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Zab Judah beat Ernest Johnson (18-2-1, 7 KOs) of Chula Vista, California by 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Scores were 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92. The Judah vs Johnson welterweight bout took place on the Calzaghe vs Jones undercard. During the early rounds Judah looked good with quick hands throwing rapid combinations. In round three Judah was cut badly over both eyes from accidental headbutts which put a damper on his performance the rest of the fight.
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| Judah vs TBA |
Zab "Super" Judah
Zab Judah, a gifted athlete with hands almost as fast as Mayweather, the ability to throw rapid fire combinations like Manny Pacquiao, doesn't have the best chin in boxing, is immature and can often be his own worst enemy.
Kostya Tszyu vs Zab Judah
November 3, 2001 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in round two Kostya Tszyu hits Judah with a straight right, knocking him flat on his back, his head hitting the canvas hard. Judah, attempting to beat the count rises almost immediately, clearly staggered Judah does the chicken dance, stumbles and falls onto the canvas again. Referee Jay Nady waves off the fight at 2:59 of round two. Judah pissed at the stoppage shoves his gloved fist into Nady's throat then goes to his corner picks up his stool and throws it across the ring at Jay Nady. The Nevada State Athletic Commission fines Judah $75,000 for the incident and suspends him for six months.
Zab Judah vs Floyd Mayweather Jr
On April 8, 2006 in an IBF and IBO Welterweight title fight at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Zab Judah classlessly deliberately hits Floyd Mayweather Jr with a vicous low blow followed by an intentional illegal rabbit punch to the back of his head. Judah doesn't go to his neutral corner as directed by referee Richard Steele and engages in the riot that broke out inside the ring. The Nevada Athletic Commission fined Judah $100,000 for his breach of ring rules and participation in the riot and revoked his license for a year mindful of his previous incident.
Judah lost his fight against Puerto Rican WBA welterweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto by way of 11th round TKO at The Garden on Saturday, June 9, 2007. Although Judah may have lost the bout but he fought undauntedly, displaying a lot of heart and earned some respect back from boxing fans in doing so.
Judah beat Ryan Davis (20-7-2, 8 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision in a vacant IBC light middleweight title fight on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Casablanca Casino in Providenciales. The judges scores were 119-109, 119-109 and 118-110 all for Judah.
In his previous fight on September 7, 2007 at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi on ESPN Friday Night Fights 2007 season finale, Judah beat journeyman Edwin Vazquez (22-11-2, 8 KOs) by 10-round unanimous decision victory.
Judah lost his fight with Joshua Clottey (35-2-0, 20 KOs) by 9th round technical decision on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. There was an alledged clash of heads that opened up a cut over Judah's right eye. Although the cut was not deep enough to stop the fight Judah claimed he could not see. The doctor ordered the fight stopped and it went to the scorecards. The scores were 85-86, 85-86 and 84-87 all for Clottey who in addition to his victory captured the vacant IBF welterweight title.