THE JERSEY CITY ARMORY 678 MONTGOMERY STREET, JERSEY CITY, NJ
The Jersey City National Guard Armory is located only a few blocks from the Journal Square Path Train Station, right off I-78 and literally right next door to St. Peter's College.
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"The Jersey City Armory is an Army National Guard facility used for military training. It has also served the community with exhibits, ethnic festivals, prizefights, and entertainment events. At the Armory's first boxing event on June 24, 1918, Johnny Dundee defeated Mickey Donley. In a first-round knockout, Gene Tunney defeated Young Guerini on July 8, 1918. Chuck Wepner, known as the "Bayonne Bleeder," lost to Sonny Liston, a former heavyweight boxing champion, in the ninth round at a match held on June 29, 1970. Former New Jersey Governor Brendon Byrne and former Jersey City Mayor Thomas F.X. Smith entered the boxing ring at the Armory with Mohammed Ali at a benefit event held for the Jersey City Medical Center in 1972."
Reference: Hague. Jim. "Historic Sports Palace Restored." Jersey City Reporter 6 January 2006. _____. "Ringside: Jersey City's Pugilistic Past." Jersey CITY Magazine Fall & Winter 2006/2007: 47-59. Thorbourne, Ken. "Makeover Money." Jersey Journal 4 August 2008. By: Carmela Karnoutsos Project Administrator: Patrick Shalhoub