Mik Basi
Amrik "Mik" Basi MBE (born 21 May 1966 in Forest Gate in east London) is a British boxing referee based at Fairbairn Boxing Club[1] in Manor Park in the London Borough of Newham.[2] He took the Olympic Oath during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony on behalf of officials.[3][4] During the Games he acted as referee or judge in both men's and women's boxing, and officiated a total of 38 matches[5] including refereeing the men's light heavyweight final, becoming the first British official to Referee a final.[6] He received the AIBA award as the top boxing official at the tournament.[7] In 2013, Mik won the best AIBA Referee & Judge award,[8] in 2014 he won the best World Series Boxing Referee & Judge award[citation needed] and in 2015 he won the best AIBA Pro Boxing Referee & Judge award,[9] an achievement unlikely ever to be repeated. In 2016, Mik acted as referee or judge in both men's and women's boxing at the 2016 Rio Olympics, becoming the first ever British referee/judge to officiate at two Olympic Games.[citation needed]
The McLaren report, commissioned in 2021 to report on corruption in international amateur boxing, mentioned Basi numerous times with regards to bout fixing during the Rio Olympics.[10][11]
Mik was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours List.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Basi lives in Brentwood in Essex with his wife. He is the Chairman of Fairbairn Boxing Club. His son Jacob is a former national amateur boxing champion. Basi has a brother, Jumbo, who is also a boxing referee.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic boxers can count on Basi when he officiates at the Games". Romford Recorder. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Fairbairn A.B.C." Fairbairn Boxing Club. Retrieved 15 January 2002.
- ^ "Newham boxing referee Basi delivers the Olympic oath". Newham Recorder. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Mik Basi's Games ceremony honour". Thurrock Gazette. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "REFEREES / JUDGE CAREER". AIBA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Men's Light Heavyweight (81kg) Results". BBC. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Newham's Basi wins his own Olympic boxing medal". Romford Recorder. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "AIBA awards the very best of 2013". EUBC. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Another busy year for boxing's Basi". Barking and Dagenham Post. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (30 September 2021). "Six key points from the McLaren Olympic boxing investigation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "'Boxing cannot shake culture of bout manipulation' - Professor Richard McLaren". BBC Sport. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Boxing referee gets honoured with MBE". Thurrock Gazette. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Boxing stalwart takes centre stage at greatest show on earth". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
External links
[edit]- [1] - Mik Basi profile on AIBA International Boxing Association
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