Stade Louis II was a multi-use stadium in Fontvieille,

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. It was initially used as the stadium of

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matches. It was rebuilt and replaced by a new

Stade Louis II The Stade Louis II () is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team. The stadium is most notable for its distinctive ...

in 1985. The capacity of the stadium was 12,000 spectators. In 1936, Prince Louis II of Monaco awarded

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and his company J.B. Pastor & Fils, the commission to build the country's first football stadium. It was finished in 1939. The stadium hosted major professional boxing world title and non title fights from time to time; those include the

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versus

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rematch, Monzon's rematch with

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, Monzon's two classic fights with Rodrigo Valdes, Davey Moore versus Wilfredo Benitez, and the double knockout-ending classic between

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and

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(won by Murphy), Other major fights have been held at the similarly named

References

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