Zab Judah and Floyd Mayweather Jr. met in the ring tonight at the Thomas and Mack Center in a bout dubbed “Sworn Enemies.”  To the surprise of many, Zab Judah got off to a great start in the early rounds landing his straight left to Floyd's body and head.  It appeared that Zab Judah scored a knockdown in the second round when Floyd's glove touched the canvas; however, referee Richard Steele failed to call it.

    As the middle rounds approached, Floyd Mayweather began to pick up the pace, taking over the rounds. With each passing round Mayweather became more and more dominant, grabbing a big lead on the scorecards. Round ten is a round no one will soon forget. Zab Judah landed a hard low blow followed with a blow to the back of Mayweather's head. As Mayweather walked away in pain, Roger Mayweather (Floyd's trainer and uncle) entered the ring. It appeared that Roger was going after Zab but he was never able to get close and Yoel Judah (Zab’s trainer and father) cut Roger off as the two began to fight. The ring soon became flooded with cornermen and security as a mini riot broke out. Riddick Bowe- Andrew Golota I quickly came to mind. However, order was restored and the fight continued. With Judah behind on the scorecards he came out fast and swinging hard in the 12th and final round but it was to little to late. The scores went 119-109, 116-112  and 117-111 all in favor of the new IBF welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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    WBA lightweight champion Juan Diaz kept his record perfect with a 12 round unanimous decision over Jose Miguel Cotto. Diaz kept constant pressure on Cotto throughout the fight throwing punches in bunches. To Cotto’s credit he was always game and willing to fight but lacked the skills to keep Diaz away. The final scores were 116-112, 117-112, and 118-110 all in favor of Juan Diaz.

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4-8-2006