not a sports fan. He had never attended a USL [since UL Lafayette] basketball game. But he was enthusiastic about this new project and visited the recently-opened domed facility in Biloxi, Mississippi, and Madison Square Garden in New York City to gain insight on how he would make the Lafayette structure unique. Renovations The arena underwent a $20 million renovation in 2016, providing seating, concession, accessibility and signage upgrades to the venue. Sports Arena football Lafayette Roughnecks The Lafayette Roughnecks of the af2 played at the Cajundome in 2001. Lafayette Wildcatters The Lafayette Wildcatters of the Southern Indoor Football League played at the Cajundome from 2009 to 2010. Basketball Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns basketball The Cajundome is home to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball and Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball programs. Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments It hosted the 1998, 1999, and 2007 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments. Boxing On April 27, 2019, Regis Prograis defeated Kiryl Relikh in the sixth round by TKO to win the WBA super-lightweight championship. Ice hockey Louisiana IceGators The Louisiana IceGators of the East Coast Hockey League played host in the Cajundome from 1995 to 2005. During that time, the arena earned the nickname 'The Frozen Swamp'. In 2005, the franchise folded due to financial problems and drops in attendance after the IceGators were in the Top 4 for attendance in the ECHL. In 2009, Danny Smith, a local businessman, decided to bring back the Louisiana IceGators but this time in the Southern Professional Hockey League. A few months after Smith bought it, the franchise was sold to E.C. "Chuck" Anselmo Jr. and E.C. "Chuck" Anselmo, III. In their first season, the IceGators played at Blackham Coliseum. In their second season, the IceGators moved to the Cajundome. In early 2016, the Louisiana IceGators and the SPHL announced that the IceGators would suspend operations for the 2016–17 season citing that the arena renovations would not be completed in time for the season. Soccer Lafayette SwampCats The Cajundome was home to the Lafayette SwampCats of the EISL from 1997 to 1998. Top 10 sports crowds at the Cajundome 11,479 vs. Loyola Marymount (12/16/92) 11,137 vs. New Orleans (02/01/92) 10,802 vs. New Orleans (01/18/90) 10,651 vs. Massachusetts (10/06/90) 10,487 vs. Georgia (11/22/85) 09,715 vs. Western Kentucky (02/05/94) 09,153 vs. New Orleans (01/05/91) 09,121 vs. South Alabama (03/03/98) 09,121 vs. Western Kentucky (02/26/03) 09,086 vs. Lamar