By Peter Wells: Last night at Madison Square Garden, New York, two Junior Welterweights won their fights as expected, but it was the co-feature that was a 10 rounder that seemed the most exciting. That contest was between young Golden Boy hotshot Victor Ortiz and tough veteran Nate Campbell. I may have criticised Ortiz too much in my preview, I believed he would fight a boring style, and said that he wasn’t going to hit the big time. After about 3 rounds my opinion had totally changed, he fought brilliantly all fight on the back foot.
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Khan stops Malignaggi in 11
By Sam Gregory: In the main event on the May 15th edition of HBO’s Boxing After Dark from Madison Square Garden in New York City, Paulie Malignaggi 27-3 with 5 KO’s of Brooklyn, New York challenged Amir Khan 22-1 with 16 KO’s of the U.K. for the WBA world light welterweight title in a scheduled 12 round bout in the 140 pound junior welterweight division.
Khan TKOs Malignaggi in 11th round!
By Jim Dower: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) had an easy time in beating Paulie Malignaggi (27-4, 5 KO’s) in an 11th round stoppage at Madison Square Garden, in New York on Saturday night. With the ringside doctor checking on Malignaggi from the 10th due to the one-sided punishment he had taken in the fight, the referee finally stopped the bout at 1:25 of the 11th with Malignaggi taking shot after shot against the ropes and not throwing anything back.
Khan looking to stop Malignaggi on Saturday
By Sean McDaniel: Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) isn’t satisfied with just trying to get a win over Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Khan, 23, says in an article at Sportinglife “We’ve got a game plan to take into this fight, we’ll stick to it and see how he copes with that game plan. I’ll listen to instructions from Freddie and it’s a game plan to stop him and if it’s early, it’s early but I know for a fact it won’t go the full distance. I’m definitely going to win but not only win, win in good style.” Khan seems preoccupied with looking good in his first fight in the United States.
Khan–Malignaggi: Analysis, prediction and hopes for the future
By Roberto Zak: Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) and Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s); two boxers with ego’s that barely justify their achievements to date. Former IBF Junior Welterweight champion Malignaggi has a couple of decent victories on his record, including Lovemore N’Dou and most recently Juan Diaz. However, his limitations were brutally exposed when he got out-brawled by Ricky Hatton in 2008. Amir Khan, on the other hand, has established himself as one of boxing’s rising stars and has subsequently been fast-tracked to the WBA world title.
Roach says Khan vs. Mayweather would be a great fight
By Scott Gilfoid: With Floyd Mayweather Jr. showing little interest at the moment in fighting Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach is now talking of a bout between his other champion WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and the unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the near future. In an article by Gareth Davies of The Telegraph, Roach says “Amir is a great student. He absorbs, he listens and wants to learn. Amir has picked things up quicker than Manny Pacquiao. A fight between Amir and Mayweather would be a year and half away. Style-wise, it would be a great fight and I would like Amir to fight him one day, but let’s take care of the guys at 140 first.”
Roach thinks Khan is very similar to Pacquiao
By William Mackay: Freddie Roach, the trainer for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, says he sees a lot of similarities between the 23-year-old Khan and his number #1 fighter Manny Pacquiao. In an article at Reuters. Roach says “I see a lot of Manny in him [Khan]. They’re very similar in a lot of aspects.” Roach has said in the past that he believes that Khan can become a great one like Pacquiao.
Khan says he could fight Mitchell if he moves up in weight
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) gave undefeated lightweight a bit of hope for a future fight, saying in an article at the Sun, “If Mitchell ever steps up a weight, maybe I’ll fight him. Opponents keep lining up for me, so he’ll have to get in the queue.” However, by then, Khan may have lost again, because the fighters that Khan has been mentioning as future opponents – Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley – would have an excellent chance of beating him by knockout if Khan is serious about fighting them and not just flapping his gums to hear himself talk.
Khan says his sparring partners are faster than Malignaggi
By Sean McDaniel: Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) isn’t worried about the hand speed of Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) this Saturday in his 2nd title defense of his World Boxing Association light welterweight title at Madison Square Garden. “The sparring partners I’ve had have been quicker than he is,” Khan says in an article at ESPN.co.uk. The 23-year-old Khan will no doubt be the faster fighter in the ring on Saturday night, as Malignaggi is fast, but on the same level as Khan.
Khan says he wants to let America know how good he is by beating Malignaggi
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) wants to show the United States how good he is by beating former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The problem is whether Khan wins impressively or not, he may not get the praise and adoration that he’s looking for. Khan picked out the wrong light welterweight out of the pile if he wanted boxing fans to start bowing at his feet, because Malignaggi isn’t considered to be among the very top light welterweights in the division.