Amir Khan Boxing News

By Allan Fox: The May 19th fight card headed by Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson is on the verge of being canceled if Peterson fails to receive his license to fight by the Nevada State Athletic Commission due to Peterson having failed a recent drug test for performance enhancing drugs.

By William Mackay: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer revealed today that IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson tested positive for steroids in two separate tests on April 13th and April 30th with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA).

By Duke Pahulu: If the reports are true about Lamont Peterson testing positive for a banned substance, the only right move for Amir Khan is to find another opponent. And who would be better than Juan Manuel Marquez. Reports are out there that Zab Judah is out of the running for Marquez in July at [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton was shocked at the news of IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson failing the drug test for performance enhancing drugs for his May 19th rematch with Amir Khan. Peterson reportedly tested positive for a synthetic testosterone from a test conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association [...]

By William Mackay: The May 19th fight between IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson and former IBF/WBA 140 pound champ Amir Khan is reportedly on the verge of being called off according to news from Thesun.co.uk. According to Dan Rafael, Peterson has tested positive for synthetic testosterone.

By William Mackay: If Amir Khan is still set on wanting to get a big payday fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. before he retires from the sport, Khan is going to have to step it up and suffer no more setbacks like his recent loss to Lamont Peterson and his 1st knockout loss to Breidis [...]

By William Mackay: With Floyd Mayweather Jr. looming as the target for Amir Khan in a potential mega fight in 2013, IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson may have to really punish Khan in a one-sided fight in order to ensure he gets the win on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino [...]

By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) is ready for any trick that Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) has for him next month on May 19th. Peterson is ready, and prepared to adapt with a different strategy depending on what game plan Khan brings to the ring on 5/19 at [...]

By William Mackay: It doesn’t matter that Amir Khan fouled and ran all night long against Lamont Peterson in an off-putting performance in losing his IBF and WBA light welterweight titles last December, Khan’s promoter Richard Schaefer still sees Khan getting a mega payday fight against unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. next year [...]

By William Mackay: Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach gave away part of the plan for Khan in his rematch against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson next month in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach still isn’t giving Lamont Peterson much credit for having superior talent in his win over the foul-prone and constantly running Amir Khan last December where Peterson exposed Khan for having HUGE gaps in his boxing game in beating him by a 12 round decision.

By William Mackay: Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach wants him not to spend as much time on the ropes in his rematch against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) and use the right uppercut more often than in the first fight last December.

By William Mackay: For Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) to have any chance of beating IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) next month on May 19th, Khan will have to be in tip top shape to go full 12 rounds of running.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) is confident that when he enters the ring on May 19 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to fight new WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) he will stop Lamont.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) freely acknowledges that one of the reasons he enjoys training in the Philippines is because of the close friendship he has built up with World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s). Khan and “Pacman” frequently train together while preparing for fights. [...]

By William Mackay: Speaking about himself in the third person, former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) gave a big hint about how he’s going to be fighting in his rematch against IBF/WBA 140 pound champ Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) by saying that he was too courageous in their fight last [...]

By Dan Ambrose: It’s probably a truism that 47-year-old Bernard Hopkins no longer has the youth or the skills needed for him to come out on top in his rematch against Chad Dawson on April 28th. He didn’t appear to have enough left in their fight last October in his 2nd round no contest against [...]

By William Mackay: On May 19th, Amir Khan and IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson will do it again in a rematch at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The last time they met, Peterson defeated Khan by a 12 round decision in Washington, DC in a fight where Khan seemed [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan hopes to move up to 147 in the near future to try and wrangle a fight against undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. That’s been Khan’s goal now for well over a year. However, before that fight can take place, Mayweather must keep winning, and his next [...]

By William Mackay: Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach has already given away the game plan for Khan’s rematch against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson next month on May 19th by saying that Khan will stay off the ropes and fight in the center of the ring for the rematch.

By William Mackay: Amir Khan has got his way and will be fighting a rematch against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson next month on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. There’s rumors that referee Joe Cortez will be the one working the fight, but nothing yet has [...]

By William Mackay: Referee Joe Cortez could be working the Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson rematch on May 19th, according to boxing news from the BBC Sport. Cortez was the referee that worked Khan’s fight against Marcos Maidana in December 2010, frequently stepping in to break up the inside action when Maidana was trying to [...]

By William Mackay: Although Freddie Roach and Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) are both saying they’ll fight IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) differently in the May 19th rematch, Peterson doubts Khan is capable of being any different than he was before. Peterson sees Khan as being stuck in his ways, incapable [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) has done it once and now he gets the chance to smack former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) around the ring again for a second time on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Not much will [...]

By William Mackay: If you saw Amir Khan lose to Lamont Peterson last December, you’ll have noticed a lot of fouling from Khan in trying to escape the constant pressure from Peterson. The fouling that Khan used was in the form of shoving, which he quite frequently, pulling down on the back of Peterson’s head [...]

By Sean McDaniel: In order to follow the instructions from his trainer Freddie Roach to beat IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1, 15 KO’s) in their rematch on May 19th, Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) will have to be in the best shape of his life.

By William Mackay: There’s been all this talk of Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) looking to change his fighting style for his May 19th rematch against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan is talking about planning on being more slick, staying off the [...]

By William Mackay: Amir Khan said recently that he’s seen the best of Lamont Peterson and that he won’t be any better or different in their rematch on May 19th. Khan says he himself will be different because he won’t be making the same mistakes he did last time he fought Peterson last December and [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) is determined to win back the titles he lost to new WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) last December in Washington, D.C.

By William Mackay: If somehow Amir Khan is able to get by IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson next month on May 19th, Khan will have Zab Judah waiting for him to get a rematch to try and avenge his 5th round TKO against Khan from last year. However, Judah is much better off bypassing [...]