Английская Википедия:Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox boxing match

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

At the weigh-in Khan and Judah both made weight weighing in on the 140 lbs limit.[4]

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.[5]

Main card

Untelevised

Reported fight earnings

  • US earnings: Amir Khan ($1,072,500) vs. Zab Judah ($500,000)[6]
  • UK earnings: Amir Khan (share of UK pay-per-view earnings)[7]
  • US viewership: 1.417 million[8]

International broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
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Latin America Space[9]
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Шаблон:Flag Geo TV
Шаблон:Flag AKTV
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Шаблон:Flag Sport.ro
Шаблон:Flag NTV Plus
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Шаблон:Flag Primetime
Шаблон:Flag HBO

References

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