Carl froch vs george groves 31 st may 2014.
Wembley stadium roof boxing.
Wembley stadium does not move the sliding roof whilst visitors are in the stadium.
In addition the arch and roof design means that there are no columns in the stadium to obstruct the view of fans.
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Just under a week after the second of two sensational fa cup semi finals wembley needs to be transformed from a football stadium to the location for boxing s biggest fight of the year.
In 2007 the new wembley stadium in london opened to serve as a football rugby athletics and music venue.
In stark contrast to the flat atmosphere at the 1924 bloomfield vs gibbons encounter a raucous crowd of 80 000 fans shook wembley to the rafters during carl froch s defence of his unified wba and ibf super middleweight titles against george groves the first boxing event held at the redeveloped stadium.
The most interesting feature of the new stadium is the arch that supports the roof and allows for a portion of the roof to be retractable.
The roof at wembley is partially retractable and can be moved but doesn t cover the pitch.
The official site of the national stadium with news the new design webcam virtual tour photographs downloads club wembley seats and contacts.
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Contrary to popular belief wembley stadium does not have a retractable roof which covers the playing surface.
During concerts if you have standing tickets on the pitch you will be open to the elements.
It sits 52 metres above the playing surface and can move forwards and backwards enough to cover the.
Two partially retractable roof structures over the east and west end of the stadium can be opened to allow sunlight and aid pitch growth.