The referee and judges for the Andy Ruiz Jr.-Anthony Joshua rematch have been announced.
Judges Glenn Feldman (Connecticut), Steve Gray (England) and Benoit Roussel (Quebec) will score the highly anticipated fight on Dec. 7 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Luis Pabon, from Puerto Rico, will serve as the referee.
Both Feldman and Gray have judged one Joshua fight. Feldman was a judge for Joshua’s fight against Eric Molina in 2016 but itt ended in a third-round knockout. Gray scored Joshua’s decision over Joseph Parker in 2018, turning in a 118-110 scorecard in favor of Joshua. Roussel will be scoring a Joshua fight for the first time.
Boxrec.com has no record of Pabon, Feldman, Gray or Roussel working a Ruiz fight.
This will also be Pabon’s first time as an official for a Joshua fight. According to BoxingScene, per contract stipulations, the referee could not come from either the U.K. or the U.S.