At least two outdoor arenas had been built in recent years, but this was meant to be a permanent replacement.
More than 5,000 free tickets were given away to increase the crowd at the 15,000-seat outdoor arena.
The capacity of the outdoor arena is 7,000 to 7,200.
It was opened in 1955 as an outdoor arena.
But the high point of the day was a powwow in an outdoor arena nearby.
Plans are under way for an outdoor arena to be built for the bout.
The first arena proposed by the committee was an outdoor arena.
Temperature at fight time in the outdoor arena is expected to be about 50 degrees.
The venue is a small island in the middle of the Seine with a 600-seat outdoor arena.
We passed a gymnastics competition being held in an outdoor arena.