Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah

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Attack & Conquer
DateJuly 23, 2011
VenueUnited States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, United States
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super) and IBF light welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer United Kingdom Amir Khan United States Zab Judah
Nickname King Khan Super
Hometown Bolton, Greater Manchester Brooklyn, New York
Pre-fight record 25–1 (17 KO) 41–6 (28 KO)
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) 5 ft (152 cm) 7
Recognition WBA light welterweight champion IBF light welterweight champion
2-division world champion
Result
Khan defeats Judah by 5th round Knockout

Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah, billed as "'Attack & Conquer", was a professional boxing match contested on July 23, 2011 for the WBA (Super) and IBF light welterweight championship.[1][2]

Build-up

Amir Khan and Zab Judah started the build-up via a war of words on Twitter. The two fought in Las Vegas on 23 July, when the both put their titles on the line, Khan his WBA belt, Judah his IBF.[3]

At the weigh-in Khan and Judah both made weight weighing in on the 140 lbs limit.[4]

The fight

The fight was televised on the pay-per-view channel Primetime (UK) with commentary on BBC 5 Live and BBC Sport website and HBO. 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 of Lamont Peterson.[5]

Main card

Untelevised

  • Featherweight bout United States Gary Russell Jr. vs. United States Eric Estrada
    • Russell Jr. defeats Estrada via unanimous decision. (80-71, 80-71, 80-71)
  • Middleweight bout United States James Kirkland vs. United States Alexis Hloros
    • Kirkland defeats Hloros via technical knockout at 0:25 of second round
  • Featherweight bout United States Ronny Rios vs. Mexico Noe Lopez Jr.
    • Rios defeated Lopez Jr. via technical knockout at 1:12 of first round
  • Super Middleweight bout United States Josiah Judah vs. United States Rafael Jastrzebski
    • Judah defeats Jastrzebski via majority decision. (59-55, 58-56, 57-57)
  • Heavyweight bout United States Bryant Jennings vs. United States Theron Johnson
    • Jennings defeats Johnson via unanimous decision. (60-53, 59-54, 60-53)
  • Lightweight bout Republic of Ireland Jamie Kavanagh vs. United States Marcos Herrera
    • Kavanagh defeats Herrera via unanimous decision. (59-54, 60-54, 60-53)

Reported fight earnings

  • US earnings: Amir Khan ($1,072,500) vs. Zab Judah ($500,000)[6]
  • UK earnings: Amir Khan (share of UK pay-per-view earnings)[7]
  • US viewership: 1.417 million[8]

International broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Australia Main Event
 Czech Republic Sport 1
 Hungary Sport 2
 Indonesia tvOne
 Italy Sportitalia
Latin America Space[9]
 Malaysia Astro
 New Zealand Sky
 Pakistan Geo TV
 Philippines AKTV
 Poland Polsat Sport
 Portugal Sport TV
 Qatar Al Jazeera Sports
 Romania Sport.ro
 Russia NTV Plus
 South Africa SuperSport
 United Kingdom Primetime
 United States HBO

References

  1. ^ Khan vs Judah Deal is Reached For July 23 in Las Vegas – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
  2. ^ BBC Sport – Amir Khan to defend WBA title against Zab Judah. BBC News. Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
  3. ^ WBN News -Amir Khan and Zab Judah continue their Twitter war Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. WBN News Retrieved on 2011-06-13.
  4. ^ Boxing Scene - Amir Khan and Zab Judah both weigh 140lbs. Boxing Scene Retrieved on 2011-07-22.
  5. ^ "Khan stunned by Peterson defeat". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Khan vs Judah Purse Report: Main Event and Undercard Earnings". 25 July 2011.
  7. ^ "British media snubbed by Amir Khan's opponent Zab Judah over pay split".
  8. ^ "Boxing's 2011 TV Ratings: Numbers and Analysis for HBO, Showtime, ESPN and Pay-Per-View". 18 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Este Sábado x Combate Space todos apoyando a Amir Khan!". Zarpado (in European Spanish). July 22, 2011.

External links

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