Kerrith Brown Explained

Nationality:British
Birth Date:11 July 1962
Country:Great Britain
Weight Class:–‍71 kg
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:1987
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:2
Regionals Year:1986
Olympics Rank:3
Olympics Year:1984
Olympics Weight:Men's 71 kg
Commonwealth Rank:1
Commonwealth Year:1986
Updated:19 June 2023

Kerrith Brown (born 11 July 1962) is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom and President of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF).[1] [2] [3]

Judo career

As an athlete

Brown was a six times champion of Great Britain, winning the British Judo Championships in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987 and 1990, over three different weight categories.[4]

He represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he claimed the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division, alongside Brazil's Luis Onmura. In 1986, he won the gold medal in the 71 kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[5] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he competed in the lightweight division again winning a bronze medal but after the competition he tested positive for use of a controlled substance (furosemide) and was disqualified and stripped of the medal.[6]

Managerial

On 12 October 2012, Kerrith Brown was elected as the new Chairman of the British Judo Association by the British Judo membership, assuming the role at the BJA Annual General Meeting that took place on Saturday 10 November.[7] [8] Under his leadership, the British Judo Association opened its doors for its Centre of Excellence at the University of Wolverhampton in 2013.[9] [10] [11] Also under his leadership, the British Judo Association's rights to the 2015 European Judo Championships were revoked by the European Judo Union and the event cancelled, eight weeks before it was scheduled to take place in Glasgow.[12] [13] The event cancellation was prompted by a disagreement over title sponsorship by mixed martial arts promoter, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which the EJU cited the brand as not meeting "EJU values" .[14] [15] [16] Kerrith Brown then resigned as Chairman of the British Judo Association "due to ideological differences with the leadership of the European Judo Union and the International Judo Federation and to ensure the best interests of British Judo"

IMMAF

Brown was elected as president of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation(IMMAF), following election by unanimous board vote in Berlin on 20 June 2015.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerrith Brown profile . Judo Inside . 16 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Former British Olympic judoka Kerrith Brown appointed as IMMAF president - Fighters Only Magazine . Quigley . Paul . 24 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170225131934/http://www.fightersonlymag.com/interviews/34-executives/23056-former-british-olympic-judoka-kerrith-brown-appointed-as-immaf-president . 25 February 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: RECENT BRITISH JUDO CHAIRMAN KERRITH BROWN APPOINTED AS MMA PRESIDENT . Sherdog.com . 24 February 2017.
  4. Web site: British Championships - Event results . Judo Inside . 16 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event . Judo Inside . 21 August 2022.
  6. Web site: brown to lose Seoul bronze, 1 October 1988. Times Digital Archive. 16 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Election results announced as Kerrith Brown becomes Chairman of the British Judo Association - British Judo . 12 October 2012 . 24 February 2017.
  8. Web site: Gemma Gibbons backs Kerrith Brown as British Judo chairman . 23 October 2012 . www.bbc.co.uk . 24 February 2017.
  9. Web site: November 2013 - British Judo's Centre of Excellence opens its doors - University of Wolverhampton . 24 February 2017.
  10. Web site: Get inside new British Judo centre of excellence . 14 November 2013 . www.bbc.co.uk . 24 February 2017.
  11. Web site: British Judo announce new centre of excellence in England . 24 February 2017.
  12. Web site: British Judo given just 8 weeks' notice by European Judo Union of cancelled European Judo Championships - British Judo . 14 February 2015 . 24 February 2017.
  13. Web site: EUROPEAN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS GLASGOW 2015 CANCELLED . 24 February 2017 . 9 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409130706/http://www.eju.net/european-judo-championships-glasgow-2015-cancelled-3365 . dead .
  14. Web site: Glasgow loses European Judo Championships . 24 February 2017.
  15. Web site: Kerrith Brown Appointed as IMMAF President . 2 July 2015 . 24 February 2017.
  16. Web site: European Champs withdrawn from Glasgow . 24 February 2017.
  17. Web site: RECENT BRITISH JUDO CHAIRMAN KERRITH BROWN APPOINTED AS MMA PRESIDENT . Sherdog.com . 24 February 2017.