters have been able to tap into pent-up demand among both customers and venues. “Boxing is a dynamic sport in a live setting, which lends itself well with the exciting environment of our resort,” said Wayne Odegard, general manager of Pickering Casino Resort, in an e-mail to The Globe. “Working with a local promoter to open the arena with this boxing event is a natural fit.”

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