{"id":110827,"date":"2024-01-26T14:34:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T20:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/feliz-cumpleanos-richard-steele\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T14:39:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T20:39:59","slug":"happy-birthday-richard-steele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/happy-birthday-richard-steele\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday Richard Steele!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Happy birthday Richard Steele!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Today one of the best referees in boxing history, Richard Steele, turns 80.<\/p>\n<p>Richard was an experienced referee and former member of the United States Marine Corps. He began his career as an amateur boxer. Steele started his career as the third man between the ropes in the 1970s, participating in nearly 200 world title fights.<\/p>\n<p>In 1983, he refereed the first major fight of his career, when Aaron Pryor knocked out Alexis Arg\u00fcello in ten rounds. He was also a referee in matches as important as those of Mike Tyson vs. Donovan \u201cRazor\u201d Ruddock, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns, Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard, and the first of two between Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez and Meldrick Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>Happy birthday dear Richard!<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_110827\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"110827\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy birthday Richard Steele! Today one of the best referees in boxing history, Richard Steele, turns 80. 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