Open Article in App. The initial test for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV shall be conducted within 180 days prior to competition. 3. Onomastos Smyrnaios is the first winner in Olympic boxing of ancient Greek. Blood Work: All contestants in all bouts shall be tested for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV by a laboratory approved by the Commission. Ethiopia's Lidya Tafesse makes history when becoming the first female referee to officiate a match at a senior Confederation of African Football tournament. Subscribe now to get full access to the new sports page. Stephanie Frappart reached another historic landmark by becoming the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup qualifying match. Enter your email to read this article for free. I knew if I stuck to my boxing, I ... prompting the referee to wave ... WBO World Female Middleweight title Fight. Frappart has been a trailblazer for female officials, becoming the first woman to referee a men’s Champions League match, a men’s World Cup qualifier, and a French Lique 1 game. In 2018, English referee Lucy Clark became the world's first transgender soccer referee to come out, proceeding to continue officiating male and female matches. Also on rt.com Lawsuit that would have banned transgender athletes from competing in female high … 2. “I’m really proud of it because my journey as a referee I started with not really having any aspirations to be doing things like this interview.”. It is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds. Rebecca Welch has become the first female referee to be appointed to a game in the English Football League, it has been announced. Welch has previously officiated men’s matches in the National League as well as elite women’s matches such as the FA Cup final in 2017, but on Monday she will set a new benchmark for female referees in English football. Boxing News WBO Featherweight World Championship: Emanuel Navarrete-Christopher Diaz Press Conference Quotes & Video KISSIMMEE, Fla. (April 22, 2021) — Central Florida will turn into Northern Puerto Rico on Saturday evening when two of the island’s … Rebecca Welch became the first female referee appointed to take charge of an English Football League game this week. Welch will officiate Harrogate Town's match against Port Vale on Easter Monday. Portugal manager Fernando Santos has revealed that referee Danny Makkelie came and apologised to the team following the decision not to allow a goal for Cristiano Ronaldo. Referee Benjy Esteves called a halt to the fight at :25 of round seven due to the deep cut over Mrdjenovich’s right eye from earlier in the fight. All rights reserved. The broadcast was censored 'over 100 times' because of a female referee, according to civil rights group Live footage of the game was apparently cut because Sian Massey-Ellis was wearing shorts Professional Boxing, Professional MMA, and Amateur MMA. Rebecca Welch made history on Monday afternoon by becoming the first ever female to referee a Football League match at Harrogate vs Port Vale. She was in charge of Port Vale's 2-0 … Rebecca Welch, 37, will be in charge for Monday's League Two match between Harrogate and Port Vale. ©2021 The Athletic Media Company. Must read content, player grades, stuff you can't get anywhere else. Rebecca Welch: Chatty, respectful and very good – how EFL’s first female referee broke down barriers. An English men’s professional league game will have a female referee for the first time when Rebecca Welch takes charge of the fourth tier fixture between Harrogate and Port Vale on Monday The English Football League has appointed its first female referee to officiate a game. 5. The Elephants today locked horns with their counterpart from the East African country in the final Group K match of the qualifiers to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament scheduled to be hosted in Cameroon next January. Top Ghanaian referee, Charles Bulu lost consciousness and collapsed on Tuesday afternoon while officiating the clash between Cote d’Ivoire and Ethiopia. Rebecca Welch is the first female referee to be appointed to officiate an EFL match after she was put in charge of Harrogate’s fixture against Port Vale on Easter Monday. Rebecca Welch, who made history on Monday as the first female referee appointed for an EFL fixture, has signed up to help in June with a training course run by … 4. Former NHS worker becomes first female referee appointed to Football League match A FORMER NHS worker made history yesterday when she became the first woman appointed to referee … The boxing tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.. A total of 286 competitors took part in 13 events. The incident took place in added time of Portugal’s World Cup qualification match against Serbia on Saturday evening. Although Amy Fearn became the first woman to referee an EFL game as a second-half replacement for injured referee Tony Bates in a Championship match in 2010, Welch is the first woman to get an official appointment. All Rights Reserved. She was tougher than I thought she’d be. At a junior game in Yorkshire last October, a group of parents by the side of the pitch took notice of one of the assistants running the line. Although Amy Fearn became the first woman to referee an EFL game as a second-half replacement for injured referee Tony Bates in a Championship match in 2010, Welch is … Copyright © 2021 Fiji Times Limited. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's FA Cup Final - Everton v Manchester City - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - November 1, 2020 Referee Rebecca Welch Pool via REUTERS/Adam Davy. (Reuters) – Rebecca Welch has become the first female referee to be appointed to an English Football League match as she prepares to take charge of the League Two clash between Harrogate Town and Port Vale next week, the EFL said on Tuesday. McCASKILL NEW FEMALE IBF 147 CHAMPION WITH WIN OVER BRAEKHUS The International Boxing Federation has a new female welterweight champion, as Jessica McCaskill dethroned longtime IBF champion Cecilia Braekhus on August 15, 2020. McCaskill, (9-2, 3KO) was the underdog coming into the DAZN televised bout. A few hours later he was back on official duty, in charge of Aston Villa’s 1-0 win at Leicester City. “It shows that there is a real opportunity to young girls who are wondering if to they are to take the whistle or are already referees they can aspire to be an EFL referee or like Sian Massey-Ellis operating in the Premier League,” Welch said on the EFL website https://www.efl.com/news/2021/march/rebecca-welch-becomes-first-female-referee-appointed-to-efl. 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It was Premier League referee Jon Moss, out in the rain on a Sunday morning. There are two forms of boxing – amateur and professional. Cruz (13-1-0, 3 KOs) ended the title reign of Mrdjenovich (41-11-2, 19 KOs) who was making her sixth defense of the WBA crown.