Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse

No Backing Down

Date	November 6, 2010
Venue	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States
Title(s) on the line	vacant WBO NABO Light Welterweight Title.
Tale of the tape
Boxer Zab Judah Lucas Matthysse Nickname Super Hometown Brooklyn, New York United States Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina Pre-fight record 39–6–0 (27 KO) 27–0–0 (25 KO) Height 5 feet, 7 inches 5 feet, 8 inches Recognition Former WBA, WBO, WBC Welterweight Champion.
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.

• Lightweight bout: Michael Perez vs. Hevinson Herrera

Perez defeats Herrera via knockout in the first round.

• Welterweight bout: Mikael Zewski vs. Ardrick Butler

Zewski defeats Butler Unanimous decision.

• Lightweight bout: Michael Brooks vs. Kywame Hill

Brooks defeats Hill Unanimous decision.

• Lightweight bout: Tyrone Luckey vs. Alex Monte

Luckey defeats Monte via knockout in the third round.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Angel Concepcion vs. Maurice Amaro

Concepcion defeats Amaro Unanimous decision.

• Light Middleweight bout: Damion Reed vs. Bastie Samir

Samir defeats Reed via knockout in the first round.

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