Kenny Bayless
Kenny Bayless | |
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Born | 1950 (age 67–68) |
Occupation | Boxing referee |
Spouse(s) | Lynora[1] |
Relatives | 3 sons[2] |
Website | http://kennybayless.com/ |
Kenny Bayless (born 1950)[3] is an American boxing referee from Nevada. He is best known for having refereed many of the sport's superfights, including Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton, Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr., Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi, Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito, Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin, as well as Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao. Bayless's catchphrase, when giving his instructions to the fighters before the opening bell, is "What I say you must obey." Bayless is set to star as himself in the upcoming Creed 2 Film. [4]
Career
Notable fights
- 2004: Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr.
- 2004: Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya
- 2006: Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales II
- 2006: Shane Mosley vs. Fernando Vargas
- 2007: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- 2008: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez II
- 2008: Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito
- 2009: Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton
- 2009: Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto
- 2010: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley
- 2011: Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley
- 2012: Amir Khan vs. Danny García
- 2012: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV
- 2013: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez
- 2014: Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II
- 2014: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II
- 2014: Andy Lee vs. Matt Korobov
- 2015: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
- 2015: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto
- 2016: Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan
- 2016: Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas
- 2018: Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse
References
- ↑ Docetoni, Guy. "Kenny Bayless: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". heavy.com.
- ↑ HBOBoxing (10 September 2014). "Cornered: Kenny Bayless (HBO Boxing)" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "BoxRec - Kenny Bayless". www.boxrec.com.
- ↑ "kennybayless.com".
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