MARK NELSON TO REFEREE TYSON FURY VS OLEKSANDR USYK TITLE FIGHT TONIGHT, MIKE FITZGERALD NAMED ONE OF THREE JUDGES

May 18, 2024 Jesse Kelley 0 MN BOXING NEWS,

Saint Paul, Minnesota’s Mark Nelson will referee tonight’s heavyweight world title fight between Tyson Fury (34-0-1) of the United Kingdom and Oleksandr Usyk (21-0) of Ukraine. Mike Fitzgerald of Janesville, Wisconsin will be one of three judges scoring the match which features the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC, and WBO titles all being at stake in a highly anticipated showdown. The event takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Kingdom Arena and can be watched live on ESPN+ Pay Per View/DAZN Pay Per View.

Nelson says that he will head to the arena around 1 PM CST with the main event ring entrances set for 5 PM CST. Both Nelson and Fitzgerald have been working professional boxing bouts all over the world and most of Minnesota’s biggest match ups since 1992.

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