Mills Lane

Referee

Birthday November 12, 1937

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Georgia

DEATH DATE Dec 6, 2022 (85)

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About

International Boxing Hall of Famer who refereed fights like the infamous 'Bite Fight' between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. He was famous for his catchphrase 'let's get it on,' which was used on MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch, and presided over the court television show Judge Mills Lane in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Before Fame

He began boxing while serving the United States Marine Corps and became the NCAA Boxing Champion while attending the University of Nevada, Reno

Trivia

The city of Reno, Nevada proclaimed December 27 "Mills Lane Day" in 2004. He was inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in August of 2013.

Family Life

He married Kaye Pierce in 1980. He has children named Terry and Tommy. 

Associated With

Three weeks after the "Bite Fight," he refereed the WBC Heavyweight Championship fight between Lennox Lewis and Henry Akinwande.