Ron Lipton

Ron Lipton (born August 8, 1946) is an American boxing referee who has officiated in world title bouts in the United States, Ireland and Italy, and on HBO pay-per-view. Lipton refereed fights involving Evander Holyfield, Ray Mercer, Roy Jones Jr., Oscar De La Hoya, David Tua, Junior Jones, Chris Eubank, Donovan Ruddock, Pernell Whitaker and Roberto Durán.[1][2]

Referee Ron Lipton with boxing champion Ronica Jeffrey

In May 2013, Lipton refereed the vacant International Women's Boxing Federation World Super Featherweight contest between Ronica Jeffrey of Brooklyn, New York and former World Boxing Council World Super Featherweight champion Olivia Gerula of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The winner, Ronica Jeffrey, emerged as the BoxRec number three ranked female featherweight in the world.[3][4]

References
  1. "The Man in the Middle". February 3, 2013.
  2. "Tua vs. Ustinov: David vs. Goliath - Boxing.com". Archived from the original on July 5, 2013.
  3. "Ronica Jeffrey Outpoints Gerula to Win IWBF World Super Featherweight Title". May 25, 2013.
  4. "Fight:1793274 - BoxRec".
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