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Murray Sleep

1924 – 2003

Canadian boxing official

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About Murray Sleep

Lived 1924 – 2003 (aged 78–79). Murray Sleep was a Canadian.

Murray Sleep (19242003) was a Canadian boxing official and a former member of the WBA Executive Committee.

Early life Murray Sleep was born around 1924 in Minto, New Brunswick.

Career Murray Sleep was the first person appointed to the Nova Scotia Boxing Authority in 1975. He served as a president of the Canadian Professional Boxing Federation beginning in 1979. He was re-elected for a second term at the federation's annual meeting on September 14, 1980. He was also re-elected for the 1981–82 term.

World Boxing Association In 1980, he was a member of the World Boxing Association's executive committee and a supervisor of WBA title fights. In 1981, Murray Sleep became vice president of the World Boxing Association and was appointed as vice-chairman for championship ratings of the WBA in 1987 until 1993. During his tenure as a supervisor, he oversaw fights involving Ray Mancini, Riddick Bowe, Julio Cesar Chavez, Thomas Hearns, and Roy Jones Jr. In 1992, the WBA honored Sleep in a special ceremony in Nassau, Bahamas, as one of its longest-serving executive members.

Death Murray Sleep died on February 3, 2003, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Honors and awards Inductee of the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame (1985) Inductee of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame (2005)

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1924, Minto
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Murray Sleep?

Canadian boxing official (1924-2003)

When was Murray Sleep born?

Murray Sleep was born in 1924 in Minto.

When did Murray Sleep die?

Murray Sleep died on 3 February 2003 in Halifax.

What nationality was Murray Sleep?

Murray Sleep was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Murray Sleep

· Wikidata: Q126595800

· DBpedia: Murray Sleep

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