- Daniel Van de Wiele
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Daniel Van de Wiele, born on November 10, 1956 in Leuven, Belgium, is a boxing referee, most notable for his refereeing of the WBC heavyweight titlefight between Lennox Lewis and Hasim Rahman on April 21, 2001. He has also refereed the 2009 the WBC heavyweight titlefight between Vitaly Klitschko and Juan Carlos Gómez, which ended in the ninth round with Gómez unable to continue.
Work as Referee
Van de Wiele started his work as a boxing referee on December 13, 1980. Since then, Wiele has refereed over 480 titlefights. His most notable fights refereeing include the 2001 WBC Heavyweight title and the 2009 WBC Heavyweight title.
Personal
Daniel Van de Wiele is married to Olena Pobyvailo. He has two children from a first marriage Koen en Dorien.
External links
- http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=400862&cat=referee
- http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=400862&cat=judge
Categories:- Boxing referees
- 1956 births
- Belgian sportspeople
- Living people
- Belgian sportspeople stubs
- European boxing biography stubs
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