Tyson-Holyfield referee to become promoter
December 5, 2000
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Mills Lane is returning to boxing. This time, though, the former referee will be telling boxers what to do outside the ring.
Lane, who gained prominence refereeing the infamous Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield ear bite fight, said Tuesday he is becoming a boxing promoter.
Lane will team with Oklahoma promoter Tony Holden in a new company called ``Let's Get It On Promotions.''
``We're going to try and do things a little better than they've been done before,'' Lane said. ``I think we can be upfront with fighters and I think we can do it the right way.''
Lane, who is waiting to see if his syndicated television series ``Judge Mills Lane'' will be renewed for a fourth season, said he found he missed boxing after retiring as a referee.
``If it wasn't for boxing I wouldn't be what I am today,'' Lane said.
Lane, a former Nevada district attorney and district judge, said he hoped he could bring some respectability to a part of the sport that is in need of some.
Lane was a referee for 31 years before retiring in 1998. The year before, he disqualified Tyson for biting Holyfield's ear in the third round of their heavyweight title fight. |
