The Hollywood Legion Stadium was a major boxing venue in Los Angeles, California, United States that operated from August 12, 1921,[1] until 1960.

[3] Hollywood Post 43 of the American Legion bought the land with the profits from an all-star staging of the play Arizona at the Philharmonic Auditorium.

[5] Manager Si Masters came up with the idea creating ringside boxes for celebrities, which in turn attracted press attention, and before long "Crowds began to flock to Hollywood.

[7][8] The venue remained open the night of the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, and when the crowd was rocked by an aftershock, the band started playing and the audience sang along, to sooth everyone's nerves.

[13] Navajo bantamweight Benny Cleveland died of a brain hemorrhage in 1947 following a blow to the head during a fight at the Hollywood Legion Stadium.