Jeff Dodson
Board member · Fighter Research Adviser — Officiating and Fight Safety
Biography
Jeff Dodson is a veteran professional boxing referee, former professional fighter, and Alabama Boxing Hall of Fame inductee recognized for leadership in combat sports regulation, event integrity, and ring safety. Over an officiating career spanning more than two decades, Dodson has served as a licensed referee, ringside judge, and commission inspector across major venues throughout the Southeast, including serving as an official for four heavyweight world title bouts.
Role at Fight Medicine Research Institute
- Roles
- Board member; Fighter Research Adviser — Officiating and Fight Safety
- Responsibility
- Advise on fight-stoppage observations, officiating variables, fighter experience, event safety, and practicable research procedures.
- Board
- Member.
- Expertise
- Professional boxing officiating; Fight stoppage and ring safety; Fighter experience; Event integrity