This is sad news for British Boxing and a shame if he is forced to retire. Like all refs he doesn't get everything right but he has and still is a World Class referee.

The UK Government is supposed to be encouraging people to work longer so how the BBB of C can justify forcing this man to retire is beyond me.

The 1st fight I ever attended was Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno (Joe Calzaghe made his debut on the undercard) and Mickey Vann was in charge of the action for that historic fight.

I hope they extend his license to referee - maybe on a yearly basis?