Zab Judah (44-10, 30) was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. on October 27, 1977. At the age of 18 years on September 20, 1996, he made his professional boxing debut against Michael Johnson, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 23rd career fight at 22 years old, Judah became a super-lightweight world champion on February 12, 2000 after defeating Jan Piet Bergman via 4th-round KO to win the vacant IBF title.
He then went on to become world champion at the welterweight weight class as well, winning the WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring titles against DeMarcus Corley via 12-round split decision on July 12, 2003.
Judah's last fight was a 11th-round TKO loss to Cletus Seldin at age 41 on June 7, 2019. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Zab Judah's best fights have been against Micky Ward, Junior Witter, DeMarcus Corley, Lucas Matthysse, Cory Spinks, Darryl Tyson and Jaime Rangel.
Judah has 10 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Jun 7, 2019 41 years, 7 months 44-10 (30) | Cletus Seldin | SLT | 11 | TKO | LOSS |
55 | Jan 27, 2018 40 years, 3 months 44-9 (30) | Noel Mejia Rincon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
54 | Jan 21, 2017 39 years, 2 months 43-9 (30) | Jorge Luis Munguia | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
53  | Dec 7, 2013 36 years, 1 months 42-9 (29) | 33 years 32-5 (7) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS |
52  | Apr 27, 2013 35 years, 6 months 42-8 (29) | 25 years, 1 months 25-0 (16) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring |
51 | Mar 24, 2012 34 years, 4 months 42-7 (29) | Vernon Paris | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
50  | Jul 23, 2011 33 years, 8 months 41-7 (28) | 24 years, 7 months 25-1 (17) | SLT | 5 | KO | LOSS Lost IBF For WBA (Super) |
49 | Mar 5, 2011 33 years, 4 months 41-6 (28) | Kaizer Mabuza | SLT | 7 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
48  | Nov 6, 2010 33 years 40-6 (27) | 28 years, 1 months 27-0 (25) | SLT | 12 | SD | WIN |
47 | Jul 16, 2010 32 years, 8 months 39-6 (27) | José Santa Cruz | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
46 | Nov 6, 2009 32 years 38-6 (26) | Ubaldo Hernandez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
45 | Nov 8, 2008 31 years 37-6 (25) | Ernest Johnson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
44  | Aug 2, 2008 30 years, 9 months 36-6 (25) | 30 years, 9 months 34-2 (21) | WL | 9 | TD | LOSS For IBF Vacant |
43 | Nov 17, 2007 30 years 36-5 (25) | Ryan Davis | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN |
42 | Sep 7, 2007 29 years, 10 months 35-5 (25) | Edwin Vasquez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
41  | Jun 9, 2007 29 years, 7 months 34-5 (25) | 26 years, 7 months 29-0 (24) | WL | 11 | TKO | LOSS For WBA |
40 | Apr 13, 2007 29 years, 5 months 34-4 (25) | Rubén Galván | 1 | NC | NC | |
39  | Apr 8, 2006 28 years, 5 months 34-4 (25) | 29 years, 1 months 35-0 (24) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF |
38  | Jan 7, 2006 28 years, 2 months 34-3 (25) | 34 years, 8 months 41-9-6 (12) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC, The Ring |
37 | May 14, 2005 27 years, 6 months 34-2 (25) | Cosme Rivera | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, The Ring |
36  | Feb 5, 2005 27 years, 3 months 33-2 (24) | 26 years, 11 months 34-2 (11) | WL | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, The Ring |
35 | Nov 2, 2004 27 years 32-2 (23) | Wayne Martell | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN |
34 | May 15, 2004 26 years, 6 months 31-2 (22) | Rafael Pineda | WL | 12 | SD | WIN |
33 | Apr 10, 2004 26 years, 5 months 30-2 (22) | 26 years, 1 months 32-2 (11) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring |
32 | Dec 13, 2003 26 years, 1 months 30-1 (22) | Jaime Rangel | SLT | 1 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
31  | Jul 12, 2003 25 years, 8 months 29-1 (21) | 29 years, 1 months 28-1-1 (16) | SLT | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBO |
30 | Jul 13, 2002 24 years, 8 months 28-1 (21) | Omar Gabriel Weis | 10 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Nov 3, 2001 24 years 27-1 (21) | 32 years, 1 months 27-1 (22) | SLT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF For WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring Vacant |
28 | Jun 23, 2001 23 years, 7 months 27-0 (21) | Allan Vester | SLT | 3 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
27 | Jan 13, 2001 23 years, 2 months 26-0 (20) | Reggie Green | SLT | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
26 | Oct 20, 2000 22 years, 11 months 25-0 (19) | Hector Quiroz | SLT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
25 | Aug 5, 2000 22 years, 9 months 24-0 (18) | Terron Millett | SLT | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
24  | Jun 24, 2000 22 years, 7 months 23-0 (17) | 26 years, 3 months 15-0-2 (4) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
23 | Feb 12, 2000 22 years, 3 months 22-0 (17) | Jan Piet Bergman | SLT | 4 | KO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
22 | Jul 9, 1999 21 years, 8 months 21-0 (16) | David Sample | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Apr 16, 1999 21 years, 5 months 20-0 (15) | Juan Torres | 1 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Jan 16, 1999 21 years, 2 months 19-0 (14) | Wilfredo Negron | SLT | 4 | KO | WIN Won IBF Interim |
19  | Oct 15, 1998 20 years, 11 months 18-0 (13) | 37 years, 11 months 47-11-1 (24) | SLT | 11 | TKO | WIN Interim |
18 | Jul 12, 1998 20 years, 8 months 17-0 (12) | Otilio Villarreal | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
17  | Jun 7, 1998 20 years, 7 months 16-0 (11) | 32 years, 8 months 31-8 (22) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Interim |
16 | Apr 14, 1998 20 years, 5 months 15-0 (11) | Angel Beltre | 2 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 10, 1998 20 years, 4 months 14-0 (10) | Esteban Flores | 3 | TD | NC | |
14 | Jan 17, 1998 20 years, 2 months 14-0 (10) | Steve Valdez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Dec 13, 1997 20 years, 1 months 13-0 (9) | Anthony Johnson | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Nov 7, 1997 20 years 12-0 (9) | Ricardo Vazquez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Oct 17, 1997 19 years, 11 months 11-0 (8) | Rick Edson | 6 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Oct 3, 1997 19 years, 11 months 10-0 (8) | James Salava | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Aug 24, 1997 19 years, 9 months 9-0 (7) | Cesar Castro | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Jun 10, 1997 19 years, 7 months 8-0 (6) | Omar Vasquez | 4 | UD | WIN | |
7 | May 4, 1997 19 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | Troy Cain | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Apr 5, 1997 19 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | Paul Denard | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Feb 22, 1997 19 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Chris Slaughter | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jan 24, 1997 19 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | John Scalzi | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Dec 14, 1996 19 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Jose Luis Torres | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Oct 4, 1996 18 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Pablo Tejada | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Sep 20, 1996 18 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Michael Johnson | 2 | TKO | WIN |
