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Lance revill says andy ruiz jr was robbed by joseph parker gtfoh
Lance Revill (born 30 August 1953) is the former president of the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association (NZPBA), a New Zealand boxing promoter, referee, and a former New Zealand professional boxer. Revill compiled a professional record of 21 wins and 13 losses, with 13 knockouts, in light heavyweight bouts fought in New Zealand and Australia between 1974 and 1990.
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- Lance revill says andy ruiz jr was robbed by joseph parker gtfoh
- NZBPA Pres Lance Revill on how he started Boxing Fighting Muhammad Ali Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz
- Amateur and professional highlights
- Controversy
- Personal life
- Amateur
- Professional
- References
NZBPA Pres. Lance Revill on how he started Boxing, Fighting Muhammad Ali, Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz
Amateur and professional highlights
Revill represented New Zealand as an amateur boxer at the Commonwealth Games and won the bronze medal in the men's light middleweight division. Revill won the New Zealand light heavyweight boxing title in 1979 and the New Zealand heavyweight boxing title in 1988, and was 2-4 overall in national title bouts. Revill is best remembered for two professional bouts in 1989. The first, in a bout Revill was ruled to have lost in the second round, took place in Auckland, New Zealand, on 27 February 1989, as Revill, fighting at a career high 198 pounds, injured an arm when the ring collapsed. The other, Revill's best performance, took place on 24 May 1989, in New South Wales, Australia. In Revill's only ring appearance outside of New Zealand, Revill lost a 12 round split decision to Apollo Sweet in a bout for the vacant Commonwealth (British Empire), Australasian title and OPBF cruiserweight titles.
Controversy
Former NZPBA President Revill, is well known to stating his opinion to New Zealand's local media, causing major scrutiny to the association while he was president. Most recently, his comments were more directed at Joseph Parker. Since the beginning of Parker's career, Revill has made regular comments about Parker including when he turned pro, Parker's promoters only being interested in money, Parker being too hyped up and his believe that Parker didn't win his world title fight in December 2016. In February 2017, it was announced that due to the backlash of his comments against Parker, Revill resigned as president of NZPBA. Vise President John Conway was named interim President.
In 2009, Revill was seen in an intense argument with the opposing Commissioning Body, Gary McCrystal president of New Zealand National Boxing Federation. The argument took place immediately after an event that the NZNBF was commissioning with Revills ring being hired by the promoter. Both presidents called each other an embarrassment of the sport.
Personal life
Lance was born in Auckland, where he resides with his wife Denise. The couple has four children: Lance Jacob Jake) Revill, Lisa Ann Hohneck, Tanya Colleen Revill and Kylie Denise Bell. Kylie is listed as an official of the NZPBA on their website.