Zab "Super" Judah has filed a protest with the Nevada Athletic Commission and has also sent letters to both the WBA and the IBF requesting that those organizations order a rematch with Amir Khan.
The time for skepticism ended last year against Marcos Maidana. The time for believing may have begun on Saturday. As WBA Jr. Welterweight titlist Amir Khan controlled, dominated, and stopped IBF titlist Zab Judah on Saturday night, there were clear signs that the superstar talent may be moving into the next phase of his career.
Ernest Gabion catches up with former champion Zab Judah about the loss to Amir Khan, the punch that ended the fight, what's next for his career and more.
Ernest Gabion catches up with trainer Freddie Roach to discuss the recent knockout win by Amir Khan over Zab Judah in their junior welterweight unification, and what's next for Amir.
WBO/WBC junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley was not impressed with Amir Khan's unification win over Zab Judah, which took place last Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Khan stopped Judah in the fifth round with a hook to the body. Judah complained afterwards, claiming the punch was a low blow. According to Bradley, Judah came to collect a check, began to take serious punishment and quit when the opportunity came.
by David P. Greisman - A perfect record doesn’t indicate a perfect fighter. Nobody begins with flawless form, peerless ability, superlative skills. Rare are the truly transcendent, those who come closest to perfection. The rest peak somewhere below, then work to prolong the ephemeral, prevent the inevitable. Amir Khan and Zab Judah were not perfect models. Their records designated as much. Judah had suffered as many losses as the number of world titles he’d earned (six). Khan had been defeated just once, but the doubters brought out after that 54-second demolition hadn’t disappeared, even three years and seven straight wins later. But those losses weren’t the clichéd beginnings of their ends. Each had rebuilt, retooled and revitalized his career. Judah had been a titleholder who’d fallen one highlight-reel knockout loss short of being the best at 140 pounds. Then he’d been the undisputed champion one division above, at welterweight, but not for long, losing in an upset against Carlos Baldomir. That was followed by losses against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto. He was slipping away from viability, but he still had his marketability. His name and his past accomplishments allowed him another chance, a fight for a vacant belt against Joshua Clottey. Judah would lose once again, though, and take stock of his career. Though he’d been the champion at 147, welterweights were too big for him. He began one more run at 140, barely beating Lucas Matthysse, then coming back to beat Kaizer Mabuza for a title.
Ryan Burton catches the post-fight press conference to the junior welterweight unification between Zab Judah and Amir Khan. Hear both boxers speak to the press, including Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Main Events CEO Kathy Duva
Amir Khan refuted accusations he floored Zab Judah with a low blow after he clinched his light-welterweight unification fight with a fifth-round stoppage in Las Vegas. Judah was left angered after he was counted out after he had believed he would be given time to recover from a punch he thought was below the belt. Sections of the Mandelay Bay Events Center were left booing as Khan was handed the victory, to ensure the Bolton fighter added the IBF world title to his own WBA belt.
Las Vegas, Nevada - Trainer Freddie Roach is buying any of the excuses that are coming from former world champion Zab Judah, who claims WBA/IBF champion Amir Khan stopped him on Saturday night with an illegal low blow. Based on what Roach was able to see at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Judah was starting to fall apart and looking for a way out in the fifth round.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada: In a junior welterweight unification clash, WBA champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KOs) scored a dominating fifth round KO against IBF champion Zab Judah (41-7, 28 KOs). Photos by Chris Cozzone.