{
  "id": 3541936,
  "title": "Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn referee, judges announced for title fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ryan-garcia-vs-conor-benn-referee-judges-announced-for-title-fight",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:25:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ryan-garcia-vs-conor-benn-162517225.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The referee and judges have been announced for the highly anticipated boxing fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn on September 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event, co-promoted by Zuffa Boxing and broadcast on Paramount+, will see four key individuals involved in the main bout. According to the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), referee Tom Taylor will be tasked with overseeing the ring action, while scoring will be handled by judges Tim Cheatham, Max DeLuca, and David Sutherland. These decisions will be crucial as Garcia, who currently holds the WBC welterweight title, aims to build on his February unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios, while Benn seeks to secure his third consecutive unanimous decision win following his recent victories over Chris Eubank Jr. and Regis Prograis.",
  "summary": "The referee and judges have been chosen for one of boxing's biggest bouts of the year.",
  "key_points": [
    "Referee Tom Taylor to oversee Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn fight",
    "Judges Tim Cheatham, Max DeLuca, and David Sutherland to score bout",
    "Event co-promoted by Zuffa Boxing, broadcast on Paramount+"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}