Roach Sends a Message: Khan Will Blow Judah Away!

By Edward Chaykovsky

Trainer Freddie Roach is not expecting a long fight when Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KOs) faces Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KOs) in a junior welterweight unification bout on July 23 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Judah is the most experienced opponent of Khan's career and a two division champion, but Roach expects Khan to put on one of the best performances of his career by stopping Judah in the early rounds of the fight.

"I think we beat him in both areas [power and speed] because we're faster than he is and stronger than he is, so I'm not really worried about that. Zab has experience and that's one thing, but I watched his last couple of fights and we really have an idea on how to fight him, how to take away that southpaw stance from him and beat him. I don't think the fight will last long. I think we blow him away," Roach told FightHubTV.