Randolph Neumann (born July 21, 1948), raised in

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, New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Accessed March 22, 2011. is a former professional boxer who has been a

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for the

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since 1982. He has been the "third man" in many championship matches that have taken place in

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Boxer

As a boxer, he compiled a professional record of 31 wins (11 by way of knockout) and 7 losses in 38 contests. In his career, he faced the likes of Jimmy Young,

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, and

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. He was ranked as high as the #9 contender for the

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championship. However, after graduating from

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with a degree in

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in 1975, he decided to retire from

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. Though he came back for one more bout as a Cruiserweight against Ibar Arrington on April 15, 1977, he retired from prizefighting for good to focus on acting, writing, and a business career. Neumann was elected to the board of directors by the members of the International Boxing Federation at their annual convention, held in Montreal in May 2015. While there, he attended his first board meeting at which time he was elected Treasurer of the organization. Although he no longer referees fights (which he did for 33 years), he now supervises championship fights around the world. Today he is the President of Randy Neumann Wealth Management located in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

Professional boxing record

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Referee

In 1982, he telephoned John Condon (president of

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) and expressed interest in being a

. After Condon put in a good word with the

, they started using him as a ringside judge. Before long, he had his first assignment as a

in a four-round bout at the

(a part of

). Neumann is now a widely respected figure within the boxing community and has worked in the ring for 50+ title fights involving champions including

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, and many others.

Writer

Neumann wrote an article about a fight that he had against Chuck Wepner in Madison Square Garden that was published in the July 1974 issue of Sport magazine. He wrote 13 columns about boxing for the sports section of the New York Times. He wrote stories of boxing The New York Post, The New York News Magazine, Forbes, Signature, Harper's, New Jersey Monthly and other magazines. In 1988 he began writing a financial column for the Hudson Dispatch. Over the years he has syndicated the column in several newspapers. He wrote another book titled "Fighting for your Financial Future - Round Two".

References

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