By Dan Ambrose: Fresh off his 7th round knockout victory over Kaizer Mabuza last weekend to win the vacant IBF light welterweight title, Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) is now targeting 37-year-old WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) for his next fight according to the latest boxing news.

Judah, according to fighthype, wants to fight Marquez in June or July in a pay-per-view fight. Judah also has hopes of fighting the other top light welterweights such as Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander and Amir Khan but notes that they all have fights that are scheduled and won’t be free in the summer months.

Marquez, however, hasn’t fought since November when he defeated Michael Katsidis by a 9th round stoppage and still doesn’t have a fight scheduled. This would be the perfect fight for Judah, because Marquez is a PPV and Judah would have someone that could help bring in some fans. Judah looked lackluster for most of his fight last weekend up hurting Mabuza in the 7th with a left uppercut that caused Mabuza to fall into the ropes.

When action resumed, Judah quickly took Mabuza out with a flurry of shots. Judah spent most of the time in the fight trying to avoid shots rather than throwing them. Marquez would likely be a huge favorite over Judah because he has a good chin, throws a lot of punches and would pressure Judah the entire time.

It might be Marquez’s best opportunity to capture a relatively easy title. Judah looked poor during most of the Mabuza fight and won a questionable decision in his fight before that against Lucas Matthysse.