Khan-Malignaggi

TOP SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS HIT TELEFUTURA ON DECEMBER 9 “SÓLO BOXEO CLASSICS” FEATURES A SPECIAL DOUBLEHEADER WITH AMIR KHAN VS. PAULIE MALIGNAGGI & VICTOR ORTIZ VS. LAMONT PETERSON LOS ANGELES, December 7 – On Friday, December 9, the night before boxing fans witness a showdown for super lightweight supremacy at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center [...]

By Jim Dower: Just days after being stopped in the 11th round by World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan last Saturday night, Paulie Malignaggi is now sounding like he’s considering retirement from boxing. On his Twitter page, Malignaggi had this to say about the fight and his future: “I honestly don’t know what [...]

by Liam Fitzgerald: Before Saturday’s fight in New York, I was one of the people who were failing to get excited by the prospect of a Khan-Malignaggi bout. I thought speed vs. speed would make for a dull contest in which Khan would easily roll over Paulie. To a great extent this is what happened [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) stopped Paulie Malignaggi (27-4, 5 KO’s) in the 11th round last Saturday night in Khan’s debut fight in the United States. After only one fight in the U.S. against the fading Malignaggi, Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach has already declared that Khan can beat [...]

By William Mackay: After beating light welterweight contender Paulie Malignaggi last Saturday night by an 11th round stoppage, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is looking into the future at bigger things, saying “I hope they [American boxing fans] love my style and I want to fill stadiums and arenas like I [...]

By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach is starting to sound like a politician in speaking about his fighter WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) after his 11th round TKO win over Paulie Malignaggi (27-4, 5 KO’s) last Saturday night. Roach, who trains Manny Pacquiao, Khan and a number of other stars in [...]

By Sean Pollock: No matter what corner of the world you were watching from on Saturday night- it was a great night of boxing! We seen some classy exhibitions of ‘the sweet science’ and some ruthless displays of raw power, each as enjoyable as the other. Destination- Upton Park, London, UK: The night started well [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) defeated former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-4, 5 KO’s) last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Khan, 23, basically wore the 29-year-old Malignaggi down with jabs and right hands until the fight was ultimately stopped by referee Steve Smoger [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By Eric Thomas: At today’s weigh-in between WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) and former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignagg (27-3, 5 KO’s) the two fighters almost came to blows just after weighing in when they had to stand face to face with one another. The problem started when they started [...]

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 [...]

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.” [...]

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 [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan wants bigger and better things in the future after he hopefully beats Paulie Malignaggi this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The 23-year-old Khan is in a hurry to make a mark in the United States, hopefully against better competition than he’s been facing. Malignaggi is [...]

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 [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Oscar De La Hoya sees himself in World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s), according to the Sun It’s hard to imagine what he sees, because Khan still is almost totally unproven at this point in his career and has already been knocked out once against Breidis [...]

By William Mackay: Former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) says that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) is in for a beating on Saturday night in their May 15th bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. Khan, a former Silver Medalist from the 2004 Olympics, is coming [...]

By William Mackay: After WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) fights Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden on May 15th, Khan says he wants to fight next in the UK. Who Khan plans on fighting there is the big question. In an article in the Mirror, “I’m fighting at the Mecca of [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion (22-1, 16 KO’s) is expecting to beat the stuffing out of Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) on May 15th. In fact, Khan is thinking that he’ll beat Malignaggi so badly that he’ll end up retiring from boxing afterwards. In an article at the Dailystar, Khan says “This will [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) says he wants to silence his critics by lining up the champions after his fight on May 15th against Paulie Malignaggi. In an article by writer Steve Bunce at the Mirror, Khan says “This is not an easy fight [referring [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Undefeated lightweight contender Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) had some interesting observations about WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan. In an article at Independent.co.uk, Mitchell had this to say about Khan’s incident with a British model that he allegedly sent lewd text messages and photo:

By Chris Williams: Light hitting former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) is promising to knockout WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) next week on May 15th at Madison Square Garden. If this wasn’t Khan, who has a brittle chin, I wouldn’t give Malignaggi much of a chance to [...]

By Sean McDaniel: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan finally received his work visa to fight in the United States, according to Fight News. Khan, 23, received his work permit today and will be flying out to New York to get ready for his May 15th fight against Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden. Khan’s [...]

By William Mackay: Promoter Frank Warren believes that World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) has the easier fight against former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) compared to his unbeaten fighter Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s), who will be facing WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis [...]

By Sean McDaniel: In a press release sent out yesterday, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) said he can’t wait to fight WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s). The two fighters will be meeting on May 15th in Khan’s U.S debut fight at Madison Square [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) revealed a strategy of picking fighters on the downsides of their careers in an interview at GQ magazine. Khan, 23, said “You have to know the best time to have these big fights in your career. If you look at Oscar De La [...]

By William Mackay: Ricky Hatton believes that World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) will easily beat former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) when they meet up on May 15th in Madison Square Garden, in New York. In his column at the Manchestereveningnews.co.uk, Hatton says “Having beaten [...]