
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.
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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).

Family Arena, St. Charles, MO. - On Saturday night, Devon Alexander (22-1, 13KOs) won a close ten round split decision over Lucas Matthysse (28-2, 26KOs) of Argentina. The scores were 96-93 for Alexander, 96-93 for Matthysse, and 95-94 for Alexander. There were many observers, including the HBO broadcasters, who scored the fight for Matthysse.

The promoter of southpaw four-time titlist and current IBF junior welterweight champion Zab Judah believes that southpaw ex-belt-holder, Devon Alexander, will "have his hands full" on Saturday night opposite Argentinian junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse.

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.