拉塞尔·莫拉(Russell Mora), has been chosen as the referee for their Showtime Pay-Per-View main event.
Mora, meanwhile, has worked one Alvarez fight as well. He was the referee for Alvarez’s 11th-round knockout of Sergey Kovalev in their light heavyweight title fight two years ago at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Alvarez viciously knocked out Kovalev in that closely contested bout.
Mora most recently drew praise for how he handled the epic five-knockdown heavyweight championship bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. He allowed a seemingly exhausted Wilder to remain in the fight longer than some referees might’ve permitted, which led to Wilder having his moments in a WBC title fight Fury won emphatically by 11th-round knockout.