Zab Judah Wins 10 Round Comeback, Could IBO Mimoune Fight Be On Horizon?

Zab Judah Wins 10 Round Comeback, Could IBO Mimoune Dream Fight Be On Horizon?

By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent

Calgary, Canada (January 28th, 2018)– Zab ‘Super’ Judah is back. The former six-time world champion, age 40, 44-9 with 30 knockouts, won a unanimous 10 round decision on January 27, 2018, over Noel Mejia Rincon, at Grey Eagle Resort and Casino in Calgary, Canada, his first bout in over a year.

A perfect match for the southpaw Judah later in 2018 could be the newly crowned southpaw International Boxing Organization World Super Lightweight champion, Mohamed ‘The Problem’ Mimoune, 20-2 with two knockouts, age 30, Toulouse, France. Mimoune is a fine technical boxer, while Judah is a superior power hitter. Mimoune has youth and height advantage, while Judah has vast ring experience and reach advantage.

Perhaps the sparkling characteristic of Zab Judah is he is a superbly conditioned athlete. Zab weighed 142 pounds in September 1996 when he stopped Michael Johnson in Miami, Florida, is his professional debut. 22 years later, Judah weighs less than when he started, which speaks for discipline hard work and self-mastery.

Judah’s recent fight in Canada was his first bout outside the mainland United States in his 53 bout career. Mimoune won 12 round split decision last year over Sam Eggington in Manchester. Eggington had beaten Paulie Malignaggi, who had beaten Zab Judah.

In Zab’s recent 10 round decision win a few days ago, Zab won nine rounds on all three judges’ scorecards for a solid 99-91, 99-91, 99-91 decision victory. If Zab continues to win on his comeback trail, Judah versus Mimoune could be an interesting bout. Mimoune is ranked sixth in the world at 140 pounds on BoxRec, while Judah is ranked 92^nd in the world. However, Mimoune would be Judah’s best last chance, if he wanted to fight a world class opponent for a world title one more time. In any case, at age 40, Judah is probably making his final comeback run for one more world title opportunity at 140 or 147 pounds.