# Mik Basi

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mik_Basi
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mik_Basi.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mik_Basi
> Source revision: 1311478223
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

British boxing referee

**Amrik "Mik" Basi** [MBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) (born 21 May 1966 in [Forest Gate](/source/Forest_Gate) in east [London](/source/London)) is a British [boxing](/source/Boxing) [referee](/source/Referee_(boxing)) based at Fairbairn Boxing Club[1] in [Manor Park](/source/Manor_Park%2C_London) in the [London Borough of Newham](/source/London_Borough_of_Newham).[2] He took the [Olympic Oath](/source/Olympic_Oath) during the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) [opening ceremony](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony) on behalf of officials.[3][4] During the Games he acted as referee or judge in both men's and women's boxing, and officiated a total of 38 matches[5] including refereeing the men's light heavyweight final, becoming the first British official to Referee a final.[6] He received the [AIBA](/source/International_Boxing_Association_(amateur)) award as the top boxing official at the tournament.[7] In 2013, Mik won the best AIBA Referee & Judge award,[8] in 2014 he won the best World Series Boxing Referee & Judge award[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and in 2015 he won the best AIBA Pro Boxing Referee & Judge award,[9] an achievement unlikely ever to be repeated. In 2016, Mik acted as referee or judge in both men's and women's boxing at the [2016 Rio Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics), becoming the first ever British referee/judge to officiate at two Olympic Games.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Mik was appointed a [Member of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) (MBE) in the [2019 Birthday Honours List](/source/2019_Birthday_Honours).[10]

## Personal life

Basi lives in [Brentwood](/source/North_Stifford) in [Essex](/source/Essex) with his wife. He is the Chairman of Fairbairn Boxing Club. His son Jacob is a former national amateur boxing champion. Basi has a brother, Jumbo, who is also a boxing referee.[11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Olympic boxers can count on Basi when he officiates at the Games"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231144/http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/sport/boxing/olympic_boxers_can_count_on_basi_when_he_officiates_at_the_games_1_1401942). Romford Recorder. 6 June 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/sport/boxing/olympic_boxers_can_count_on_basi_when_he_officiates_at_the_games_1_1401942) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Fairbairn A.B.C."](https://www.fairbairnbc.com/about) Fairbairn Boxing Club. Retrieved 15 January 2002.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Newham boxing referee Basi delivers the Olympic oath"](http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/sport/boxing/newham_boxing_referee_basi_delivers_the_olympic_oath_1_1468828). Newham Recorder. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Mik Basi's Games ceremony honour"](http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/sport/9849197.print/). Thurrock Gazette. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["REFEREES / JUDGE CAREER"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121019132501/http://88.85.4.2/biographies.fwx?id_athlete=1414). AIBA. Archived from [the original](http://88.85.4.2/biographies.fwx?id_athlete=1414) on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Men's Light Heavyweight (81kg) Results"](http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/boxing/event/men-light-heavy-81kg/match=bxm081101/index.html). BBC. Retrieved 27 August 2012.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Newham's Basi wins his own Olympic boxing medal"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221530/http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/sport/boxing/newham_s_basi_wins_his_own_olympic_boxing_medal_1_1482957). Romford Recorder. 17 August 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/sport/boxing/newham_s_basi_wins_his_own_olympic_boxing_medal_1_1482957) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["AIBA awards the very best of 2013"](http://www.eubcboxing.org/news/aiba-awards-the-very-best-of-2013/). EUBC. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Another busy year for boxing's Basi"](https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/sport/another-busy-year-for-boxing-s-basi-1-4358036). Barking and Dagenham Post. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Boxing referee gets honoured with MBE"](https://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/17722427.boxing-referee-gets-honoured-with-mbe/). Thurrock Gazette. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Boxing stalwart takes centre stage at greatest show on earth"](http://www.abae.co.uk/aba/index.cfm/news/boxing-stalwart-takes-centre-stage-at-greatest-show-on-earth/). Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

## External links

- [\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20121019132501/http://88.85.4.2/biographies.fwx?id_athlete=1414) - Mik Basi profile on AIBA International Boxing Association

This biographical article related to boxing in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

- [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:UK-boxing-bio-stub)
- [t](/source/Template_talk%3AUK-boxing-bio-stub)
- [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:UK-boxing-bio-stub)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mik Basi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mik_Basi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mik_Basi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.