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| Date | July 23, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino,Las Vegas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA (Super) andIBF light welterweight titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Khan defeats Judah by 5th round Knockout | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amir Khan vs.Zab Judah, billed asAttack & Conquer, was a professional boxing match contested on July 23, 2011 for theWBA (Super) andIBF light welterweight championship.[1][2][3]
On 31 May 2011, Khan agreed to fight 33-year-old two-weight championZab Judah in attempt to unify the WBA, and IBF light-welterweight titles in Las Vegas on 23 July. Judah had reclaimed the IBF title two months earlier againstKaizer Mabuza. Khan was unhappy that a fight with WBC and WBO championTimothy Bradley could not be made saying, "Bradley was the guy I wanted to fight but he chickened out. I offered him 50% of UK revenue, which is unheard of, and 50% of all revenue in America, that's how much I wanted to fight him, but he didn't want it."[4][5]
Amir Khan and Zab Judah started the build-up via a war of words onTwitter.[6]
At the weigh-in Khan and Judah both made weight weighing in on the 140 lbs limit.[7]
Amir Khan started the fight with a left jab. Round 1 saw a busy Amir Khan as he fought from the outside and kept Judah away with jabs and straights. All four rounds were taken by Khan. Ultimately on the 5th round Zab was taken down with a right uppercut to the body, in which at first commentators believed it was a low blow, since Judah was showing signs of agonizing pain, but when it was seen from a different camera angle, it was right on the belt, leading to a Knockout for Amir Khan.
He held the IBF and WBA Light Welterweight titles until a controversial defeat at the hands ofLamont Peterson.[8]
Confirmed bouts:[9]
Amir Khan vs.
Zab JudahPeter Quillin vs. Jason LeHoullierGary Russell Jr. vs. Eric EstradaJames Kirkland vs. Alexis HlorosRonny Rios vs.
Noe Lopez Jr.Josiah Judah vs. Rafael JastrzebskiBryant Jennings vs. Theron Johnson
Jamie Kavanagh vs. Marcos HerreraThe fight was televised on the pay-per-view channelPrimetime (UK) with commentary onBBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sport website andHBO.
| Preceded by | Amir Khan's bouts 23 July 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Zab Judah's bouts 23 July 2011 | Succeeded by vs.Vernon Paris |
