Mark Nelson has been a Minnesota Boxing Referee since 1989. He started refereeing in the Golden Gloves Amateur Boxing program and in 1992, he was granted a professional referee license. In 1996, he started officiating internationally for the IBF, WBO and WBA, which are three of the most recognized sanctioning bodies in the world. To date, Mark has officiated over 100 championship fights throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, India, South America, Australia, Southeast Asia, Mexico, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the Orient.