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LAS VEGAS - Zab Judah was looking for redemption and a big win. He got both with an impressive performance Saturday night to retain his undisputed welterweight title.
Fighting in the same ring where he embarrassed himself and was suspended for boxing four years ago for going after a referee, Judah stopped Cosme Rivera in the third round to make his case as a prime candidate for some big money fights.
“This is the new Zab Judah,” Judah said. “I have grown up a lot.”
Judah knocked Rivera down only seconds into the fight, one of three knockdowns before referee Joe Cortez finally moved in to stop the bout at 2:11 of the third round.
It was the first defense of the titles he won by stopping Cory Spinks on Feb. 5, and it came in spectacular fashion. Both the ending and Judah’s actions were far different than in November 2001, when he was stopped by Kostya Tszyu in a 140-pound title fight and went after referee Jay Nady for stopping the fight.
“I wanted to give a world championship performance tonight to help put behind me what happened after that fight,” Judah said. “I apologize for that.”
The fight was on the undercard of the Felix Trinidad-Winky Wright middleweight fight at the MGM Grand hotel-casino.
Though the end didn’t come until the third round, the fight was pretty much over when Judah knocked Rivera down just 23 seconds into the bout with a big left hand that landed squarely on his nose.
Rivera (28-8-2) went down once more and barely made it out of the first round, but the final outcome was just a matter of time. Judah (34-2, 25 knockouts) staggered Rivera again at the end of the second round and was measuring the challenger for even bigger blows in the final round.
He hurt Rivera badly with an uppercut in the third round and then finally finished him off with a series of punches that put the challenger down on the canvas.
Judah knew the fight was over. He stood on the ropes in a neutral corner, arms folded across his chest, as the referee finally made it official.
“This was not a fight I picked. It was a mandatory,” Judah said. “I want Oscar De La Hoya. I want to prove I am the best fighter in the world.”
Judah hadn’t been expected to have any trouble against Rivera, with oddsmakers making him a 7-1 favorite against the IBF mandatory challenger But he was still impressive in stopping Rivera, who had never been stopped before in a fight.
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