Amir Khan: I knew I was hurting Zab Judah and it was only a matter of time – Boxing news
The 24-year-old Amir Khan knocked out the Super, Zab Judah, in the fifth round Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and has become the new International Boxing Federation’s and World Boxing Association’s World super light welterweight
champion.
Khan, who entered the fight as the favourite, was very pleased with his performance. He commented on his fight afterwards and told the media his speed was too much for the American 33-year-old pugilist, Judah.
Judah was kept in a defensive mode for most of the time in the fight and Khan, who was leading his opponent on all three scorecards in the first four rounds, claimed he knew his punches were hurting Judah. Therefore, he said he would have won the fight anyway
if it had gone longer.
While speaking on his inclusion, he said, “I think my speed overwhelmed him, along with my power. I thought I was hurting him and it was only a matter of time. We trained hard and I was in the best condition of my life. Zab is a great fighter, but he was
a little awkward. I knew he was getting hurt but he kept moving away and ducking.”
The Bolton’s finest, who is widely known as King Khan, was aiming the five-division world champion, Floyd Mayweather, as he revealed it before taking on Judah and now it has also been confirmed by Khan’s promoter.
Richard Schaefer stated Khan is going to fight again in December 2011 at the same weight, 140 lbs, before he moves up to 147 pounds to look for some big names.
“Then we'll go and get one of the big boys at 147,” said Richard Schaefer, referring to either Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The eight-division world champion, Manny Pacquiao, is currently the number one pound-for-pound boxer in the world and the Pretty Boy, Mayweather, on the other hand has never been defeated so far in the ring.
Therefore, many think it would be a bit too early for Khan to fight the likes of Pacquiao or Mayweather. However let’s see if the confident Brit sets up a mega clash with any one of these two combatants, as it will certainly be a promising match.
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