Miura vs. Vargas: Tony Weeks To Ref, Judges Also Picked

by David P. Greisman

The junior lightweight title fight between Takashi Miura and Francisco Vargas will have Tony Weeks as its referee.

Weeks was unanimously approved at the Thursday meeting of the Nevada Athletic Commission. Miura vs. Vargas is scheduled for Nov. 21 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on the undercard of the Miguel-Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez pay-per-view.

Weeks is not listed on BoxRec.com as having worked fights involving Miura or Vargas before.

The judges selected for the bout were Adalaide Byrd, Patricia Morse-Jarman and Glenn Feldman.

None of those judges has worked a Miura or Vargas fight before.

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