Yesterday California welcomed back combat sports with a live crowd with the Andy Ruiz vs. Chris Arreola boxing card, which was held at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. This was the first combat sports event to take place with a crowd in California since the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc on the sports world back in early 2020.
Due to California’s COVID-19 restrictions, the venue had a 33% capacity crowd. A small percentage of that small percentage weren’t just satisfied with watching fights happening the ring, they wanted them in the stands, too.
The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger was on the scene and he captured three separate brawls in the sparsely populated stands around him.