Robert Byrd has been appointed as the man in-charge for the highly-anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor in Las Vegas on August 26. 

The American's "no-nonsense" style of officiating made him an obvious choice to take charge of such a high profile fight, with the Irishman even praising him as "phenomenal".

According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Byrd has the ability to perform under highly "stressful" conditions and tends to keep the match under control under any circumstances.

The 74-year-old has also been inducted into the Hall of Fame and is a considerably experienced candidate to take the ring alongside the two fierce rivals.  

"Robert Byrd is an experienced referee who has been in the business for over 30 years," said NSAC chief Bob Bennett, as per Sky Sports.

"He has proven to consistently perform under stressful conditions, and perform exceptionally well.

"He's been in 88 world title or elimination bouts. He makes sure that the unified rules of boxing are complied with. He's intimately familiar with the rules. He is an inductee into the Hall of Fame.

"An example I can give you is from the first Andre Ward v Sergey Kovalev fight. In the pre-fight instructions he explained the rules to perfection. He listened to the concerns of each fighter. The concerns of each fighter came to fruition during the fight, and he immediately addressed it.

"He's a no-nonsense referee inside the ring who takes control. He's always in an excellent position. There were no complaints from either camp."

However, McGregor also requested the appointment of an international judge to which the NSAC responded by assigning Italian Guido Cavalleri to the panel. 

Bennett added: "Otherwise I would have used an out-of-state judge. Mr. Cavalleri has travelled the world, from Japan to Madison Square Garden, and performed exceptionally."

The NSAC have also allowed the 8oz gloves to be worn instead of the usual 10oz, to accommodate the fighters' requests.

"Conor is used to fighting in 4oz gloves. Floyd typically fights in 8oz gloves with three exceptions - 'Canelo', Miguel Cotto and Oscar De La Hoya - because he usually fights at welterweight [147lbs]," Bennett explained. 

"We evaluated our regulations and decided it was in the best interest of the fighters and the fans to deviate for one-time only."

"This is a one-time waiver with the caveat that the gloves must be inspected, which is standard procedure. The original pair must then be returned to the commission after the fight for our inspection."

When asked about the safety concerns due to the smaller gloves, Bennett responded: "We initiated a study to see if there is a significant difference between 8oz and 10oz gloves. This study was not completed. We will proceed with the review. 

"A one-time exception, while we continue this study, is applicable because you could argue that it's beneficial to each fighter."