What is the name of the arena where the final fight in Rocky II takes place?

The final fight in Rocky II takes place at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. The rematch between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed is staged as a major hometown event at the arena.

The Spectrum opened in South Philadelphia in 1967 and became one of the city's most important sports and entertainment venues. In the Rocky story, it hosts both of Rocky's first two fights with Apollo, including the rematch that ends with Rocky winning the world heavyweight championship.

A common mix-up concerns where the fight was filmed. The arena seen on screen was actually the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, which stood in for Philadelphia's Spectrum. The fictional setting and the production location are therefore different, but “The Spectrum” is the correct answer to the question about where the fight takes place in the story.

The Philadelphia Spectrum closed in 2009 and was demolished between 2010 and 2011. It had also been home to the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia 76ers.