The end came with a bodyshot that crumpled American Judah (41-7, 28 KOs) to his knees. Judah complained afterwards that the punch was low but replays showed it was on the belt line and legal.
Khan (26-1, 18 KOs) was dominant from the first bell, punishing Judah with stiff left jabs and solid straight right hands.
Judah showed effective head movement for the first few rounds, meaning few of Khan’s punches landed cleanly, but the veteran threw very few punches in return, even as Khan pursued him relentlessly.
Even with Judah’s evasive techniques, Khan scored with several solid flurries, backing Judah to the ropes and landing right hands that had the largely British crowd roaring with approval.
By the fifth, Judah was no longer able to escape the full force of Khan’s blows. Khan had by now found his range and was landing with increasing ease.
Khan had won all four completed rounds on every judge’s scorecard at the time of the stoppage.
