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I have today resigned as a Referee/Judge with the British Boxing Board of Control, a position I have held for tha past 31 years.
I am moving on to pastures new, being the Ring Officials co-ordinator for an exciting new format of combat sports.
I have enjoyed the comments on here about me over the years, both the good and the bad.
May I wish you all a happy new year.
Richie Davies

Good luck in your new venture Richie, and a happy new year to you and your family.

Good luck Richie,I always thought you were one of the better ref`s in this country. I thought you did a great job for the first Clev-Bellew fight and you were the ref for the first live main event I saw which was Haye-Barrett which was one lively fight.

Yes, good luck could I ask for you which was your favourite bout you reffed and which bout you scored gave you the biggest headache afterwards?

palooka wrote:Yes, good luck could I ask for you which was your favourite bout you reffed and which bout you scored gave you the biggest headache afterwards?

Great fight I refereed was Carl Thompson/Sebastian Rothman, along with many others. Headaches? Hand on heart, none. Every fight I worked, I did it honestly. People disagreed with me on occasions. I understand that. It's just a matter of an opinion. Refereeing is an art, judging an opinion.

All the best Richie,you were one of the best in the country without doubt,I always remember you berating Bellew after about 20 seconds into his first fight with Cleverly haha

Good luck Richie.

boxref wrote:

palooka wrote:Yes, good luck could I ask for you which was your favourite bout you reffed and which bout you scored gave you the biggest headache afterwards?

Great fight I refereed was Carl Thompson/Sebastian Rothman, along with many others. Headaches? Hand on heart, none. Every fight I worked, I did it honestly. People disagreed with me on occasions. I understand that. It's just a matter of an opinion. Refereeing is an art, judging an opinion.

what a fight to be able to say 'i reff'd that'!

Good luck with the new venture

wow completly shocked at that one.Hope it goes well richy but im sure even if it didnt boxing would open the doors straight back up for you.

Will you still be going along to shows as a fan? might be nice to relax and watch the fights for once

What a shame.

One of our best refs sadly frozen out of the really big occasions over the last few years.

boxref wrote:

palooka wrote:Yes, good luck could I ask for you which was your favourite bout you reffed and which bout you scored gave you the biggest headache afterwards?

Great fight I refereed was Carl Thompson/Sebastian Rothman, along with many others. Headaches? Hand on heart, none. Every fight I worked, I did it honestly. People disagreed with me on occasions. I understand that. It's just a matter of an opinion. Refereeing is an art, judging an opinion.

Really respected you throwing barney out after a non display. Not many have the bottle to do it anymore.

Without a doubt 1 of the best refs in the business , hope you have a happy retirement

Good luck for the future

Good luck Richie, you were one of the best referees I
have seen over many years watching boxing. Good luck
In your new venture.

Damn shame that.i always knew where I stood when you was the man in the middle in all the fights I had.completely fair all the way through.weve always got on well and I'd like to wish you all the best in your next venture.your a good man rich. Hope too see you soon my friend! X

Congratulations and good luck Richie!

stevieb_8006 wrote:

boxref wrote:

palooka wrote:Yes, good luck could I ask for you which was your favourite bout you reffed and which bout you scored gave you the biggest headache afterwards?

Great fight I refereed was Carl Thompson/Sebastian Rothman, along with many others. Headaches? Hand on heart, none. Every fight I worked, I did it honestly. People disagreed with me on occasions. I understand that. It's just a matter of an opinion. Refereeing is an art, judging an opinion.

Really respected you throwing barney out after a non display. Not many have the bottle to do it anymore.

great call mate on throwing barney out

all the best, Richie

Good luck Richie, thanks for your services to boxing

The biggest praise I can give Richie is that I've seen him countless times but can't really remember what fights which goes to show he didn't drop any major clangers or is remebered for the wrong reasons

handsofstone wrote:The biggest praise I can give Richie is that I've seen him countless times but can't really remember what fights which goes to show he didn't drop any major clangers or is remebered for the wrong reasons

My main memory of Richie is the telling off he gave Bellew in the first Cleverly fight that you mentioned, thought it was a great bit of refereeing, got a grip on things from the start and didn't give it any chance to spiral out of control.

Best of luck in the future Richie.

expe wrote:

handsofstone wrote:The biggest praise I can give Richie is that I've seen him countless times but can't really remember what fights which goes to show he didn't drop any major clangers or is remebered for the wrong reasons

My main memory of Richie is the telling off he gave Bellew in the first Cleverly fight that you mentioned, thought it was a great bit of refereeing, got a grip on things from the start and didn't give it any chance to spiral out of control.

Best of luck in the future Richie.

I remember people slating Richie for the way he spoke to Bellew so early in the fight but I'm sure Tony will admit that bollocking was for his own sake more than anyone else's

echo the " thanks for your services to boxing " comment !

Sad loss to british boxing
Good luck for the future Richie
Mick and Paul Stevenson and all the boys at everton red triangle

Brilliant commanding ref who had all the boxers respect, Richie you will be a massive loss to boxing and may I wish you well in all you do in the future

All the best.

What can you tell us about the new venture?