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The European Boxing Union (EBU) held its annual General Assembly in Paris in early June with more than 100 delegates from Austria, Belgium, and Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, Serbia, Montenegro, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Leetonia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Norway, Belorussia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, and Slovakia.
Below are the highlights:
EBU President Bob Logist welcomed the delegation of Greece unanimously accepted as new member.
The Malta Boxing Association represented by Marc James and Leif Magnusson was accepted as provisional member, while the Malta Boxing Commission represented by Gianlunca Di Caro was not accepted.
After a secret vote, the re-affiliation of Luxemburg was not accepted.
The 2016 General assembly will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
A brief report was given concerning the situation in, Turkey, Moldavia, Armenia, Portugal, Norway, Leetonia and Bosnia Herzegovina.
The award for the championship of the year 2014 was for Billy Joe Saunders versus Chris Eubank Jr. The award for the boxer of the year was for Billy Joe Saunders and Emiliano Marsili received a special award for having defended with success his EBU title three times in 2014.
Salvatore Cherchi and the OPI 2000 team received the award for promoter of the year.
A brief report was given concerning the situation in, Turkey, Moldavia, Armenia, Portugal, Norway, Leetonia and Bosnia Herzegovina.
Dear Sirs,
EBU Membership
We inform you that the EBU General Assembly, held on 6th June last in Paris, has decided to reject the application for membership of the Malta Boxing Commission.
Sincerely yours,
Enza Jacoponi General Secretary
Regulation 25.
Appeared before the Board. Fined. To be monitored.
It is with great sadness that the British Boxing Board of Control advise that Mr. Phil Lundgren passed away last week.
Mr. Lundgren was a former 1960 Rome Olympian, Southern Area Champion at Featherweight and Lightweight, a long standing Chairman of the Southern Area Council and Representative Steward of the British Boxing Board of Control.
Phil dedicated his life to the Sport of professional Boxing and will be sadly missed.
PRESS CIRCULAR
This Press Notice is issued by the British Boxing Board of Control (“the BBBofC”) in respect of the WBA Interim World Middleweight Championship between Dmitry Chudinov and Chris Eubank Jnr. held at the O2 Arena, London on the 28th February 2015.
The BBBofC has decided to issue this notice to correct misinformation that has been disseminated surrounding the appointment of officials for that contest.
That contest was due to, and did, take place, under the jurisdiction of the BBBofC. As such, in accordance with the BBBofC Rules and Regulations, it was for the Board to control the contest and appoint all officials, including the referee and judges.
That was recognised by the contract signed by or on behalf of both boxers, which provided as follows:
“ 3. Rules and Regulations
(a) Designation of the officials, referee and judges shall be made by the Boxing Commission (“BBBofC”). The final decision on all appointments will remain with the BBBofC. The parties agree to immediately write to both the WBA and BBBofC to request that all judges are from neutral territories from that of both CEJ and DC. ”
On the 6th February 2015 Robert Smith, the General Secretary of the BBBofC, advised that the BBBofC had appointed a BBBofC licensed referee and a BBBofC licensed judge to officiate at the contest, both of whom were on the WBA’s approved list of officials. He also indicated that the BBBofC would approve 2 judges appointed by the WBA from neutral territories from that of both boxers.
Subsequently, having had discussions with the promoter, Mr. Smith, on behalf of the BBBofC, agreed that the BBBofC would approve the appointment of all 3 judges from neutral territories from that of both boxers. Both the promoter and Chris Eubank Jnr. were content with that decision.
However, Dmitry Chudinov and his team were not content, even though such decision was in accordance with the terms of the contract as set out above and even though he agreed to be bound by the BBBofC’s Rules and Regulations. Indeed, at all material times he was considered as being a licence holder of the BBBofC.
Dmitry Chudinov insisted that the referee should also be from a neutral territory from that of both boxers. Contrary to what has been said in the media, Dmitry Chudinov was not within his rights to insist upon the referee being from a neutral territory from both boxers. He was certainly not within his rights to threaten that he would not box unless the appointed referee was stood down and a referee from a neutral territory be appointed.
The referee Mr. Smith had appointed was a world-class referee of immense experience and integrity. He was on the WBA approved list. There was absolutely no basis upon which his appointment could be criticised. It is common for a referee from the territory of one of the boxers to be appointed to officiate. Further, a regulatory body cannot allow a promoter and/or a manager and/or a boxer or anyone else for that matter, to dictate the appointment of officials. The appointment of officials is one of the most important roles of a regulatory body and is essential for the integrity of the sport of boxing.
On the evening of the contest Dmitry Chudinov was still maintaining, in breach of contract, that he would not box unless the referee appointed by Mr. Smith, on behalf of the BBBofC, was stood down and a referee from a neutral territory was appointed to officiate.
By reason thereof the BBBofC’s representatives present at the promotion and the appointed referee were placed in an invidious, intolerable position. As a result Mr. Smith was contacted. The position was explained to him. In the bests interests of the promotion, the innocent parties who would be adversely affected if the contest did not proceed, the public who had paid to attend the promotion and had subscribed to see the contest on television and the sport of boxing generally, he was left with no alternative but to agree that the appointed referee be replaced by a referee from a neutral territory.
The BBBofC wish to make it clear that, in respect of contests under its jurisdiction, it is the BBBofC who will approve and appoint all officials, including the referee and judges, and that what happened on the 28th February 2015 will not be allowed to happen again.
BRITISH BOXING BOARD OF CONTROL
The European Boxing Union (EBU) held its annual General Assembly in Paris in early June with more than 100 delegates from Austria, Belgium, and Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, Serbia, Montenegro, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Leetonia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Norway, Belorussia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, and Slovakia.
Below are the highlights:
EBU President Bob Logist welcomed the delegation of Greece unanimously accepted as new member.
The Malta Boxing Association represented by Marc James and Leif Magnusson was accepted as provisional member, while the Malta Boxing Commission represented by Gianlunca Di Caro was not accepted.
After a secret vote, the re-affiliation of Luxemburg was not accepted.
The 2016 General assembly will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
A brief report was given concerning the situation in, Turkey, Moldavia, Armenia, Portugal, Norway, Leetonia and Bosnia Herzegovina.
The award for the championship of the year 2014 was for Billy Joe Saunders versus Chris Eubank Jr. The award for the boxer of the year was for Billy Joe Saunders and Emiliano Marsili received a special award for having defended with success his EBU title three times in 2014.
Salvatore Cherchi and the OPI 2000 team received the award for promoter of the year.
A brief report was given concerning the situation in, Turkey, Moldavia, Armenia, Portugal, Norway, Leetonia and Bosnia Herzegovina.
Dear Sirs,
EBU Membership
We inform you that the EBU General Assembly, held on 6th June last in Paris, has decided to reject the application for membership of the Malta Boxing Commission.
Sincerely yours,
Enza Jacoponi General Secretary
Regulation 25.
Appeared before the Board. Fined. To be monitored.
It is with great sadness that the British Boxing Board of Control advise that Mr. Phil Lundgren passed away last week.
Mr. Lundgren was a former 1960 Rome Olympian, Southern Area Champion at Featherweight and Lightweight, a long standing Chairman of the Southern Area Council and Representative Steward of the British Boxing Board of Control.
Phil dedicated his life to the Sport of professional Boxing and will be sadly missed.
PRESS CIRCULAR
This Press Notice is issued by the British Boxing Board of Control (“the BBBofC”) in respect of the WBA Interim World Middleweight Championship between Dmitry Chudinov and Chris Eubank Jnr. held at the O2 Arena, London on the 28th February 2015.
The BBBofC has decided to issue this notice to correct misinformation that has been disseminated surrounding the appointment of officials for that contest.
That contest was due to, and did, take place, under the jurisdiction of the BBBofC. As such, in accordance with the BBBofC Rules and Regulations, it was for the Board to control the contest and appoint all officials, including the referee and judges.
That was recognised by the contract signed by or on behalf of both boxers, which provided as follows:
“ 3. Rules and Regulations
(a) Designation of the officials, referee and judges shall be made by the Boxing Commission (“BBBofC”). The final decision on all appointments will remain with the BBBofC. The parties agree to immediately write to both the WBA and BBBofC to request that all judges are from neutral territories from that of both CEJ and DC. ”
On the 6th February 2015 Robert Smith, the General Secretary of the BBBofC, advised that the BBBofC had appointed a BBBofC licensed referee and a BBBofC licensed judge to officiate at the contest, both of whom were on the WBA’s approved list of officials. He also indicated that the BBBofC would approve 2 judges appointed by the WBA from neutral territories from that of both boxers.
Subsequently, having had discussions with the promoter, Mr. Smith, on behalf of the BBBofC, agreed that the BBBofC would approve the appointment of all 3 judges from neutral territories from that of both boxers. Both the promoter and Chris Eubank Jnr. were content with that decision.
However, Dmitry Chudinov and his team were not content, even though such decision was in accordance with the terms of the contract as set out above and even though he agreed to be bound by the BBBofC’s Rules and Regulations. Indeed, at all material times he was considered as being a licence holder of the BBBofC.
Dmitry Chudinov insisted that the referee should also be from a neutral territory from that of both boxers. Contrary to what has been said in the media, Dmitry Chudinov was not within his rights to insist upon the referee being from a neutral territory from both boxers. He was certainly not within his rights to threaten that he would not box unless the appointed referee was stood down and a referee from a neutral territory be appointed.
The referee Mr. Smith had appointed was a world-class referee of immense experience and integrity. He was on the WBA approved list. There was absolutely no basis upon which his appointment could be criticised. It is common for a referee from the territory of one of the boxers to be appointed to officiate. Further, a regulatory body cannot allow a promoter and/or a manager and/or a boxer or anyone else for that matter, to dictate the appointment of officials. The appointment of officials is one of the most important roles of a regulatory body and is essential for the integrity of the sport of boxing.
On the evening of the contest Dmitry Chudinov was still maintaining, in breach of contract, that he would not box unless the referee appointed by Mr. Smith, on behalf of the BBBofC, was stood down and a referee from a neutral territory was appointed to officiate.
By reason thereof the BBBofC’s representatives present at the promotion and the appointed referee were placed in an invidious, intolerable position. As a result Mr. Smith was contacted. The position was explained to him. In the bests interests of the promotion, the innocent parties who would be adversely affected if the contest did not proceed, the public who had paid to attend the promotion and had subscribed to see the contest on television and the sport of boxing generally, he was left with no alternative but to agree that the appointed referee be replaced by a referee from a neutral territory.
The BBBofC wish to make it clear that, in respect of contests under its jurisdiction, it is the BBBofC who will approve and appoint all officials, including the referee and judges, and that what happened on the 28th February 2015 will not be allowed to happen again.
BRITISH BOXING BOARD OF CONTROL
The European Boxing Union (EBU) held its annual General Assembly in Paris in early June with more than 100 delegates from Austria, Belgium, and Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, Serbia, Montenegro, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Leetonia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Norway, Belorussia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, and Slovakia.
Below are the highlights:
EBU President Bob Logist welcomed the delegation of Greece unanimously accepted as new member.
The Malta Boxing Association represented by Marc James and Leif Magnusson was accepted as provisional member, while the Malta Boxing Commission represented by Gianlunca Di Caro was not accepted.
After a secret vote, the re-affiliation of Luxemburg was not accepted.
The 2016 General assembly will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
A brief report was given concerning the situation in, Turkey, Moldavia, Armenia, Portugal, Norway, Leetonia and Bosnia Herzegovina.
The award for the championship of the year 2014 was for Billy Joe Saunders versus Chris Eubank Jr. The award for the boxer of the year was for Billy Joe Saunders and Emiliano Marsili received a special award for having defended with success his EBU title three times in 2014.
Salvatore Cherchi and the OPI 2000 team received the award for promoter of the year.
A brief report was given concerning the situation in, Turkey, Moldavia, Armenia, Portugal, Norway, Leetonia and Bosnia Herzegovina.
Dear Sirs,
EBU Membership
We inform you that the EBU General Assembly, held on 6th June last in Paris, has decided to reject the application for membership of the Malta Boxing Commission.
Sincerely yours,
Enza Jacoponi General Secretary
Regulation 25.
Appeared before the Board. Fined. To be monitored.
It is with great sadness that the British Boxing Board of Control advise that Mr. Phil Lundgren passed away last week.
Mr. Lundgren was a former 1960 Rome Olympian, Southern Area Champion at Featherweight and Lightweight, a long standing Chairman of the Southern Area Council and Representative Steward of the British Boxing Board of Control.
Phil dedicated his life to the Sport of professional Boxing and will be sadly missed.
PRESS CIRCULAR
This Press Notice is issued by the British Boxing Board of Control (“the BBBofC”) in respect of the WBA Interim World Middleweight Championship between Dmitry Chudinov and Chris Eubank Jnr. held at the O2 Arena, London on the 28th February 2015.
The BBBofC has decided to issue this notice to correct misinformation that has been disseminated surrounding the appointment of officials for that contest.
That contest was due to, and did, take place, under the jurisdiction of the BBBofC. As such, in accordance with the BBBofC Rules and Regulations, it was for the Board to control the contest and appoint all officials, including the referee and judges.
That was recognised by the contract signed by or on behalf of both boxers, which provided as follows:
“ 3. Rules and Regulations
(a) Designation of the officials, referee and judges shall be made by the Boxing Commission (“BBBofC”). The final decision on all appointments will remain with the BBBofC. The parties agree to immediately write to both the WBA and BBBofC to request that all judges are from neutral territories from that of both CEJ and DC. ”
On the 6th February 2015 Robert Smith, the General Secretary of the BBBofC, advised that the BBBofC had appointed a BBBofC licensed referee and a BBBofC licensed judge to officiate at the contest, both of whom were on the WBA’s approved list of officials. He also indicated that the BBBofC would approve 2 judges appointed by the WBA from neutral territories from that of both boxers.
Subsequently, having had discussions with the promoter, Mr. Smith, on behalf of the BBBofC, agreed that the BBBofC would approve the appointment of all 3 judges from neutral territories from that of both boxers. Both the promoter and Chris Eubank Jnr. were content with that decision.
However, Dmitry Chudinov and his team were not content, even though such decision was in accordance with the terms of the contract as set out above and even though he agreed to be bound by the BBBofC’s Rules and Regulations. Indeed, at all material times he was considered as being a licence holder of the BBBofC.
Dmitry Chudinov insisted that the referee should also be from a neutral territory from that of both boxers. Contrary to what has been said in the media, Dmitry Chudinov was not within his rights to insist upon the referee being from a neutral territory from both boxers. He was certainly not within his rights to threaten that he would not box unless the appointed referee was stood down and a referee from a neutral territory be appointed.
The referee Mr. Smith had appointed was a world-class referee of immense experience and integrity. He was on the WBA approved list. There was absolutely no basis upon which his appointment could be criticised. It is common for a referee from the territory of one of the boxers to be appointed to officiate. Further, a regulatory body cannot allow a promoter and/or a manager and/or a boxer or anyone else for that matter, to dictate the appointment of officials. The appointment of officials is one of the most important roles of a regulatory body and is essential for the integrity of the sport of boxing.
On the evening of the contest Dmitry Chudinov was still maintaining, in breach of contract, that he would not box unless the referee appointed by Mr. Smith, on behalf of the BBBofC, was stood down and a referee from a neutral territory was appointed to officiate.
By reason thereof the BBBofC’s representatives present at the promotion and the appointed referee were placed in an invidious, intolerable position. As a result Mr. Smith was contacted. The position was explained to him. In the bests interests of the promotion, the innocent parties who would be adversely affected if the contest did not proceed, the public who had paid to attend the promotion and had subscribed to see the contest on television and the sport of boxing generally, he was left with no alternative but to agree that the appointed referee be replaced by a referee from a neutral territory.
The BBBofC wish to make it clear that, in respect of contests under its jurisdiction, it is the BBBofC who will approve and appoint all officials, including the referee and judges, and that what happened on the 28th February 2015 will not be allowed to happen again.
BRITISH BOXING BOARD OF CONTROL