He began his boxing career in 1963 and refereed his first world title bout in 1973 when Romeo Anaya and Arnold Taylor fought for the world bantamweight title.
Han begyndte sin boksekarriere i 1963 og var ringdommer i hans første verdentitelkamp i 1973, da Romeo Anaya og Arnold Taylor kæmpede for verdenmesterskabs bantamweight-titlen.