David Benavidez vs. Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez referee, judges revealed
Nevada announced the officials for this weekend's major boxing match in Las Vegas.
A high-stakes cruiserweight title bout goes down Saturday in Las Vegas, and the regulatory commission has revealed which officials will oversee it. At a monthly meeting Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission approved the recommendation of its executive director Jeff Mullen for which referees and judges should oversee the David Benavidez vs. Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez boxing match at T-Mobile Arena.
Referee Tom Taylor was approved to be the third man in the ring and will be compensated $4,000. The judges will be Tim Cheatham, David Sutherland, Steve Weisfeld. Each judge will be paid $3,000.
Benavidez (31-0) vs. Ramirez (48-1) is for the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles. The event streams on Prime Video and DAZN.
The WBA light heavyweight champion, Benavidez gives cruiserweight a crack against a two-belt titleholder in Ramirez, who is 4-0 in the weight class since moving up himself. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: David Benavidez vs. Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez referee, judges revealed