Ron Lipton

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Referee Ron Lipton with boxing champion Ronica Jeffrey

Ron Lipton (born August 8, 1946) is an American boxing referee who has officiated in world title bouts in the United States, Ireland and Italy, and on HBO pay-per-view. He has refereed fights involving Evander Holyfield, Ray Mercer, Roy Jones Jr., Oscar De La Hoya, David Tua, Junior Jones, Chris Eubank, Donovan Ruddock, Pernell Whitaker and Roberto Durán. [1] [2]

In May 2013, Lipton refereed the vacant Women's International Boxing Federation World Super featherweight contest between Ronica Jeffrey of Brooklyn, New York and former World Boxing Council Super Featherweight champion Olivia Gerula of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The winner, Ronica Jeffrey, emerged as the BoxRec number three ranked female featherweight in the world. [3] [4]

In 2014, he was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame as a "fighter, referee and boxing historian." In 2015, he was awarded the José Torres Renaissance Boxing Award. [5] In September 2019, Lipton was inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. [6] [7]

In June 2022, Lipton's indecision in stopping the match between Josue Vargas and Dakota Linger at the Madison Square Garden was criticised in the media. In the second round, Vargas was struck by a heavy overhand right that rocked him off his feet. Lipton ruled the fall to be only a slip and allowed the match to continue. Linger forced wobbly and stumbling Vargas back onto the floor before New York State Athletic Commission inspectors and ringside doctors climbed onto the ring apron and stopped the fight. [8] [9] [10] Boxer Shakur Stevenson also criticised the decision to allow the match to continue for as long as it did. [11]

Personal life

Ron Lipton's son Brett Lipton was presented honours as a Deputy Sherriff in January 2024 by Dutchess County sheriff Kirk Imperati. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Man in the Middle". February 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tua vs. Ustinov: David vs. Goliath - Boxing.com". Archived from the original on July 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ronica Jeffrey Outpoints Gerula to Win IWBF World Super Featherweight Title". May 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Fight:1793274 - BoxRec".
  5. ↑ Martelli, A. J. "Lipton receives Jose Torres Renaissance Boxing Award". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ Haynes, Stephen. "Hyde Park's Ron Lipton, longtime referee, inducted into state Boxing Hall of Fame". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ Haynes, Stephen. "Boxing Hall of Fame induction for Ron Lipton 'a ray of sunshine' for Hyde Park referee". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ Ellis, Jordan (June 15, 2022). "Two doctors climb onto ring to stop Vargas vs Linger when ref refuses to call fight". talkSPORT. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Should ref have stopped Dakota Linger's fight with Josue Vargas earlier?". SkySports. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ May, Jeffrey (June 12, 2022). "Why was the Dakota Linger vs Josue Vargas fight not stopped sooner?". Diario AS. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ Stevenson, Shakur (June 11, 2022). "Smh why did they allow him to continue 😒😒😒". Twitter. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  12. ↑ Warren, Jennifer L. (January 17, 2024). "Ron Lipton Witnesses Justice Served for His Son". Hudson Valley Press. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
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