The fight card that was set to take place in San Francisco with the overly ambitious goal of breaking the world record for attendance at a boxing event has been cancelled.
iVB, the live sports entertainment organization headed by Ed Pereira, announced on Monday that the fight card that was slated to take place on July 11 at Civic Center Plaza headlined by Anthony Olascuaga defending his WBO flyweight title against Andy Dominguez was cancelled due to "logistical concerns."
"Due to growing logistical concerns, it is with regret that the event scheduled for 11th July at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco has been cancelled," the statement read. "The previously announced card, headlined by Anthony Olascuaga vs. Andy Dominguez, will still be taking place, with a new date and venue to be confirmed in the coming days."
The plan was for the event to draw more than 100,000 fans to the streets of San Francisco and break the record for attendance set by the 1941 fight between Tony Zale and Billy Pryor at Juneau Park in Milwaukee, which drew 135,132 fans.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, things went awry when Silverback, a local events production company, sent an email to city parks officials on Monday morning withdrawing the permit application to host the boxing event next month outside City Hall.
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