One of the biggest fights in recent memory takes place Saturday in Las Vegas as Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford finally square off in a bout that will determine boxing’s undisputed welterweight champion.
With the arrival of fight week, the Nevada Athletic Commission came together Tuesday for its monthly meeting, where it determined the referee and judges for the highly anticipated Showtime pay-per-view showdown.
Tim Cheatham, David Sutherland and Steve Weisfeld will serve as judges, with each receiving $3,000. The third man in the ring will be referee Harvey Dock, who will officiate the bout and be paid $4,000.
Dock has been an active referee since 2004, according to BoxRec.com, and this year he’s officiated 42 bouts.
At T-Mobile Arena, Spence (28-0) and Crawford (39-0) will each look to maintain their perfect records and claim each other’s titles. Spence is the WBC, IBF and WBA champion, while Crawford holds the WBO title.
Spence, 33, is coming off a 10th-round TKO of Yordenis Ugás in April 2022. Crawford, 35, fought more recently, defeating David Avanesyan by sixth-round knockout last December.
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