Mark Calo-oy is an MMA referee from Texas who recently officiated the blockbuster fight between Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, find out more about him below
The veteran MMA referee has officiated several top MMA fights involving names like Nate Diaz, Thomas Mattice, Canelo Alvarez, Billy Joe Saunders and more.
Who is Mark Calo-oy referee of Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul, bio, age, ethnicity, stats, record, salary and net worth
Ahead of the Tyson and Paul fight, Damon Zavala, the Vice President of the Association of Ringside Physicians mentioned about the referee’s importance because of Tyson’s age.
Zavala added:
There are differences in ref style and how they take command of a situation in the ring and who’s in charge. Some guys that might get caught up in the moment and just be a step too late in stopping the action.”
Mark Calo-oy bio
Mark Calo-oy is a professional boxing referee from the United States who is currently 64-years-old. He recently gained prominence after getting selected to officiate the bout between Mike Tyson and Logan Paul on November 15, 2024 in Texas, United States. The fight took place at the iconic AT&T Stadium and got livestreamed on Netflix. Owing to his eperiences, Calo-oy is quite familiar with big fights in front of large crowds.
Career
Mark Calo-oy started out his career as an MMA referee back in 2003. He has since refereed 445 bouts out of which 20 were world title fights. Notably, Mark refereed the world title bout between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders back in 2021. Calo-oy has officiated 48 bouts this year, out of which he has stopped 11 of them.
Salary
Mark Calo-oy earned a salary of $25k for his last boxing bout between Sivenathi Nontshinga an Masamichi Yabuki just last month in October 2024. He also got selected as match official for the Eduardo Hernandez vs Thomas Mattice pay-per-view fight. He earned a fee of $25k for officiating that fight. Prior to that Calo-oy earned upto $15k for officiating the pay-per-view fight between Jesse Rodriguez and Gonzalez Hernandez.
I've been told that referee Mark Calo-oy will be in charge of keeping #PaulTyson in order throughout their fight. Calo-oy has been a referee since 2003 working mostly fights in Texas. The judges will also be from Texas. @FightsATW
— Abraham Gonzalez (@abeG718) November 15, 2024
Mark earned one of his highest salaries of $50k for the pay-per-view event between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders. Mark Calo-oy has also earned a massive $50k payout for officiating the pay-per-view bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
Net worth
Mark Calo-oy has an estimated net worth of around $1.5 million based on his previous earnings.