Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk referee revealed… and he was at centre of hugely controversial boxing decision
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THE REFEREE for Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk was at the centre of a hugely controversial boxing decision last year. Robert Ramirez Jr will take charge of Saturday’s epic heavyweight showdown in Saudi Arabia. The Puerto Rican has run the rule over 412 matches throughout his career, which started back in 2003.
![[Robert Ramirez Jr will be in charge of Tyson Fury's rematch vs Oleksandr Usyk]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAS-OFF-PLATFORM-ROBERTO-RAMIREZ-JR.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He has been involved in fights including the likes of Andre Ward and Tommy Fury. While he also took charge of Logan Paul’s win over Dillon Danis in 2023. Fury vs Usyk now represents the biggest bout of Ramirez Jr’s career. But he was involved in controversy in November last year when Katie Taylor won her rematch against Chantelle Cameron in Dublin.
![[The two men fight this weekend but Ramirez Jr has been involved in past controversy]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/landing-big-punch-ninth-round-956748355_7b8a3a.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The Irish ace had suffered the first defeat of her pro career to Cameron six months earlier. But Taylor regained her light welterweight titles with a majority decision in the rematch. The result proved to be controversial after she went down in the first round.
![[Ramirez Jr took charge of Katie Taylor's controversial win over Chantelle Cameron]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/katie-taylor-celebrates-win-chantelle-958529372.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS. But Ramirez Jr ruled it to be a slip, with Taylor fighting back to secure victory. Afterwards, Cameron blasted the ref for his decision and claimed the result was unfair. She said: “It wasn’t just me and Katie in that ring. If it was, I’d take the loss and say the better woman won on the night.
![[He was also the ref as Logan Paul beat Dillon Danis]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/alamy-live-news-2t1nk43-manchester-852417239.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
