as a boxing referee for many important matches throughout Europe. Most of the fights he refereed were title fights for the European Boxing Union, that brought him to matches in Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Paris, London, and throughout Europe. Bril also refereed Olympic fights, overseeing the matches of George Frazier at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, George Foreman at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and for Teófilo Stevenson a Cuban heavyweight, who competed in boxing in three Summer Olympics from 1972-1980. He also refereed boxing matches for the 1973 Maccabiah Games. Bril and his wife Celia had one child Ab Ben, who lives in Zandvoort with his wife Wilma. Ab Ben and Wilma have one son, Benno, who also lives in Zandvoort. Bril died on 11 September 2003, at the age of 91 at the Beth Shalom Retirement Home in Amsterdam, and was buried at the Jewish cemetery of Muiderberg. He is still considered an heroic figure in the Netherlands. After his death, the Ben Bril Memorial Boxing Gala, which continues today, was inaugurated to honor his memory. The event features a series of boxing matches and is held every October in Amsterdam. In October 2006 Bril's biography Ben Bril - Davidsster als Ereteken, by Ed van Opzeeland was published. The English translation of the title is Ben Bril - Decorated with a Star of David. The Dutch swimmer Erica Terpstra handed out the first copy of the book to Ben's only son Albert Bril. Select fights officiated by Bril |- | align="center" colspan=8|Primarily EBU European Bouts, 1963-73 |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponents | 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"|Duration | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |- | Aldridge Won | Laslo Papp vs. George Aldridge | 6 Feb 1963 | Vienna | 15 Round TKO | EBU Eur. Middle Title |- | Rollo Won | Minmoun Ben Ali vs. Pierro Rollo | 19 Jul 1963 | Madrid | 15 Round | EBU Eur. Bantam Title |- | Preberg Won | Ivan Prebeg vs. Karl Mildenberger | 15 Jun 1966 | Frankfort, Ger. | 15 Round | EBU Eur. Heavy Title |- | Walker Won | Billy Walker vs. Karl Mildenberger