Richard Green (referee)
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Richard Green (c. 1937 – 1 July 1983) was a boxing referee.
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[edit] Background
Green was a native of Louisiana and a Golden Gloves boxer in the 1960s.
[edit] Career as Referee
Green was the referee for the WBA Lightweight Title fight between Ray Mancini and Duk Koo Kim on November 13, 1982, the fight where Kim lost his life at age 23. Green refereed one more bout before committing suicide on July 1, 1983 at his North Las Vegas home at age 46.[1]
Green was also the referee for the Larry Holmes – Muhammad Ali fight in 1980.
[edit] References
- ^ "25 YEARS LATER: THE DEATH OF DUK KOO KIM", Las Vegas Review-Journal, 13 November 2007
[edit] External links
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