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{{short description|American boxer and boxing referee}}
{{for|the American singer-songwriter|Randy Newman}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox boxer
| name = Randy Neumann
| image = 
| real_name = Randolph Neumann
| weight = [[Heavyweight]]
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|7|21}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| total = 38
| wins = 31
| KO = 11
| losses = 7
| draws = 0
}}

'''Randolph Neumann''' (born July 21, 1948), raised in [[Cliffside Park, New Jersey]],<ref>[http://www.njboxinghof.org/cgi-bin/henryseehof.pl?70 Randy Neumann] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007194927/http://www.njboxinghof.org/cgi-bin/henryseehof.pl?70 |date=2007-10-07 }}, New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Accessed March 22, 2011.</ref> is a former professional boxer who has been a [[Referee (boxing)|referee]] for the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] since 1982.  He has been the "third man" in many championship matches that have taken place in [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]] .

==Boxer==
As a boxer, he compiled a professional record of 31 wins (11 by way of knockout) and 7 losses in 38 contests.  In his career, he faced the likes of [[Jimmy Young (boxer)|Jimmy Young]], [[Chuck Wepner]], and [[Jerry Quarry]].  He was ranked as high as the #9 contender worldwide at the [[Heavyweight]] division. However, after graduating from [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]] in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]] with a degree in [[business]] in 1975, he decided to retire from [[boxing]]. He once won the New Jersey State Heavyweight title by beating [[Chuck Wepner]]. The pair fought for that title three times, with Wepner winning twice.

Though he came back for one more bout as a Cruiserweight against Ibar Arrington on April 15, 1977, he retired from prizefighting for good to focus on acting, writing, and a business career.

==Retirement==
Neumann was elected to the board of directors by the members of the International Boxing Federation at their annual convention, held in Montreal in May 2015. While there, he attended his first board meeting at which time he was elected Treasurer of the organization.  Although he no longer referees fights (which he did for 31 years), he now supervises championship fights around the world. From 1983 to 2014, he refereed 339 fights, including many world title ones.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/referee/16069 |website=boxrec.com
|title=Randy Neumann |publisher=BoxRec |access-date=11 Sep 2024}}</ref>

Today he is the president of Randy Neumann Wealth Management, located in [[Upper Saddle River, New Jersey]].

==Professional boxing record==
{{s-start}}
|-
|align="center" colspan=8|'''31 Wins''' (11 knockouts, 20 decisions), '''7 Losses''' (5 knockouts, 2 decisions)[http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=16069&cat=boxer]
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Result'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Record'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Opponent'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Type'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Round'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Date'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Location'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes'''
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|19-2-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ibar Arrington]]
|TKO
|5
|15/04/1977
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[William L. Dickinson High School]], Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|32-0}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Duane Bobick]]
|TKO
|4
|12/12/1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
|align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 2:17 of the fourth round.}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|7-5}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Walker
|UD
|10
|17/10/1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Island Arena]], [[Commack, New York]]
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|32-5}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boone Kirkman]]
|UD
|10
|05/09/1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|7-10-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Wendell Joseph]]
|DQ
|6
|27/06/1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|BAH}} Nassau, Bahamas
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|17-8-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Billy Aird]]
|TKO
|8
|05/06/1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Cunard Hotel, [[London]]
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|19-16}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Larry Renaud]]
|PTS
|10
|08/04/1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Orlando, Florida]]
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|6-7}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [["Irish" Bob Scott]]
|DQ
|2
|21/03/1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|BAH}} [[Bimini]], Bahamas
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|13-7}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Beilfuss]]
|TKO
|5
|04/02/1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Milwaukee Auditorium]], [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
|align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 2:08 of the fifth round.}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|20-20-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Carl "Tank" Baker]]
|TKO
|10
|15/12/1974
|align=left|{{flagicon|BAH}} [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], Bahamas
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|27-9-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chuck Wepner]]
|TKO
|6
|08/03/1974
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
|align=left|{{small|'''New Jersey Heavyweight Title'''.}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|11-4-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Reinaldo Raul Gorosito]]
|PTS
|10
|05/11/1973
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Felt Forum]], New York City, New York
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|26-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[Pedro Agosto]]
|TKO
|9
|10/09/1973
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|13-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Kirk]]
|TKO
|2
|19/04/1973
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|43-6-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Quarry]]
|RTD
|7
|05/01/1973
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|5-2-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[G.G. Maldonado]]
|TKO
|6
|26/10/1972
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|1-1-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex Carr]]
|KO
|1
|14/09/1972
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|{{small|Carr knocked out at 1:24 of the first round.}}
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|22-9-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chuck Wepner]]
|PTS
|12
|15/04/1972
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]
|align=left|{{small|'''New Jersey Heavyweight Title'''.}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|7-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Young (boxer)|Jimmy Young]]
|PTS
|10
|10/03/1972
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|22-8-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chuck Wepner]]
|PTS
|12
|09/12/1971
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|{{small|'''New Jersey Heavyweight Title'''.}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|5-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Reinaldo Raul Gorosito]]
|UD
|10
|17/11/1971
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|2-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Castle]]
|TKO
|5
|28/10/1971
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|9-5}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian O'Melia]]
|PTS
|10
|17/06/1971
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|1-0}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Reinaldo Raul Gorosito]]
|PTS
|8
|13/05/1971
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|1-3}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Norris
|PTS
|10
|16/04/1971
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paterson Armory]], [[Paterson, New Jersey]]
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|2-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Harris
|PTS
|8
|18/03/1971
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|1-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Harris
|KO
|2
|18/02/1971
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|4-4-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Edmund Stewart]]
|PTS
|4
|17/06/1970
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|4-3-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Edmund Stewart]]
|PTS
|8
|28/05/1970
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliffside Park, New Jersey]]
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|0-9-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sonny Pittman]]
|PTS
|8
|09/04/1970
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|0-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Len Couture]]
|KO
|4
|19/03/1970
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|13-9-3}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Gagliardo]]
|PTS
|6
|16/02/1970
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|0-3}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[Angel Viera]]
|TKO
|2
|15/01/1970
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|1-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Junior Wilkerson]]
|PTS
|4
|12/12/1969
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|1-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Junior Wilkerson]]
|PTS
|6
|20/11/1969
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|0-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} George Simpson
|PTS
|6
|30/10/1969
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Embassy Hall, [[North Bergen, New Jersey]]
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|--}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Junior Wilkerson]]
|PTS
|4
|01/10/1969
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jersey City Armory]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|2-0}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Marx
|KO
|1
|18/08/1969
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|align=left|
|}

==Referee==
In 1982, he telephoned John Condon (president of [[Madison Square Garden]] [[Boxing]]) and expressed interest in being a [[Referee (boxing)|referee]]. After Condon put in a good word with the [[New York State Athletic Commission]], they started using him as a ringside judge.  Before long, he had his first assignment as a [[Referee (boxing)|referee]] in a four-round bout at the [[Felt Forum]] (a part of [[Madison Square Garden]]).

Neumann is now a widely respected figure within the boxing community and has worked in the ring for 50+ title fights involving champions including [[Mike Tyson]], [[Wladimir Klitschko]], [[Meldrick Taylor]], [[Buddy McGirt]], [[Chris Byrd]], [[Evander Holyfield]], [[John Ruiz]], and many others.

==Writer==
Neumann wrote an article about a fight that he had against Chuck Wepner in Madison Square Garden that was published in the July 1974 issue of Sport magazine. He wrote 13 columns about boxing for the sports section of the New York Times.  He wrote stories of boxing The New York Post, The New York News Magazine, Forbes, Signature, Harper's, New Jersey Monthly and other magazines.  In 1988 he began writing a financial column for the Hudson Dispatch. Over the years he has syndicated the column in several newspapers.   
He wrote another book titled "Fighting for your Financial Future - Round Two".

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{BoxRec|16069}}
* [http://boxrec.com/en/referee/16069 Referee record]

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