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Here is a photo that was taken inside the hall of a convention center in New York where the “boxing match of the national games” were held. It was a fight between the US and the USSR. Jim Rondeau, a longtime boxing referee from Tacoma, donated the photo. He was there refereeing the tournament. Rondeau traveled the world refereeing boxing matches between some of the most famous people in boxing. In addition to being a referee, Rondeau, who died in 2003 at age 85, was also appointed in 1962 to the Washington State Boxing Commission, which oversaw the boxers and the referees. He held that position for 16.Lexicon
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Rondeau, Jim