WASHINGTON — For 28 years, Fight Night was D.C.’s ultimate testosterone-laden extravaganza: boxing, cigars, steak, booze, sports heroes and scantily clad young women — all in the name of charity. It was unapologetically politically incorrect, the antithesis of the careful, tasteful fundraisers favored by the city’s political elite.

The black-tie event was modeled after the Depression-era smokers: Men-only gatherings with hundreds of wealthy business executives eating, drinking, smoking and watching boxing matches. The evening featured the traditional ring girls (who wore bustiers and four-inch heels as they displayed the number of upcoming rounds), models in sexy evening gowns who delivered drinks and smiles in exchange for tips and Washington Redskins cheerleaders who shared off-the-field moves for the appreciative audience. It was, as D.C. Boxing Commissioner Jeff Gildenhorn put it in 1991, “a boxing fan’s dream and a married man’s fantasy.” Another guest was more blunt: “It’s so great because it’s sexist.”