Dmitriy Salita Boxing News

By William Mackay: At today’s weigh-in, World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) weighed in at 139.5 for his title fight against unbeaten challenger Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s) on Saturday at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. Salita, 27, weighed in at 140 for the bout. Salita is [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten challenger Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s) isn’t the least bit intimidated by World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s), seeing him as damaged goods because of a brutal knockout that Khan experienced last year in a 1st round blow out loss to knockout artist Breidis Prescott in [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Freddie Roach, Amir Khan’s trainer, recently complained of bruises on his body from the shots that World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) has been landing after a recent session of hard body work, according to The Mirror. Roach has been letting Khan pound on his body pad in [...]

By Sean McDaniel: To listen to unbeaten Dmitriy Salita talk it sounds like World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan is in a whole lot of trouble this Saturday night. Salita is determined to defeat Khan and capture the title, which he feels is his. “Amir Khan has my belt and I’ve trained very [...]

by Daniel Ciminera: As I see it, this fight serves to highlight the different types of fighters Europe, especially the UK, and America are breeding at the moment. This delivers some good news for Europe. I wont go off on a tangent, but Khan is a European style fighter, he’s fast, aggressive, and can punch [...]

By William Mackay: While few boxing fans are giving number #1 mandatory contender Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s) much of a chance against WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s), World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye isn’t one of them, saying in a news article from Sportinglife “Salita is a solid fighter [...]

By William Mackay: If World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan gets his way, he’ll be the one fighting Juan Manuel Marquez in the near future, not former light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. Khan said in an article with the Daily Star “He [Juan Manuel Marquez] is made for my style and, if I [...]

By Peter Wells: Amir Khan defends his WBA Light Welterweight title next weekend I Newcastle against unbeaten but untested Dmitriy Salita. Salita has only been 12 rounds once and has no punch, so won’t trouble Khan’s suspect chin. You can see it was a clever defence by Amir, don’t dive in the deep end straight [...]

By Liam Santiago: I have tried time and time again to try and figure out why Dmitriy Salita is the number one contender for Amir Khan’s World Boxing Association title but I can not, for the life of me come up with any reason. Boxrec have him ranked 60th in the light welterweight class. Yes, [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan makes his first defense of his title on December 5th at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, against number challenger Dmitry Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s. This is a fight that few boxing fans are giving Salita much if any chance at winning.

By Liam Santiago: Dmitry Salita wants to follow in the footsteps of Breidis Prescott by knocking Amir Khan out when they meet in Newcastle on December 5th. There is a huge blue print on how to knock Khan down as it has been done on more than a couple of occasions. Is Salita a power [...]

By Liam Santiago: I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s bout with Dmitriy Salita on December 5th, which is to be screened on PPV. However, a couple of the undercard bouts are great. Lightweight boxing hero to many British fans, Breidis Prescott is squaring off against top [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) is eagerly looking forward to his December 5th bout against number #1 challenger Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s) at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. Khan, 22, is reportedly motivated after watching stalemate Manny Pacquiao take WBO welterweight champion [...]

By Sohaib Malik: Although I am an Amir Khan fan, this article is not to just lavish praise on the World Boxing Association light-welterweight Champion. If anything, as the title suggests, this article is just a balanced look at the Bolton boxer. I’m rational enough (as are the majority of boxing fans) to discuss boxing [...]

By Liam Santiago: I am proud to say that in the last four years, I have only ever made a wrong prediction for a boxing bout once and that was the Hatton/Pac Man bout, which Hatton should have pulled out of. So, when it comes to betting advice on bouts, Santiago is the word. If [...]

By Joe Eccleston: With a Olympic silver medal, a win over Barrera and a world champion at just 22 years old it all sound good for the hot prospect from England. With fighters like Calzaghe retired and Hatton looking like his best years are behind him, it looks like the youngster is going to be [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst:After looking at some videos of Salita in action, I wonder if Khan will ever step up his opposition. In the eyes of some boxing fans, the ones I mean who sit in their rocking chair with a few beers watching the boxing, this may look like a good fight because Salita is [...]

By Liam Santiago: Amir Khan has stated that he is so upset by the bitterness from Carl Froch and hating fans that he might leave Britain to start a permanent life in America. Khan also blames John Murray for upsetting him. Khan believes Froch is jealous of the rich and flamboyant lifestyle Khan is lucky [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: WBA light welterweight world champion Amir Khan will develop into a very good fighter. He has extremely fast hands, decent ring movement, has a fighting heart, he can put punches together very well and he ahs the experienced trainer Freddy Roach behind him.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan sounds fearless as he approaches his December 5th bout against number #1 challenger Dmitri Salita, saying “After losing to Prescott I fear nothing and no man,” according to The Sun. Did you see that? Khan fears no man. Oh, I think the light welterweight division is [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan isn’t ready to dismiss his next opponent Dmitry Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s) as an easy mark, and believes that Salita will give him a tough fight in their December 5th bout. Khan, 22, will be making his first defense of his World Boxing Association light welterweight [...]

By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan will be facing his obligatory title defense on December 5th against challenger Dmitry Salita. As of now, most boxing experts are predicting that the talented Khan will get by Salita without too many problems as long as Salita doesn’t get lucky and clip Khan [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former International Boxing Federation light welterweight and World Boxing Association welterweight champion Ricky Hatton has really gone out on a limb by picking WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) to beat his mandatory challenger Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s) on December 5th, at the Metro Radio Arena, in Newcastle, [...]

By Brinsley Bailey: Call it destiny, good fortune or divine intervention but Amir Khan’s first round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott in September 2008 propelled Khan on the road toward boxing greatness. After his first loss, the British press and many boxing fans were quick to attack the “limited” Khan for his poor defence and [...]

By Dave Lahr: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) will be defending his title against his number #1 contender Dmitry Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s) on December 5th, at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. The news was confirmed by Khan’s promoter Frank Warren yesterday.

By Jason Kim: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s promoter is reportedly in talk’s number #1 Dmitry Salita’s management about a December 5th fight. Salita, 27, is the mandatory challenger for Khan’s World Boxing Association title. The fight is a necessity for the 22-year-old Khan as he has no option but to take it due [...]

By Dave Lahr: World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (23-1, 15 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his WBC title tonight against 43-year-old two-time WBA light heavyweight champion Silvio Branco (59-9-2, 36 KO’s) in a scheduled 12 round bout at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Pascal, 26, captured the WBC [...]

By Chris Kelly: It’s now a forgone conclusion that Britain’s WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) will be facing Ukrainian born Dimitry Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s) in December, in a fight that will probably take place in London, England. This doesn’t make for the most thrilling match-up of Khan’s career granted, but Salita [...]

By William Mackay: This isn’t probably the kind of news that World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) was hoping to hear, but it looks like the title fight between Khan and his number #1 mandatory challenger Dmitry Salita has only 90 days before they have to get back in the [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) is reportedly in negotiations for a fight against WBA number #1 contender Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s) for a title defense in December. There has been talk of Khan facing John Murray. However, that won’t be happening and was just a [...]