SSE Arena
Alt: The SSE Arena
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Established
2000 (24 years old)
Capacity
11,000
Build Cost
£120 million
Country
Northern Ireland
Location
2 Queen's Quay, Belfast, BT3 9QQ, Northern Ireland
Coordinates
54°36′15″N 5°54′54″W
Upcoming
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Past Events
| 28/03 |
Premier League Night 9  |
| 22/03 |
Bellator 302 Anderson vs Moore |
| 02/12 |
Michael Conlan vs Jordan Gill |
| 02/02 |
Cazoo Premier League Night 1 |
| 06/08 |
Michael Conlan vs Miguel Marriaga |
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The SSE Arena was known as the Odyssey Arena from 2000 to 2015. Northern Ireland's biggest indoor arena, with a capacity of 11,000+ for concerts, hosts concerts and sporting events such as Belfast Giants games. On 25 June 2015, it was announced the Arena would undergo a £3 million refurbishment and become the SSE Arena on 4 September 2015, with the naming rights to last for 10 years.
Sports
Interior bowl of the arena before an ice hockey match, October 2010
Since opening, the SSE Arena has been the home to the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League team, the Belfast Giants. The Belfast Giants play weekly home games against teams from across the U.K. between September and March of each year. On 2 October 2010, the Boston Bruins faced the Belfast Giants 'Selects' in an NHL Challenge match.
The venue also hosts a number of live sporting events including WWE who brings superstars from WWE Raw and WWE Smackdown brands so wrestling fans are able to watch their favourites perform live. On 16 June 2007, the SSE Arena hosted the UFC 72: Victory as they continued their expansion into Europe where the live events were broadcast on pay-per-view in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
World Champion Boxer Carl Frampton has also fought at the SSE Arena. His first fight at the venue was in 2010 when he won the Commonwealth super-bantamweight title by a fourth-round TKO stoppage against Mark Quon. Carl Frampton has continued to fight in the SSE Arena, Belfast up until 2018 and helped promote Northern Ireland by using it as the venue for his matches
Since 2008, the venue has also played host to the Premier League Darts.
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