OAKLAND, California ? Lou Moret, who has refereed world title fights starring Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Canelo Alvarez and Manny Pacquiao, will be the third man on the ring when Jerwin Ancajas makes his Bay Area debut on Sept. 28 at the Oracle Arena.
Ancajas is risking his International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight title against Alejandro Santiago of Mexico and the IBF has also appointed three other Californians, like Moret, to score the scheduled 12-rounder.
The IBF assigned Chris Flores, Mike Tate and Marshall Walker as the three judges. The fight supervisor is Peter Podgorski of Chicago, Illinois.
The third man on the ring will be paid $1,600 while the judges $1,300 each and the supervisor $1,000.
Moret?s lone involvement as referee during a Pacquiao fight was in 2005 when the Filipino battled Hector Velazquez of Mexico. Moret stepped in when Pacquiao rained power punches on the visibly shaken Velazquez.
Ancajas arrived here on Wednesday with trainer-manager Joven Jimenez and a solid support staff composed of cutman Todd Makelim and conditioning coach Delfin Boholst, a former member of the national team.
The team?s needs are being handled by Brendan Gibbons, son of Las Vegas-based boxing man Sean, who is flying in on Monday.
Ancajas has defended the IBF 115-lb crown against Jose Alfredo Rodriguez of Mexico, Teiru Kinoshita of Japan, Jamie Conlan of Northern Ireland, Israel Gonzalez of Mexico and Jonas Sultan of the Philippines.
Since getting here, Ancajas has trained two straight days at his hotel?s fitness facility.
