Mr. Herbert Embuldeniya passed away in Manila

On behalf of the Asian Boxing Confederation President Mr. Serik Konakbayev would like to inform all boxing friends Mr. Herbert Embuldeniya passed away at the ICU of the Makati Medical Center in Manila at the age of 85.
Mr. Herbert Embuldeniya was born in Sri Lanka in 1931 and started his career as a schoolboy boxer and became an AIBA International Technical Delegate. He worked in four editions of the Olympic Games and five Commonwealth Games as official between 1982 and 2008. Mr. Herbert Embuldeniya lived with his wife and daughter in Canada in the recent decades but never forgot his Sri Lankan roots.
His wife Mrs. Nieva Embuldeniya is also served the world’s boxing life as AIBA Supervisor and they were known as the boxing couple in the whole globe. Sri Lanka’s currently best Referees & Judges are all of his pupils.
Mr. Herbert Embuldeniya’s unexpected death was a deep shock for not only to the whole Asian boxing family but also to the world. The entire boxing family lost one of its great person who served our beloved combat sport in the recent decades.

We will maintain him in our best memory.

Mr. Herbert Embuldeniya’s biographical details:
Date Of Birth : December 18 in 1931
Place Of Birth : Colombo, Sri Lanka

Educations:
1941-1943 – St. John’s College, Nugegoda
1955 – University of Colombo (BA)
1973 – University of Manitoba (BEd)

Boxing career:
1952 – India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka Inter-Universities Boxing Triangular, Gold medal
Colombo University Boxing Champion

Professional details:
1981 – International Boxing Referee Certificate, Class 5A
1982 – Commonwealth Games, AIBA Referee & Judge
1992-2010 – AIBA Technical Delegate in various boxing championships, tournaments
1992, 1996, 2000, 2008 – Olympic Games, Juror
1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Juror
2002-2004 – President, Sri Lanka Boxing Referee & Judges Association

Awards:
1968-1970 – Vice-President Manitoba Boxing Association, Canada
1991 – Inducted to the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame
1999 – Inducted to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
2001 – AIBA Distinguished Service Medal
2002 – Key to the City of Manila, Philippines
2011 – AIBA Order of Merit Certificate