By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) recently said on his Twitter page that he wants to fight WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) next, and that he plans on talking to Golden Boy Promotions about having them set up a fight against Bradley.
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By Dennis Broadhurst: The light-welterweight division of boxing (140lbs) is on fire at the moment. There are several potentially great fighters in the division such as Amir Khan (23-1 17kos), Marcos Maidana (28-1 27kos), Devon Alexander (20-0 13kos) and Timothy Bradley (26-0 11kos). There are also some other very notable fighters that add depth to the division and provide stiff competition for the first four mentioned, these are fighters such as Victor Ortiz, Andriy Kotelnik and Juan Urango.
Khan says he’s fighting Bradley next – News
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) says he plans on fighting WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s). On Khan’s Twitter page, Khan had this to say about Bradley: “I’ll fight Tim Bradley. It’s the first time he has called me out. I’m going to Vegas and talk to Golden Boy [Khan’s promotional company that handles his boxing career]. I would love the fight. Good style for me. I’m fighting Timothy Bradley next. I’m gonna tell Golden Boy. Let’s see if they want it for real. Talk is cheap.”
Diaz-Marquez: The Khan riches await the winner
By William Mackay: With so few stars to fight in the lightweight division, the winner of the July 31st bout between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) and Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) will get the good luck of facing WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s), who is waiting in the wings licking his chops at the prospects of fighting one of these smaller lightweights.
Bradley calls Khan “the most protected fighter out there at 140”
By Chris Williams: In an article by Michael Rosenthal at Ringtv.com, WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO’s) calls WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) “the most-protected fighter out there at 140.” Ouch! That’s got to hurt. Bradley, 26, faces unbeaten Luis Carlos Abregu (29-0, 23 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Agua Caliente Casino and Resort, in Rancho Mirage, California.
Is Khan Avoiding Maidana
By Muhib Khan: The fight between WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) and WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Rene Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) has been on the horizon for quite some time now. Khan is believed to be one of the top light welterweights and so is Maidana. Its left me quite puzzled as whether or not they are going to ever fight? Khan has called out Maidana in his last defence, but intending to fight Maidana is something totally different.
Will Khan start fighting good light welterweights after be takes on the Marquez-Diaz winner?
By Sean McDaniel: I’m almost hoping that the winner of the July 31st bout between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz tell WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan to go pick on someone his own size from his own weight class, the light welterweight division, rather than giving in and taking the good money that will come with a fight against Khan.
Khan out of the hospital, eager to fight Marquez-Diaz winner
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is out of the hospital after a two-night stay due to a heavy fever that he suffered from following a trip to South Africa to watch England play against Germany in the World Cup soccer competition. Khan’s father, Shah Khan, says that Amir is fine after his release from the Beaumont Hospital in Bolton where he had been for a short stay to recover from the high fever. Khan, 23, will now rest and recover from the illness.
Why is Amir Khan being steered towards the Marquez-Diaz winner?
By William Mackay: You have to wonder why WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is being positioned his promotional company Golden Boy Promotions to fight the July 31st winner between lightweights Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz. Khan, 23, is no longer fighting in the lightweight division, having left the division a year ago try ply his trade against the bigger, stronger light welterweights.
HBO interested in Amir Khan vs. Juan Manuel Marquez bout
By William Mackay: Ross Greenburg, the president of HBO Sports, is interested in a potential match-up between 36-year-old lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez and WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.com. Greenburg seems to be assuming that Marquez will get by former lightweight champion Juan Diaz later on this month in their blockbuster pay-per-view event on July 31st. Greenburg says “We are going to try to make them happen. I think Khan-Marquez is certainly in the works. We hope it happens. Diaz can disrupt it in less than a month, but if Khan-Marquez happens and if Bradley-Alexander happens, we have a hot division. These fights have to take place. We ultimately have to get to a point where somebody is standing on the mountaintop.”