Some say it is the best seat in the house when it comes to the big fights. There's certainly nobody who gets closer to the action. But being a professional boxing referee is not for the faint hearted.

Kenny Bayless invested over 3 decades into the sport of boxing as a referee and his recent retirement announcement ends what has been a stellar career to one of the best to ever do it. Bayless were ...

LAS VEGAS – For boxing referees and judges, some of the most memorable bouts of the past 25 years have served as some of the most valuable teaching points to advance the sport into the next quarter ...

A boxing referee was violently attacked, punched and then tossed out of the ring in the Dominican Republic. The action is always interesting in Santo Domingo, with a referee previously sucker-punching ...

After reviewing the performance of the referee for Saturday’s 12-round non-title heavyweight clash between Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora, the British Boxing Board of Control will take no further ...

He became a world class boxing referee – working over 1,300 bouts on five continents and in 28 countries – and yet he never saw anything quite like what happened in a ring right here in Tampa where he ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Carmen Williamson, who in the 1940s and ‘50s was a top U.S. amateur boxer and then in 1984 became the first black boxing referee and judge at the Olympic games, has died. He was 94 ...

With nine out of its ten bouts stopped early, the Queensberry card at the Rudolf Weber Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, appears a likely exception. However, the event also featured a depressingly ...

A complete overview of Olympic Boxing with our guide on official regulations, scoring, common violations, and more.

At least 15 referees and judges of the Liberia Boxing Federation (LBF) have successfully completed a one-day refresher training aimed at enhancing their skills and performance ahead of upcoming ...