Accra, March 14, - The World
Boxing Organisation (WBO) has appointed New York based referee Benjy Esteves
Jr. to handle Isaac Dogboe and Jessie Magdaleno clash on April 14th, at the
Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, United States of America (USA).
Magdaleno, would be making the
second defence of his WBO World super Bantamweight belt against the Ghanaian at
the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas.
Dogboe-Magdaleno clash would be
Esteves’ third World title fight, after handling the WBO World Light Flyweight
title clash between Juan Alejo and Angel Acosta and the WBO World welterweight
clash between Jeff Horn and Gary Corcoran.
Esteve’s refereeing career began
in 1982, when he joined the ranks of the amateur Boxing Federation of New York
City, under the tutelage of Frankie Martinez.
Esteves Jr. served as the amateur
“Chief of Officials” in New York for 5 years, and then relocated to New Jersey
where he was “Chief of Officials” for 2 years before turning professional in
1992.
As a professional referee, he was
mentored by Larry Hazzard.
Esteves Jr. primarily works bouts
in the northeastern United States, but has also refereed internationally in
Aruba, Panama, China, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Russia, Germany, the Dominican
Republic, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Poland.
He is a member of the New Jersey
Boxing Hall of Fame.
GNA
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