Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte referee to take charge of first heavyweight world title fight

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The referee presiding over Tyson Fury's clash with Dillian Whyte has never been in charge of a heavyweight world title bout before.

Liverpool's Mark Lyson will be the referee for the fight, his first time in such a setting. The bout will feature no British judges after a string of controversies, and will see Fury have minimal involvement with the British Boxing Board of Control, only receiving a temporary licence to allow him to compete.

Italian official Guido Cavalleri, Canada's Robert Tapper and Juan Carlos Pelayo from Mexico will be in charge of choosing the winner on the scorecards. It was requested by Fury's team that there be minimal British officiating, with the Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall split decision seemingly too egregious for them to risk having British involvement.

Fury is primarily licensed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, where his last four fights have been, and he will compete under a temporary BBBoC licence. He has had issues with the governing body before, and was suspended by them as the UK Anti-Doping agency looked into a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance nandrolone from 2015.

He hasn't fought on British soil since his 2018 bout with Francesco Pianeta at Windsor Park in Belfast on the undercard of Carl Frampton vs Luke