
Theophane Hoping To Impress, Land Judah-Khan Winner
Ashley Theophane is determined to impress when he defends his British light-welterweight title on July 23 against Welsh champion Jason Cook at Wembley Arena.

Ashley Theophane is determined to impress when he defends his British light-welterweight title on July 23 against Welsh champion Jason Cook at Wembley Arena.

During a recent visit to the H.I.T. Factory Gym in Las Vegas, trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad could be found working with budding amateur and soon-to-be professional Taylor Larson. A former light heavyweight champion in his own right, Muhammad is always a busy man and outside of working with former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, lightweight contender Jorge Teron, undefeated super middleweight prospect Badou Jack, and proven veteran Ishe Smith, he claims to get calls on a daily basis inquiring if he is open to working with new talent.

WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan is expecting a tough fight on July 23rd when he meets four-time world champion Zab Judah in Las Vegas, but believes that ‘Super’ Judah is the ideal preparation to take him up into the 147lb division where the likes of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao rule.

A survivor of a harsh life growing up in Brooklyn, 33-year-old IBF junior welterweight king Zab Judah is making the most of what he considers a God-given second chance.

WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KOs) is looking to further squash the doubts about his chin. The British star has been trying to brush away the question marks about his chin since 2008, when he was knocked out in a single round by Breidis Prescott. On July 23 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Khan will take part in a unification with IBF champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KOs).

Jaded, cynical and hypercritical. HBO Boxing voice Larry Merchant has been called all of those things during his long run on the prime cable network.

Zab Judah: "When I went in against Matthysse, me and my team knew that I was going to beat him. Golden Boy thought I was going to be a stepping stone, so they sacrificed one of their pawns. Now they're going to come back and sacrifice one of their queens. It's check mate baby, you know it is!"

WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KOs) is expecting a very physical fight on July 23 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Khan faces IBF champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KOs) in a unification bout. Khan's last fight, a six round technical decision over Paul McCloskey, was missing those fireworks, but Amir doesn't expect the same result in July.

During a recent stop by the H.I.T. Factory Gym right off of the Strip in Las Vegas, IBF junior welterweight champion Zab 'Super' Judah could be found engaging in some brisk sparring sessions with unbeaten lightweight prospect Wanzell Ellison from Newark, New Jersey. Judah is gearing up for another pivotal fight in his career, a July 23rd meeting with Amir Khan at the Mandalay Bay, and he is primed and focused with a little over a month remaining.

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.