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.Khan vs Judah Deal is Reached For July 23 in Las Vegas – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-02.BBC Sport – Amir Khan to defend WBA title against Zab Judah. BBC News. Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
Background On 31 May 2011, Khan agreed to fight 33-year-old two-weight champion Zab 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 against Kaizer Mabuza. Khan was unhappy that a fight with WBC and WBO champion Timothy 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."Khan vs Judah fight took place on 23 July in Las Vegas – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2 June 2011.Amir Khan to defend WBA title against Zab Judah. BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
Amir Khan and Zab Judah started the build-up via a war of words on Twitter.WBN News -Amir Khan and Zab Judah continue their Twitter war WBN News Retrieved on 2011-06-13.
At the weigh-in Khan and Judah both made weight weighing in on the 140 lbs limit.Boxing Scene - Amir Khan and Zab Judah both weigh 140lbs. Boxing Scene Retrieved on 2011-07-22.
The fight 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.
Aftermath He held the IBF and WBA Light Welterweight titles until a controversial defeat at the hands of Lamont Peterson.
Main card Confirmed bouts: Junior Welterweight Championship bout Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah Khan defeats Judah via knockout at 2:47 of fifth round, unifying WBA and IBF 140-lbs titles. Middleweight bout Peter Quillin vs. Jason LeHoullier Quillin defeats LeHoullier via technical knockout at 1:38 of fifth round
Untelevised Featherweight bout Gary Russell Jr. vs. Eric Estrada Russell Jr. defeats Estrada via unanimous decision. (80-71, 80-71, 80-71) Middleweight bout James Kirkland vs. Alexis Hloros Kirkland defeats Hloros via technical knockout at 0:25 of second round Featherweight bout Ronny Rios vs. Noe Lopez Jr. Rios defeated Lopez Jr. via technical knockout at 1:12 of first round Super Middleweight bout Josiah Judah vs. Rafael Jastrzebski Judah defeats Jastrzebski via majority decision. (59-55, 58-56, 57-57) Heavyweight bout Bryant Jennings vs. Theron Johnson Jennings defeats Johnson via unanimous decision. (60-53, 59-54, 60-53) Lightweight bout Jamie Kavanagh vs. 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) UK earnings: Amir Khan (share of UK pay-per-view earnings) US viewership: 1.417 million
International broadcasting The fight was televised on the pay-per-view channel Primetime (UK) with commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sport website and HBO.
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