Zab Judah

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Zab Judah
Statistics
Real name Zabdiel Judah
Nickname(s) Super
Rated at Welterweight
Height 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Reach 72 in (183 cm)
Nationality Flag of the United States American
Birth date October 27, 1977 (1977-10-27) (age 30)
Birth place Brooklyn, New York City,
New York, USA
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 41
Wins 36
Wins by KO 25
Losses 5
Draws 0
No contests 0

Zabdiel Judah (born October 27, 1977) is an American professional boxer. He is a former IBF and WBO junior welterweight champion and former undisputed welterweight champion. He is currently ranked #6 in the welterweight division by The Ring.[1] After compiling an amateur record of 110-5, Judah turned professional in 1996. On February 12, 2000, Judah won the IBF junior welterweight title by defeating Jan Piet Bergman by fourth round knockout. He successfully defended the IBF title five times before losing to Kostya Tszyu by second round technical knockout on November 3, 2001. Judah's actions after the fight, which included throwing a stool across the ring and sticking his gloved fist into referee Jay Nady's neck, resulted in him being fined $75,000 and a six month suspension. On July 12, 2003, Judah defeated DeMarcus Corley by split decision to win the WBO junior welterweight title. He made one successful defense of the WBO title before moving up to welterweight.

On April 10, 2004, Judah lost by unanimous decision to Cory Spinks for the undisputed welterweight championship, but Judah would defeat Spinks by ninth round technical knockout in a rematch ten months later. After defeating Cosme Rivera by third round technical knockout, Judah was shockingly upended by Carlos Baldomir on January 7, 2006. The Ring would name Baldomir's victory over Judah the upset of the year for 2006. On April 8, 2006, Judah lost to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. by unanimous decision in a fight that saw a near-riot inside the ring, when Judah low blowed Mayweather in round ten, causing both fighters' cornermen to come in the ring while police had to come in and control the situation. Judah was fined $250,000 and had his boxing license revoked for one year. On June 9, 2007, Judah lost by eleventh round technical knockout to Miguel Cotto for the WBA welterweight title.

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[edit] Amateur career

Judah compiled an amateur record of 110-5. He was a two-time U.S. national champion and three-time New York Golden Gloves champion. He also won the 1996 PAL national championship.[2][3]

[edit] Professional career

Judah made his pro debut as an 18 year old on September 20, 1996, in Miami, Florida and defeated Michael Johnson by technical knockout in the second round. From October 1996 to July 1999, Judah won 20 of 21 bouts with one no contest. 14 of those wins came by way of knockout. The most notable fighters he defeated during this span were Micky Ward, Darryl Tyson, and Wilfredo Negron.

[edit] IBF junior welterweight title

Judah's first title shot came on February 12, 2000, at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, against Jan Piet Bergman for the vacant IBF junior welterweight title. Judah knocked Bergman down twice in the first round, but Judah was dropped in the second round. Judah knocked out Bergman in the fourth round to win the title.[4]

On June 20, 2000, Judah made his first title defense against Junior Witter in Glasgow, Scotland. It was an awkward fight for Judah, as Witter rarely engaged in an extended exchange of punches.[5] Witter frequently switched between fighting right-handed and left-handed, making him an elusive opponent. By the middle rounds, however, Judah's consistent body punching slowed Witter down, and in the fifth round, Judah caught Witter with a straight left hand that dazed Witter and sent his mouthpiece skittering across the ring. Judah defeated Witter by unanimous decision.[5]

Two months later, on August 5, 2000, at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, Judah defeated former IBF junior welterweight champion Terron Millett by fourth round knockout. Judah was knocked down in the first round from a hard left hand. More embarrassed than hurt, Judah rose quickly, and from that point on he dominated the fight.[6] Judah hurt Millett with two combinations near the end of the first round. In round two, Judah sent Millett down with a right hand to the chin. Millett survived the round, but he was clearly hurt. In round four, Judah charged across the ring and inflicted a series of blows on Millett, knocking him down for the second time. Millett got up, but Judah continued his assault and floored Millett again. Millett rose at the count of four, but his legs were unsteady and the referee decided to stop the bout.[6]

In his third title defense, Judah stopped Hector Quiroz in the eighth round on October 20, 2000, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Judah battered and bloodied Quiroz until the referee followed the advice of the ringside doctor and stopped the one-sided bout.[2] On January 13, 2001, Judah defeated Reggie Green by tenth round technical knockout at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. Judah had trouble landing punches effectively against Green for the majority of the fight, but in round ten, he floored Green with a left hook. Green beat the count, but Judah then ran across the ring and dropped the defenseless Green with a solid right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight.[7] On June 23, 2001, Judah defeated Allan Vester by third round knockout in his fifth successful defense of the IBF title. In round two, Judah knocked Vester down twice. In the third round, Judah knocked out Vester with a short left hand that connected on Vester's temple. Vester went down on his knees and nearly lost his mouthpiece. The referee stopped the fight right before the closing bell. The fight would set up an unification match between Judah and WBC & WBA junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu, who defeated Oktay Urkal on the undercard.[8]

[edit] Unification match with Tszyu

The much anticipated matchup between Judah and Tsyzu took place on November 3, 2001, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada for the undisputed junior welterweight championship. Judah entered the fight as a 3-to-1 favorite to win,[9] and he clearly won the first round by utilizing his superior quickness to land some good shots on Tsyzu.[9][10] With 10 seconds left to go in round two, Tszyu landed a lead right hand clean on Judah's chin and he backed away from Tszyu in a straight line with his hands down. Tszyu pounced on Judah, firing another lead right hand that landed perfectly on his chin that sent Judah crashing to the canvas. Judah jumped up instinctively and tried to signal that he was fine to referee Jay Nady, but was too wobbled by the punch and fell down a second time. When Judah collapsed, Nady waved the fight over, resulting in a technical knockout victory for Tsyzu and Judah's first professional loss.[9]

While Tszyu celebrated in his corner, Judah was in disbelief of what just happened and became infuriated. Judah picked up his stool and hurled it towards center ring. While being restrained by his father & trainer, Yoel Judah, he broke loose and walked up to Nady and stuck his gloved fist into his neck and had to be pulled off by cornermen. A few minutes later, Jimmy Lennon, Jr. announced the official decision, and Judah screamed out in agony and again had to be restrained by a growing number of security guards and cornermen.[9] Judah was fined $75,000 and suspended for six months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[11]

[edit] WBO junior welterweight title

After defeating Omar Weis by unanimous decision in July 2002, Judah challenged DeMarcus Corley for the WBO junior welterweight title on July 12, 2003, at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Judah dropped Corley with a looping left hand in the third round en route to defeating Corley by split decision. Judah broke his left hand during the fight.[2] In his first and only defense of the WBO title, Judah knocked out Jaime Rangel in the first round on December 13, 2003.[2]

[edit] Fights with Spinks

On April 10, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Judah fought Cory Spinks for the undisputed welterweight championship. Judah had trouble at the start figuring out how to fight Spinks, the taller fighter. He could not move forward to get inside, but was having success moving laterally.[12] Spinks dropped Judah in the eleventh round, but Judah came back to knock Spinks down in the final round. In the end, Spinks defeated Judah by unanimous decision with scores of 114-112 twice and 116-111.[12]

For the rest of 2004, Judah defeated Rafael Pineda by split decision and Wayne Martell by first round technical knockout. On February 5, 2005, Judah would get a rematch with Spinks at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, Missouri, Spinks' hometown. The fight was the first major bout in St. Louis in more than 40 years, and it was a sellout.[13] Judah was the aggressor throughout the fight. He dropped Spinks to his knees at the bell in the seventh round, but it was not ruled a knockdown.[13] Spinks had a strong start to the ninth round and connected with a big left hand, then followed with a right hand and a combination, but Judah would knock Spinks down moments later.[13] Judah pressed the attack after the first knockdown and avoided Spinks' desperate efforts to tie him up. After Spinks was knocked down for the second time, the referee stopped the fight, and Judah became the new undisputed welterweight champion.[13]

[edit] Undisputed welterweight champion

In his first fight as undisputed welterweight champion, he fought mandatory challenger Cosme Rivera on May 14, 2005, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Judah dropped Rivera with a straight left hand to the face less than 30 seconds into the bout. Rivera beat the count, but was knocked down about 10 seconds later.[14] 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. Rivera rose at the count of five, but he was badly hurt and the referee stopped the fight.[14]

His next fight took place on January 7, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York against Carlos Baldomir. The fight was supposed to be a tuneup for a lucrative bout between Judah and WBC junior welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. which was tentatively scheduled for April.[15] Judah entered the fight as a 10-to-1 favorite over Baldomir.[16] The stage was set when Judah punched Baldomir on the thigh instead of touching gloves during the prefight introductions. The early rounds of the fight were very close, but as the rounds passed, Judah was doing less than necessary to win, while Baldomir kept applying pressure on Judah.[17] In round seven, Judah was hurt by an overhand right and Baldomir landed a series of right hands to Judah's head along the ropes during the tenth round. In a big upset, Baldomir defeated Judah by unanimous decision with scores of 115-113, 114-113, and 115-112 from the three judges.[18] The Ring named Baldomir's victory over Judah the upset of the year for 2006. Judah's IBF and WBA belts were not on the line, because Baldomir did not pay sanctioning fees to the IBF and WBA.[15] Baldomir did win The Ring and WBC titles, while the WBA title was vacated after Judah's loss, but the IBF still recognized him as their champion.[19]

[edit] Fight with Mayweather

With the loss to Baldomir, it appeared that Judah's much anticipated bout with Mayweather was off, but Judah's promoter Don King and Mayweather's promoter Bob Arum reworked the deals so the fight would go on.[20] Mayweather was scheduled to earn a minimum $6 million while Judah was to earn $3 million plus a percentage of the profits, but because of Judah's loss, Mayweather earned a minimum $5 million while Judah was guaranteed $1 million plus a percentage of profits above $7 million.[20] The fight took place on April 8, 2006, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Judah started strong and put up a valiant fight, at times matching Mayweather's speed and punching precision.[21] It appeared that Judah knocked Mayweather down in the second round when Mayweather's glove touched the canvas; however, referee Richard Steele ruled it a slip.[22] In round four, Judah landed a right hand to the head that caused Mayweather to retreat to the ropes and cover up. The momentum changed in the fifth round, when Mayweather hurt Judah with a left-right combination to the face. Then Mayweather landed a right hand on the bridge of Judah's nose, and blood began to flow.[23] The seventh round was the most dominant for Mayweather to that point. Once again, he drew blood from Judah's nose. A combination from Mayweather backed Judah into a corner, and Judah's foot movement was considerably slower than it had been earlier in the fight.[23]

with about 10 seconds left in the tenth round, Judah hit Mayweather with a low blow and followed it with a right hand to the back of Mayweather’s head. As Mayweather hopped around the ring in pain, Steele called time to give Mayweather a rest period. That is when Mayweather’s uncle & trainer, Roger Mayweather, climbed into the ring, approached Judah and tried to choke him.[22] Yoel Judah entered the ring and threw a punch at Roger. At that point, members of both fighters' camps entered the ring and an all-out melee ensued. More than a dozen security officers and police officers rushed into the ring and managed to control the situation.[23] After the ring was cleared, Roger Mayweather was ejected from the fight. Mayweather cruised through the last two rounds on his way to a unanimous decision victory by scores of 116-112, 117-113, and 119-109.[22]

After the fight, the purses for both fighters were withheld until video of the fight could be reviewed. Don King argued that Mayweather should have been disqualified because his uncle was the first person to enter the ring.[23] At an April 13 hearing, the Nevada State Athletic Commission fined Roger Mayweather $200,000 and revoked his boxing license for one year. At a hearing on May 8, the Commission disciplined the other offenders in the melee. It fined Yoel Judah $100,000 and revoked his license for one year, fined Mayweather cornerman Leonard Ellerbe $50,000 and suspended his license for four months, and fined Zab Judah $250,000 and revoked his license for one year.[24]

[edit] Return from suspension

On April 13, 2007, Judah made his return to the ring against Ruben Galvan at the Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. Judah came out strong in the first round, landing numerous shots on Galvan. During the round, a bad cut opened near the top of Galvan's head. The referee called for a timeout to allow the doctor to take a look at the cut. Due to the severity of the cut, the fight was waved off. The cut was ruled to be caused by an accidental foul with an elbow and since the fight did not go past four rounds, the fight was ruled a no contest.[25]

[edit] Fight with Cotto

On June 9, 2007, Judah took on WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in New York City before a soldout crowd at Madison Square Garden.[26] In the first round, Cotto landed a low blow that put Judah to the canvas. referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. offered a stern warning to Cotto. In the third round, Judah took yet another low blow from Cotto, which resulted in Cotto receiving a point deduction.[27] Cotto and Judah delivered an all-action brawl, but after weathering some difficult early rounds as he figured out Judah's southpaw style and adjusted to his speed, Cotto took over the bout. In round seven, both fighters went toe-to-toe and in round eight he hurt Judah several times.[26] In round nine, Judah took a knee to gain a breather from Cotto's relentless attack. By the tenth round, Judah was bleeding from a cut over his right eye. Cotto hurt him with an uppercut that sent him retreating to the ropes, but Judah stayed upright. Early in the eleventh round, Cotto nailed Judah with a combination and Judah went down again. He managed to get to his feet, but Cotto pounced on Judah with a relentless attack, turning him sideways along the ropes as he continued to fire. That forced the referee to stop the fight.[26]

Judah, who trailed 97-91 on all three scorecards, claimed he had been weakened by the two low blows early in the fight. He said, "The first low blow was very hard. The second one took a lot out of me. The low blows affected me from the time they hit me." Cotto earned $2.5 million plus a piece of the pay-per-view profits, while Judah earned $1 million plus a percentage of the profits.[26]

[edit] Fights after Cotto

Judah fought Edwin Vazquez at the Hard Rock resort in Biloxi, Mississippi, on September 7, 2007. Despite suffering a cut over his left eye, Judah easily defeated the overmatched Vazquez by unanimous decision. Judah rocked Vazquez several times over the course of the contest. Judah injured his left hand midway through the fight, however, and was unable to finish off Vasquez.[28] On November 17, 2007, in Providenciales, Judah defeated Ryan Davis by unanimous decision to win the vacant IBC light middleweight title.

Judah was scheduled to fight Shane Mosley on May 31, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, but it was postponed after Judah needed 50 stitches in his right arm after slipping in his bathroom and smashing it through a glass shower door.[29]

[edit] Personal life

Judah has nine brothers and two sisters. Five of his brothers also box,[3] with two of them, Josiah and Daniel Judah, boxing professionally. Judah's father & trainer, Yoel, was a six-time kickboxing world champion,[3] and a seventh degree black belt. Judah's father is an avowed Israelite, or Black Jew,[30] and Judah's family has declared themselves Jewish.[31] However, there is some confusion about Judah's religion because in 2006, Zab thanked "his lord and savior Jesus Christ" after his fight against Mayweather.[1] Such a statement would suggest that at that point in time, at least, he would not be recognized as being Jewish by the mainstream Jewish community, even by the most liberal standards. [32] [33]

In July 2006, He was arrested after a celebrity basketball game at Madison Square Garden on a Family Court warrant.[34]

In August 2007, Judah got into a scrap at Stereo nightclub in New York. According to the New York Daily News, Judah started throwing punches after he was hit first by someone who approached him. Two of the guy's friends then jumped into the fight. The perpetrators were thrown out of the club. After reviewing the videotape, the club indicated the assailants "might have been plotting something."[35]

New York Police linked rapper Fabolous to a crew of robbers who targeted Judah twice. According to police reports, the Street Fam Crew is made up of 20 members, all former drug dealers from Fabolous' Brooklyn neighborhood. In 2006, three men tried to rob Judah as he stood next to his yellow Lamborghini on West 27th Street at 10th Avenue in New York City. The three rolled up in a minivan at about 5 AM, and hopped out. One pulled a black handgun on Judah, and told him to put his jewelry on the hood of his car. Judah ran instead. The muggers followed in their van, but crashed into a tree a block away. All three scattered, but one was captured by a Homeland Security agent on his way to work, and another was grabbed by a nearby cab driver. "A bunch of idiots that didn't have no control over what they were doing; they messed with the wrong guy," said Judah.[36]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Ring Ratings
  2. ^ a b c d Canadastar Boxing: Zab Judah Profile and Bio
  3. ^ a b c Cotto V Judah Bio. Live Fight. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  4. ^ Smith, Timothy (2000-02-13). Judah Defeats Bergman for Title. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
  5. ^ a b Judah Wins in Title Defense. The New York Times (2000-06-20). Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
  6. ^ a b Brown, Clifton (2000-08-05). Judah Retains Title With Knockout of Former Champion. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
  7. ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (2001-01-14). Judah Struggles But Stops Green in 10. The New York times. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
  8. ^ Wong, Edward (2001-06-24). Judah and Tszyu Win, Setting Up Unification. The New York times. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
  9. ^ a b c d Bushnell, Chris. Tsyzu Levels Judah With One Punch. Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  10. ^ Frank, Gonzalez (2001-11-05). Sharkie´s Week in Boxing: Who says nice guys never win?. East Side Boxing. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  11. ^ Judah Fined $75,000 And Suspended. The New York Times (2001-12-01). Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  12. ^ a b Katz, Mike (2004-04-11). Klitschko Knocked Out; Spinks Survives. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
  13. ^ a b c d Judah Takes Spinks's Title To Ruin His Homecoming. The New York Times (2005-02-06). Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
  14. ^ a b Brown, Clifton (2005-05-15). With Quick Victory, Judah Shows Belt Fits Just Fine. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  15. ^ a b Abramson, Mitch (2006-01-09). Judah Turned a Tuneup Fight at Home Into a Career Setback. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  16. ^ Canobbio, Bob. Baldomir vs. Mayweather: CompuBox Pre-Fight Analyst. HBO Boxing. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  17. ^ Gonzalez, Jr., Frank (2006-01-06). Carlos Baldomir Takes WBC Title From Judah!. East Side Boxing. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  18. ^ Abramson, Mitch (2006-01-08). Baldomir Upsets Judah. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  19. ^ Lumpin, John. Alphabet Rules. SecondsOut.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  20. ^ a b Rafael, Dan (2006-01-26). Judah, Mayweather to fight in Vegas on April 8. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  21. ^ Johnson, Chuck (2006-04-09). Mayweather survives Judah's low blows to win IBF belt. USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  22. ^ a b c Leanardi, Mike (2006-04-08). Mayweather Passes The Biggest Test of his Career. BraggingRightsCorner.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  23. ^ a b c d Brown, Clifton (2006-04-09). Mayweather Is Crowned, but Not Without a Fight. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  24. ^ Berlin, David (2006-05-22). Boxing and the Law: Judah-Mayweather and Its Aftermath. The Sweet Science. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  25. ^ Eberline, Richard (2007-04-14). Boxing Result: Zab Judah - Ruben Galvan. SaddoBoxing.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  26. ^ a b c d Rafael, Dan. Cotto keeps crown on 11th-round knockout of Judah. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  27. ^ Woods, Michael (2007-06-09). Pugilistic Pride Of P.R. Cotto Downs Zab. The Sweet Science. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  28. ^ Rafael, Dan (2007-09-10). Scorecard: Witter makes bold statement by blasting out Harris. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  29. ^ Rafael, Dan (2008-05-08). Judah's right arm injury forces postponement of Mosley fight. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  30. ^ An Exclusive Interview with Yoel Judah. BraggingRightsCorner.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  31. ^ Judah, Zab "Super". Jews In Sports Online.
  32. ^ A belief in the divinity of Jesus is incompatible with Judaism:
    • "The point is this: that the whole Christology of the Church - the whole complex of doctrines about the Son of God who died on the Cross to save humanity from sin and death - is incompatible with Judaism, and indeed in discontinuity with the Hebraism that preceded it." Rayner, John D. A Jewish Understanding of the World, Berghahn Books, 1998, p. 187. ISBN 1-57181-974-6
    • "Aside from its belief in Jesus as the Messiah, Christianity has altered many of the most fundamental concepts of Judaism." Kaplan, Aryeh. The Aryeh Kaplan Anthology: Volume 1, Illuminating Expositions on Jewish Thought and Practice, Mesorah Publication, 1991, p. 264. ISBN 0-89906-866-9
    • "...the doctrine of Christ was and will remain alien to Jewish religious thought." Wylen, Stephen M. Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism, Paulist Press, 2000, p. 75. ISBN 0-8091-3960-X
    • "For a Jew, however, any form of shituf is tantamount to idolatry in the fullest sense of the word. There is then no way that a Jew can ever accept Jesus as a deity, mediator or savior (messiah), or even as a prophet, without betraying Judaism." Schochet, Rabbi J. Immanuel. "Judaism has no place for those who betray their roots", Canadian Jewish News, July 29, 1999.
    • Judaism and Jesus Don't Mix (foundationstone.com)
    • "If you believe Jesus is the messiah, died for anyone else's sins, is God's chosen son, or any other dogma of Christian belief, you are not Jewish. You are Christian. Period." (Jews for Jesus: Who's Who & What's What by Rabbi Susan Grossman (beliefnet - virtualtalmud) August 28, 2006)
    • "For two thousand years, Jews rejected the claim that Jesus fulfilled the messianic prophecies of the Hebrew Bible, as well as the dogmatic claims about him made by the church fathers - that he was born of a virgin, the son of God, part of a divine Trinity, and was resurrected after his death.... For two thousand years, a central wish of Christianity was to be the object of desire by Jews, whose conversion would demonstrate their acceptance that Jesus has fulfilled their own biblical prophecies." (Jewish Views of Jesus by Susannah Heschel, in Jesus In The World's Faiths: Leading Thinkers From Five Faiths Reflect On His Meaning by Gregory A. Barker, editor. (Orbis Books, 2005) ISBN 1-57075-573-6. p.149)
    • "No Jew accepts Jesus as the Messiah. When someone makes that faith commitment, they become Christian. It is not possible for someone to be both Christian and Jewish." (Why don't Jews accept Jesus as the Messiah? by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner)
  33. ^ Jewish Fighters!. Yahoo! GeoCities. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  34. ^ Zab Judah Arrested. HHNLive.com (2007-07-26). Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  35. ^ Zab Judah in a Fight Outside the Ring. EURweb.com (2007-08-03). Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  36. ^ Vester, Mark (2007-12-10). Fabolous' Crew Linked to Zab Judah Robberies. BoxingScene.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.

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Preceded by
Terron Millett
(stripped)		 IBF Light Welterweight Champion
February 12, 2000–November 3, 2001		 Succeeded by
Kostya Tszyu
Preceded by
DeMarcus Corley		 WBO Light Welterweight Champion
July 12, 2003–2004
Vacated		 Succeeded by
Miguel Cotto
Preceded by
Cory Spinks		 WBC Welterweight Champion
February 5, 2005–January 7, 2006		 Succeeded by
Carlos Manuel Baldomir
WBA Welterweight Champion
February 5, 2005–January 7, 2006
Title vacated after loss to Baldomir		 Succeeded by
Luis Collazo
Filled vacancy
IBF Welterweight Champion
February 5, 2005–April 8, 2006		 Succeeded by
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.