Former world champions Zab Judah and Shane Mosley will meet May 31 at Las Vegas to see who might earn another world title chance with unbeaten welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto.

Mosley, 44-5 with 37 knockouts, has won world crowns in three weight classes but the 36-year-old veteran lost a decision last November to unbeaten World Boxing Association champion Cotto.

"It's extremely high stakes for Zab and myself in this fight," Mosley said. "We have similar styles in terms of speed and power. It will come down to who's the hungrier fighter. I am hungry for this victory and confident I'll get it."

Judah, 30, is 36-5 with 25 knockouts and has won world titles in two weight classes, once holding the undisputed welterweight throne before losing all three crowns in three different fights.

Judah lost unanimous 2006 decisions to Mayweather, the World Boxing Council champion, and Carlos Baldomir and was stopped in the 11th round by Puerto Rico's Cotto last June.

"I'm willing to gamble everything on this fight and I know I have to win it to set my career back on the winning path," Judah said. "I respect Shane as a great fighter but I know he can't go 12 fast rounds with me.

"I plan to take him into deep waters and be the first one to stop him."

AFP

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