Boardwalk Hall, also known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall is an arena which served as the primary convention center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, until the 1997 opening of the Atlantic City Convention Center.
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Boardwalk Hall has played host to the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ice hockey team from 2001-2005. The arena was the regular venue of the Miss America Pageant until 2004 and hosted the WWF's WrestleMania IV and V in 1988 and 1989. In September 2007, Boardwalk Hall hosted the Kelly Pavlik - Jermain Taylor boxing match for the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organization and Ring Magazine middleweight championships. Also,annually the NJSIAA uses Boardwalk Hall to host the individual state finals of its wrestling tournament.
With its $90 million renovation in 2001, the Boardwalk Hall received many awards, including the 2003 National Preservation Award, Building Magazine's 2002 Modernization Award and Billboard magazine recognized Boardwalk Hall as the top grossing mid-sized arena in the United States in 2003 and 2004. The Boardwalk Hall arena can seat 10,500 people for hockey and can accommodate over 17,000 for concerts.