1. Zabdiel Judah was born on October 27,1977 and is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2019.
85 Facts About Zab Judah
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Zab Judah held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed championship at welterweight in 2005, and the lineal championship from 2005 to 2006.
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Zab Judah held the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization junior welterweight titles between 2000 and 2004, and the IBF title again in 2011.
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Zab Judah was a two-time US national champion and three-time New York Golden Gloves Champion.
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Zab Judah made his professional debut as an 18-year-old on September 20,1996, in Miami, Florida and defeated Michael Johnson by technical knockout in the second round.
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Zab Judah accidentally butted heads with Esteban Flores in a fight in March 1999.
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Zab Judah then defeated Micky Ward by unanimous decision for the USBA Light Welterweight title.
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Zab Judah successfully defended the USBA title by stopping Darryl Tyson in the eleventh round on October 15,1998.
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Zab Judah defeated Wilfredo Negron in January 1999 with a fourth-round knockout to win the Interim IBF Light Welterweight title.
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Zab Judah knocked out Bergman in the fourth round to win the title.
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On June 20,2000, Zab Judah made his first title defense against Junior Witter in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Two months later, on August 5,2000, at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, Zab Judah defeated former IBF Light Welterweight Champion Terron Millett by fourth-round knockout.
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Zab Judah was knocked down in the first round from a left hand.
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Zab Judah rose quickly, and from that point on he dominated the fight.
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Zab Judah hurt Millett with two combinations near the end of the first round.
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In round two, Zab Judah sent Millett down with a right hand to the chin.
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In round four, Zab Judah charged across the ring and inflicted a series of blows on Millett, knocking him down again.
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Millett got up, but Zab Judah continued his assault and knocked Millett down again.
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On January 13,2001, Zab Judah defeated Reggie Green by tenth-round technical knockout at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
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Zab Judah had trouble landing punches effectively against Green for the majority of the fight, but in round ten, he knocked Green down with a left hook.
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Green beat the count, but Zab Judah then ran across the ring and sent Green down to the canvas with a right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
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On June 23,2001, Zab Judah defeated Allan Vester by third-round knockout in his fifth successful defense of the IBF title.
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In round two, Zab Judah put Vester down to the canvas twice.
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Zab Judah entered the fight as a 3-to-1 favorite to win.
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Tszyu went after Zab Judah, throwing another right hand that landed on his chin and sent Zab Judah crashing to the canvas.
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Zab Judah jumped up instinctively and tried to signal that he was fine to referee Jay Nady, but was still very much dazed by the punch - evidenced by him wobbling severely on extremely unstable legs before falling to the canvas a second time.
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When Zab Judah collapsed, Nady waved the fight over, resulting in a technical knockout victory for Tsyzu and Zab Judah's first professional loss.
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Zab Judah picked up his stool and hurled it towards center ring.
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Zab Judah was fined $100,000 and suspended for one year by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
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Zab Judah knocked Corley down with a left hand in the third round en route to defeating Corley by split decision.
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Zab Judah had trouble at the start figuring out how to fight Spinks, the taller fighter.
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Spinks scored a knockdown in the eleventh round, but Zab Judah came back and put Spinks down to the canvas in the final round.
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On February 5,2005, Zab Judah would get a rematch with Spinks at the Savvis Center in St Louis, Missouri, Spinks' hometown.
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Zab Judah knocked Spinks down to his knees at the bell in the seventh round, but it was not ruled a knockdown.
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Spinks had a strong start to the ninth round and connected with a left hand, then followed with a right hand and a combination, but Zab Judah scored a knockdown moments later.
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Zab Judah pressed the attack after the first knockdown and avoided Spinks' desperate efforts to tie him up.
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Zab Judah hit Rivera hard several times in the second round, and in the third round, he connected with a left uppercut, that caused Rivera to stagger backwards and fall into the ropes before hitting the canvas.
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Zab Judah's next fight took place on January 7,2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York City against Carlos Baldomir.
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Zab Judah entered the fight as a 10-to-1 favorite over Baldomir.
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The stage was set when Zab Judah unsportingly punched Baldomir on the thigh during the prefight introductions instead of touching gloves to show sportsmanship.
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The early rounds of the fight were close, but as the rounds passed, Zab Judah was doing less than necessary to win, while Baldomir kept applying pressure on Zab Judah.
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In round seven, Zab Judah was hurt by a right hand and Baldomir landed a series of right hands to Zab Judah's head along the ropes during the tenth round.
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Yoel Zab Judah entered the ring and threw a punch at Roger.
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Zab Judah came out strongly in the first round, landing numerous shots on Galvan.
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On June 9,2007, Zab Judah took on WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto in New York City before a soldout crowd at Madison Square Garden.
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Cotto and Zab Judah delivered an all-action brawl, but after weathering some difficult early rounds as he figured out Zab Judah's southpaw style and adjusted to his speed, Cotto took over the bout.
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In round nine, Zab Judah took a knee to gain a breather from Cotto's aggressive style.
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Zab Judah managed to get to his feet, but Cotto went after Judah with a relentless attack, turning him sideways along the ropes as he continued to throw punches.
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Zab Judah fought Edwin Vazquez at the Hard Rock resort in Biloxi, Mississippi on September 7,2007.
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Zab Judah hurt Vazquez several times over the course of the contest, but he injured his left hand midway through the fight and was unable to finish off Vasquez.
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On November 17,2007, Zab Judah defeated Ryan Davis by unanimous decision.
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Zab Judah began the busier fighter, showing quick hands and throwing effective combinations behind a jab.
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Zab Judah staged a comeback in the sixth round, but in the middle of the seventh round, Clottey landed a right hand that hurt Zab Judah and caused him to back into a corner.
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In round nine, Zab Judah suffered a cut over his right eye and the fight was stopped after he said he could not see.
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Zab Judah dominated the bout early, but in round three, Zab Judah suffered two cuts from accidental head butts.
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On November 6,2009, Zab Judah took on Ubaldo Hernandez from Mexico at Palms Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Zab Judah was in line for a fight with Devon Alexander, after the latter's win against Juan Urango.
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Zab Judah has been linked to a match with Timothy Bradley, as he was considered as a possible replacement for Marcos Maidana.
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In June 2010, Zab Judah expressed his intention in moving down to the light welterweight division after the upcoming fight, hoping to revitalize his career.
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Zab Judah's opponent was Jose Armando Santa Cruz of Mexico.
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On November 6,2010, Zab Judah won a split decision over previously undefeated Lucas Matthysse in a fight for the vacant regional NABO Light Welterweight title at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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Matthysse displayed more aggression and became the aggressor in the third and the fourth round and Zab Judah switched to a defensive tactic.
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The seventh round was less active but in the eight, Zab Judah landed some hard right counter shots.
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Zab Judah continued to box throughout the ninth round but Matthysse began to show more power in the tenth, focusing on the head of his opponent and knocking down the American boxer after a hard right hand to the jaw.
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Zab Judah got up but he was hurt, and the Argentine fighter tried to press the attack after the knockdown.
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However, Zab Judah held and worked on the defensive and managed to finish the bout.
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Zab Judah was knocked out by Khan in the 5th round after Khan landed an uppercut body shot.
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Zab Judah was unable to answer the referee's 10 count, thus recording his 7th career loss.
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Zab Judah was adamant that the body shot should have been called low and claimed that he had been expecting a mandatory five-minute recovery period.
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Zab Judah was in serious trouble in rounds 5 and 6, then finally went down in the 8th.
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Never known for his resolve or ability to turn the fight around late, Zab Judah responded to the knockdown by coming on strong down the stretch.
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Zab Judah took the last 3 rounds, though his deficit from earlier in the fight meant it wasn't enough and Garcia defeated Zab Judah by unanimous decision.
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Zab Judah fought former welterweight titlist Paulie Malignaggi December 7,2013 at the Barclays Center for the vacant NABF welterweight title.
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Zab Judah started well, winning the first three rounds with a sharp jab, dropping Malignaggi in the second round.
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In early January 2017, Zab Judah announced that he would have his first fight in over 3 years on January 21 when he fights journeyman Jorge Luis Munguia in a scheduled 10 round bout at Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Zab Judah connected with power shots from the opening bell, landed a left hook to the head of Munguia in round 2 which dropped it on his back.
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Zab Judah's entrance included a light show, as well as showcasing some of the world titles he had won during his career.
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Apart from being hurt once towards the end of round 6 following some body shots, Zab Judah started the first round at a steady pace but controlled the remainder of the fight.
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Zab Judah felt faint after the bout, and was hospitalized and treated for a brain bleed, likely ending his boxing career.
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Zab Judah was released from the hospital and recovered.
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Zab Judah's father and trainer, Yoel Zab Judah, is a six-time kickboxing world champion and a ninth degree black belt.
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Zab Judah's father is an avowed Black Hebrew Israelite and Zab Judah's family has declared themselves Jewish.
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Zab Judah thanked "his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" after his 2005 fight against Spinks.
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One man pulled a handgun on Zab Judah, and told him to put his jewelry on the hood of his car.
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Zab Judah volunteers teaching a nursing assistance class and helps at an adult day care facility treating patients with dementia.