Sources close to the Nevada State Athletic Commission indicate that Kenny Bayliss will be doing the honours for the super-fight between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao in their forthcoming Light-welterweight clash at the MGM Grand. Bayless, who is vastly experienced at the highest level has oversaw Ricky conquer Paulie Malignaggi recently and also Manny's 10th round TKO win over Erik Morales. Other notable fights include Mayweather vs De La Hoya and the Cotto vs Margarito fight. Ricky Hatton fans will now breathe a sigh of relief as the name Cortez had been rumoured to have featured in this epic fight. http://www.**************/news/kenny-bayless-to-referee-hatton-vs-pacquiao_847.html Great choice if true. He's one of the top refs around.
That'll do!! Hopefully we'll be talking about the fight for all the right reasons after the final bell has gone.
I've been a fan of Bayliss for a very long time, he's a great ref and deserves big fights like this because big fights like this need refs like him. I don't reckon we'll have any excuses about the ref anyway no matter how this goes.