Kostya Tszyu vs. Zab Judah, billed as The Fight to Unite, was a professional boxing match contested on November 3, 2001, for the WBA, WBC and IBF super lightweight titles.
[1] A unification fight between Kostya Tszyu, who held both the WBA and WBC super lightweight titles, and Zab Judah, the IBF junior welterweight titlist, was put into motion in June 2001 after months of negotiations, with both Tszyu and Judah having both agreed to tentative contract arrangements to face each other later in the year.
[2] Tszyu would defeat Urkal by unanimous decision, while Judah would knockout Vester in the second round, after which it was announced that the Tszyu–Judah fight would take place on November 3, 2001, at the Mohegan Sun, though the venue was changed to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas Valley in late September.
[5] Chaos ensued after the stoppage as an enraged Judah got back on his feet and vehemently protested Nady's decision eventually shoving Nady in the throat with his glove as Judah's father and trainer Yoel attempted to console and restrain his son.
When decision was announced, Judah again flew into a rage, throwing a stool as Nady and had to again be restrained by his father, his manager Shelly Finkel and both members of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and MGM Grand Garden security.