Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah
# Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah

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.

## 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.

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

## 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.

## Main card

* 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

| Country | Broadcaster |
| - | - |
| Australia | Main Event |
| Czech Republic | Sport 1 |
| Hungary | Sport 2 |
| Indonesia | tvOne |
| Italy | Sportitalia |
| Latin America | Space |
| 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 |
