Bruce McTavish
Auckland University | |
| Occupation | Referee |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1970s- |
| Spouse | Carmen Tayag |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Updated on 10 November 2015. | |
Bruce McTavish (born 1939 or 1940[1]) is a New Zealand-born Filipino boxing referee and philanthropist residing in the Philippines. He has been named World Boxing Council Referee of the Year in 2013, 2015, and 2017.
A long time resident in the Philippines since the late 1960s, McTavish was born in Auckland, New Zealand and was granted Filipino citizenship through naturalization in 2018 due to his work as a referee and philanthropist.
Education
After his amateur boxing career, McTavish attended
Boxing career
Amateur boxing
McTavish was an amateur boxer. He retired with a record of 31 wins and 2 losses.[2] He boxed as early as 9 years old until his early 20s.[3]
Refereeing
Now settled in the Philippines, McTavish began his career in refereeing in the 1970s. He has officiated matches outside the Philippines and New Zealand such as in Australia, China, England, Japan, North Korea, Mexico, Russia (particularly in Siberia), Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. He has officiated some of the matches of Manny Pacquiao. Other notable matches he officiated was the match between Siriporn Thaweesuk and Ayaka Miyano in Klong Prem Central Prison, Bangkok, Thailand. Thaweesuk was the winner of the match which was also the first women's world title match. He is currently the vice-chairman of the World Boxing Council of Referees.[3]
McTavish has won accolades for the Philippines due in relation to his work as referee. He was named World Boxing Council Referee of the Year in 2013,[3] 2015, and 2017.[4] McTavish is the only Philippine representative to have received the accolade.[1][5]
Philanthropy
He was a member of the
He is the first non-Filipino president of the Rotary Club of Mabalacat and the Rotary Club of Clark Centennial. In 2014, McTavish was involved with the Bahay Bata Foundation, a residence center for street children in Angeles, Pampanga, as the chairman of the center's board of trustees. Bahay Bata is a project of Rotary Club of Clark Centennial.[3]
Others
McTavish is the first non-Filipino director of the Metro Angeles Chamber of Commerce, the first non-Filipino presidents of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Pampanga, and the St. James Cursillo. At the time he assumed the posts, McTavish has yet to be granted Filipino citizenship.[3]
Naturalization
Born in
Personal life
McTavish has settled in the Philippines and became a resident on 12 February 1967.[2] His first job in the country was in Clark, Pampanga area as a field office manager in an American automobile manufacturer before pursuing a career as a boxing referee.[3] He is married to Carmen Tayag with whom he had two daughters who are master's degree holders.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c Trinidad, Recah (10 November 2015). "McTavish, Narvasa, Duterte score big". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Henson, Joaquin (12 February 2015). "McTavish is no Blatche". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Velasco, Bill (20 January 2014). "The case of Bruce McTavish". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Veteran int'l boxing referee granted Filipino citizenship". CNN Philippines. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Velasco, Bill (9 November 2015). "McTavish of the Philippines". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Senate grants veteran boxing referee Bruce McTavish Filipino citizenship". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.