{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Joe Cortez","description":"Joe Cortez is considered one of the best referees ever. Cortez was born in New York, and is the son of Puerto Rican parents. He had a great amateur boxing career and fought some pro fights. He started as a referee in the 80\u2019s in New York and New Jersey, then moved to Las Vegas to work for the Nevada Athletic Commission in 1992. There he officiated all the biggest names in the sport until he retired in September of 2012 after the Canelo Alvarez \u2013 Josesito Lopez bout. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. Check out our newest episode with Hall of Famer \u201cFair But Firm\u201d Joe Cortez. ","author_name":"TheBoxingBar.com's podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.theboxingbar.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41911940\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203617830"}