AN ENGLAND Boxing referee was suspended after pestering a woman for a threesome on social media.
Paul Rosendale was handed a 10-week ban in March after he admitted sending an inappropriate message to the female official online.
She had been on a course run by Rosendale in September 2022 when he first made a request for a threesome in person.
Rosendale followed it up with another approach on social media a day later.
And a disciplinary panel for England handed down a 10-week punishment to the official earlier this year.
According to the Telegraph, the panel ruled Rosendale’s actions were “serious and fundamentally inconsistent with the work of England Boxing in seeking to encourage more females to become involved in boxing, coaching and officiating.”;
The amateur boxing referee, who is in his 40s, has been running courses in officiating for several years.
He previously trained “in excess of 80 new and existing officials from the East Midlands, Yorkshire and Royal Air Force associations.”;
Rosendale was nominated for 2023’s England Boxing official of the year.
It was declared at the time that “his contribution has led the RAF Boxing Association having more officials than ever before.”;
But a panel handed down a 10-week ban on 14 March this year.
A report stated: “Following the verbal request, (Rosendale made) a request again for the female official to join a threesome with him.”;
It continued: “The panel did consider whether Mr Rosendale should be required to attend some form of training as it was concerned that Mr Rosendale was of the view that how a female acts (or is perceived to act) should determine what is/is not appropriate to say/send to her and that the appropriateness or otherwise of communications should be determined by the absence (apparent or otherwise) of offence on the part of the recipient.
“Having given it due consideration, the panel was of the view that this would not be necessary as it expected that the experience of dealing with the charges, his remorse and the steps he was taking to address his underlying behaviours coupled with this decision, should be sufficient.”;
England Boxing has been contacted by SunSport for comment.
