By William Mackay: Unless WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan changes mind about moving up to the welterweight division in the near future, he may have to settle for only unifying the WBA and IBF titles if he can beat 34-year-old Zab Judah, who looks to be Khan’s next opponent in July. Khan wanted to take on WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley next, but the money that was offered to Bradley was hardly worth him bothering to take the fight. Bradley was offered $1.2 million to fight anyone, no matter who, and only $1.3 to fight Khan.
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Amir will likely not be fighting Zab Judah next
By Mark Young: Zab Judah, the IBF light welterweight champion, has consistently been touted as Amir Khan’s next opponent if Timothy Bradley refuses to fight the King; this isn’t a fight that GBP will want to make next. It’s not going to happen. Zab is dangerous, he’s wild, unpredictable and he’s a southpaw. Coupled with Zab’s unpredictability is the fact he’s been working on his defence with Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker and that’s going to give him a little more composure under pressure than he had before. Zab is far more likely to knock Khan out than Bradley, who would prefer to weather Khans quick onslaught then pick him apart when he predictably runs out of ideas.
Khan could end up facing Judah next instead of Bradley
By Sean McDaniel: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) would like to face WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) on July 23rd to try and unify the titles before making a big decision about possibly moving up in weight to chase after big fights against the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and other big stars at that weight class.
Judah says Khan fight almost done
By Dan Ambrose: Light welterweight contender Zab Judah (40-6, 27 KO’s) is saying that a fight with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is almost done on his twitter page. Judah, 33, said this on his twitter page: “Fights almost done. Judah vs. Khan!!! USA or UK?”
It remains to be seen if Golden Boy Promotions will actually match their fighter Khan with Judah, because it’s a dangerous fight for Khan because Judah is a southpaw, his excellent speed and can punch a little. Judah looked horrible in his recent fight against Argentinian knockout artist Lucas Matthysse, winning a controversial 12 round split decision last month on November 6th.
News – Khan could be facing Zab Judah next
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) could be facing veteran Zab Judah (38-6, 26 KO’s), according to news from The Mirror. Apparently, Khan’s promoter Frank Warren is looking at the 32-year-old Judah as a potential next opponent for Khan in early 2010. Khan also could fight on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight on March 13th.