On January 7, 2006, Zab Judah (34-2, 25 KOs), the welterweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Argentinian challenger, Carlos Baldomir (41-9-6, 12 KOs).
Zab Judah is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Cosme Rivera, 7 months and 24 days ago. Carlos Baldomir is on a 5-fight win streak with a 21% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Miguel Angel Rodriguez, 7 months and 17 days ago.
The winning odds are at 68-32 in favor of Carlos Baldomir, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Zab Judah is going to put on an exceptional fight, Baldomir better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Carlos Baldomir defeated Zab Judah via unanimous decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles — in his first world-title fight. Baldomir improves his record to 42-9-6, while Judah adds a loss to his record at 34-3.