Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse
No Backing Down | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | November 6, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | vacant WBO NABO Light Welterweight Title. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judah wins by split decision |
Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse was a fight on November 6, 2010[1] as the main event of an HBO card.[2] The IBF has said that the winner of this bout could fight number one challenger Kaizer Mabuza, if current champion Devon Alexander is stripped of his Light Welterweight title.[3]
Build up
Zab Judah has not fought on HBO in more than two years. Judah, whose last HBO fight was a ninth-round technical decision loss to Joshua Clottey for a vacant welterweight belt in August 2008, returned to 140 pounds in July and stopped Jose Armando Santa Cruz in the third round at the Prudential Center on ESPN2.
In February, Matthysse scored his most notable win, a controversial fourth-round stoppage of former junior welterweight Vivian Harris.
Schaefer said former featherweight and junior lightweight titlist Robert Guerrero is slated for the televised co-feature. Schaefer said he could challenge Vicente Escobedo.[4]
Results
Televised
- Lightweight bout: Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse
Judah defeats Matthysse split decision 114-113 |114-113 |113-114.
- Super Featherweight bout: Robert Guerrero vs. Vicente Escobedo
Guerrero defeats Escobedo Unanimous decision.
- Super Featherweight bout: Adrien Broner vs. Ilido Julio
Broner defeats Julio via knockout in the first round.
- Welterweight bout: Sadam Ali vs. Gary Bergeron
Ali defeats Bergeron via knockout in the second round.
Perez defeats Herrera via knockout in the first round.
Zewski defeats Butler Unanimous decision.
Brooks defeats Hill Unanimous decision.
Luckey defeats Monte via knockout in the third round.
Concepcion defeats Amaro Unanimous decision.
- Light Middleweight bout: Damion Reed vs. Bastie Samir
Samir defeats Reed via knockout in the first round.