Australian Derek Milham, world class referee and long-time top boxing administrator, was today welcomed by WBF president Howard Goldberg as a member of the World Boxing Federation staff, having accepted responsibilities for the newly created office of Continental Coordinator for Oceania.
The 64-year-old Milham, who lives in Queensland, brings a wealth of administrative experience to the WBF, having held positions as president of the Australian National Boxing Federation (ANBF) as well as president of the Oceanic Boxing Association (OBA) and vice president of the Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA), amongst others, in his distinguished career in the sport.
However, he gained worldwide fame as a top-class referee, having been the third man in the ring for many world championships all over the globe. Milham’s high point in almost 20 years as the neutral man certainly was refereeing the WBA world heavyweight championship between Nikolay Valuev and John Ruiz in 2008 in Germany.
“I am delighted at being afforded the opportunity to join the WBF team,” Milham said upon his appointment, “It is so important to have the cooperation and support of such a well administered sanctioning organization within the Oceania region. The boxing industry participants in the region can look forward to the international competition and exposure that linking up with the WBF will deliver, as we work together for the betterment of boxing in the Oceania region.”
