By Dan Ambrose: Earlier today, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) and WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) signed the contract for a fight that will be taking place on December 11th, at the Mandalay Bay, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dan Rafael reports that the 23-year-old Khan wanted the fight to take place in his native England.
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Khan vs. Maidana fight is on! Both fighters sign contract for December 11th fight – Breaking News
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana have signed contracts for a fight that will take place on December 11th at a still to be determined locations. Khan, 23, just had this to say on his Twitter page: “All legality work for the next fight has been done. Fight has been signed by both parties. Khan vs Maidana December 11th Venue – tbc. On @hboboxing and sky.” Khan is going to have to figure out a way to fight for 12 rounds without his glass jaw broken by the hard hitting Maidana. It may not be possible for Khan to win this fight even if he runs for the entire 12 rounds. Maidana hits too hard and once he connects with a hard shot, we may be seeing Khan knocked out once again.
Khan vs. Maidana expected to be signed soon
By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news, ESPN writer Dan Rafael says that it’s looking good for the December 11th fight between World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan ((23-1, 17 KO’s) and WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s). The contracts are reportedly close to being signed for the fight and it will likely be taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Can Khan take a good power shot without being hurt or knocked out?
By William Mackay: I’ve seen a number of Amir Khan’s fights and pretty much in every case where he was hit with a good shot, he was either staggered, knocked down or knocked out. The thing of it is Khan has only been in with one big puncher in his career and that was Breidis Prescott, who flattened him in one round.
But in December, Khan will be facing WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana and he’s going to land something big sooner or later on Khan’s chin and I don’t think Khan is going to be able to stay upright once he gets hit. Khan was knocked down by the light hitting Willie Limond, knocked down twice by Prescott, staggered by an old and small Marco Antonio Barrera.
Khan says he’ll “knock Maidana out,” but he’s “Valuing himself out”
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) continued with his mantra that World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) is asking for too much money for their December 11th fight, saying on his twitter page “You think I’m scared of Maidana? Madonna is the biggest bull sh*****. He knows I’d fight him anywhere but he is valuing himself out. Is that because he is scared? Look, the fight will happen, I hope, for the fans across the world. I won’t let you down. I promise you when I fight Madonna, I will knock him out.”
WBA calls purse bid for Khan vs. Maidana bout
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) got some bad news today when the WBA ordered a purse bid for his fight against WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) for Tuesday, September 21st at 10 AM at the World Boxing Associations Panama headquarters.
Schaefer makes offer to Khan and Maidana for December 11th bout
By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news, Dan Rafael is reporting that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has made an offer to light welterweights Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana for their proposed December 11th fight. Khan, the WBA light welterweight champion, still hasn’t said whether he’ll be accepting the offer from Schaefer. And Maidana is asking for a purse bid for the fight from the WBA. Khan hasn’t decided yet whether he wants the fight to take place in the UK or the United States.
Maidana challenges Khan to a winner takes it all bout
By Jim Dower: World Boxing Association interim light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) ratcheted up the pressure on WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) on Thursday with a press release that Maidana’s team sent out to FightNews.com, in which Maidana said he’s directed his team to contact the World Boxing Association to have them call his proposed fight with Khan to a purse bid. In doing so, Maidana says that Khan will have no choice but to face him at that point. Maidana also challenged Khan to a “Winner takes all bout.”
Maidana sends letter to the WBA to try and persuade them to force Khan to fight him
By Jim Dower: WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) reportedly sent a letter to the World Boxing Association in an effort to have them make him the mandatory challenger for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s). Maidana, if successful with his letter, will then be able to force Khan to fight him or else he’ll be stripped of his WBA title by the WBA.
Khan: “He [Maidana] seems scared”
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By Dan Ambrose: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) said that he thinks World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) is afraid to fight him. Speaking on his Twitter page, the 23-year-old Khan says “Looking good guys for December 11th fight in the UK. Maidana sent out an article saying I shouldn’t care about his purse. Well, I should I’m co-promoting the fight. He seems scared. Come on, Maidana, let’s get it on!”