The officials have been selected for one of boxing’s biggest fights of 2023.
On Tuesday at a Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting, Executive Director Jeff Mullen put forth his recommendations for the referee and judges to officiate Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo on Sept. 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Mullen’s recommendations passed unanimously.
Harvey Dock will receive $4,150 to referee the scheduled 12-round title bout. The judges will be Max DeLuca, David Sutherland and Steve Weisfeld, who will each receive $2,950 each.
The co-main event, a WBC welterweight title bout between Yordenis Ugas and Mario Barrios, will be refereed by Tom Taylor ($2,250), the commission also announced. The judges will be Tim Cheatham, Chris Flores and Steve Weisfeld ($1,950 each).
Alvarez will put his undisputed 168-pound titles on the line against Charlo. The Mexican star has won back-to-back fights since his May 2022 loss to Dmitry Bivol.
Charlo is 4-0-1 in his most recent five bouts since a December 2018 loss to Tony Harrison. He most recently competed in May of last year, when he defeated Brian Castano by TKO.
Here’s the current Canelo vs. Charlo fight card:
- Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo, super middleweights
- Yordenis Ugas vs. Mario Barrios, welterweights
- Erickson Lubin vs. Jesus Ramos, junior middleweights
- Elijah Garcia vs. Armando Resendiz, middleweights
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