Boxing from Jamaica Arena

Last updated
Boxing from Jamaica Arena
GenreSports
Presented by Dennis James
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90/120 minutes
Original release
Network DuMont
Release1946 (1946) 
1949 (1949)

Boxing from Jamaica Arena is a TV sports series broadcast by the DuMont Television Network from 1946 to 1949. The program aired boxing from Jamaica Arena in Queens, New York. The program aired on Monday and Wednesday nights at 9pm ET and was 90 to 120 minutes long.[ citation needed ] An earlier program of the same name had aired on NBC from July 8, 1940 until May 18, 1942. [1]

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Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist. Some episodes may exist under the umbrella title Boxing With Dennis James at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

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  1. Jay, Robert (2009-09-19). "W2XBS Schedule, Week of July 7th, 1940". Television Obscurities. Retrieved 2019-07-24.

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