Amrik "Mik" Basi

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(born 21 May 1966 in

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in east

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) is a British

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referee based at Fairbairn Boxing Club in Manor Park in the London Borough of Newham. He took the

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during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony on behalf of officials. During the Games he acted as referee or judge in both men's and women's boxing, and officiated a total of 38 matches including refereeing the men's light heavyweight final, becoming the first British official to Referee a final. He received the

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award as the top boxing official at the tournament. In 2013, Mik won the best AIBA Referee & Judge award, in 2014 he won the best World Series Boxing Referee & Judge award and in 2015 he won the best AIBA Pro Boxing Referee & Judge award, 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 ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

, becoming the first ever British referee/judge to officiate at two Olympic Games. Mik was appointed a

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(MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours List.

Personal life

Basi lives in Brentwood in

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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.

References

External links

- Mik Basi profile on AIBA International Boxing Association 1966 births Living people People from Forest Gate British boxing referees Boxers from Greater London Oath takers at the Olympic Games {{UK-boxing-bio-stub