Khan-Marquez

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) is supposedly the second option for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) if his proposed fight against lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez falls through for December 4th. Right now, it’s looking like that fight will happen, but Maidana is [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) prefers to be fighting lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez in December. However, if Marquez opts to stay at lightweight and fight WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis instead, then the 23-year-old Khan will have to settle for fighting either Marcos Maidana [...]

By Sean McDaniel: It’s to believe but World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan may already be the best fighter in the light welterweight division after only three fights at that weight class. It’s hard to believe because Khan looked so horrible in getting knocked out in the 1st round by the very average [...]

By William Mackay: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has a back-up plan just in case WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez decides not to fight World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan on December 11th on HBO, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Schaefer would then substitute either Victor Ortiz or Marcos Maidana [...]

By Jason Kim: WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) is eager to get a title shot against WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s), but it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen now or ever. Marquez is talking about wanting to move up in weight to the light welterweight [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) was at ringside last night to watch World Boxing Association/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) defeat Juan Diaz (35-1, 17 KO’s) by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las [...]

By Joseph Hirsch: The junior-welterweight division is probably the deepest in talent right now, of all the lighter weight-classes. After Amir Khan made his American debut against Paulie “Magic Man,” Malignaggi, HBO commentator Max Kellerman made it very clear that a four-man tournament was developing to see who would reign supreme in the division. Those [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is feeling better after suffering a brief illness while visiting Pakistan. Yesterday, the 23-year-old Khan suddenly became ill with stomach ache and suffered a fever along with it. However, after having a doctor treat him for his stomach ailment, Khan [...]

By Sean McDaniel: HBO may not be interested in showing IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s next fight, but they certainly are to show WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s). Dan Rafael of ESPN reports that HBO has already set aside the December 11th date for the 23-year-old Khan’s next fight, which could [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is upset that he won’t be fighting soon, and he’s vowed not to take another long break in the future. Khan, 23, last fought on May 15th, beating the pillow-punching Paulie Malignaggi by a 11th round TKO. Instead of fighting in [...]

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 [...]

By Chris Williams: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) will be back in action on December 11th on HBO. Khan and his promotional team, Golden Boy Promotions, are hoping to match the 23-year-old Khan up against the winner of the July 31st lightweight clash between former champion Juan Diaz and WBA/WBO lightweight [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) won’t likely see action until December, which is seven months removed from his last fight, a one-sided 11th round TKO victory over Paulie Malignaggi on May 15th. Khan, 23, was supposed to be fighting on July 31st against 38-year-old Joel Casamayor, but Khan’s [...]

By William Mackay: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer isn’t interested in putting WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, one of his youngest stars, in promoter Gary Shaw’s proposed light welterweight tournament involving Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley, and Marcos Maidana. Instead, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN, Schaefer wants to match Khan up against the [...]

By Eric Thomas: Gary Shaw, the promoter of World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, says that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan isn’t interested in taking part in a light welterweight tournament. Apparently, Khan, 23, was interested in a light welterweight tournament after his win over Paulie Malignaggi on May 15th, but he [...]

By Chris Williams: Rather than pay World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis or John Murray the money they were asking for to fight on July 31st, the 23-year-old Khan will instead bypass that date and wait around to see if his promotional company Golden Boy Promotions and set up a fight between the [...]

By William Mackay: With Manny Pacquiao being on the verge of retirement in one or possibly two more fights, trainer Freddie Roach needs a fighter to step in an fill the gap that Pacquiao will be leaving when he retires from boxing. Unfortunately, Roach doesn’t have anyone approaching the ability of Pacquiao except for possibly [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) won’t be fighting on July 31st after all. The 23-year-old Khan was supposed to be fighting 38-year-old Joel Casamayor on that date in order for Khan to get in one last fight before Ramadan. However, because the fight will conflict with the world [...]

By William Mackay: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer wants World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) to fight 36-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s). In an article by Ron Lewis at Timesonline.co.uk, Schaefer says “We could do a split bill for television with Amir fighting in the UK and [...]

By Liam Fitzgerald: Juan Manuel Marquez is looking more and more likely to face World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan in his next fight. At one time it seemed he was on the point of taking on Khan’s fellow Brit Ricky Hatton but that fight now seems to not be happening. Marquez’s choice [...]

By Jim Slattengren: Yesterday, I read an interview with trainer Nacho Beristain where he said that he didn’t want his fighter World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) to take a fight against WBA light welterweight champion. Golden Boy Promotions, the promotional company that promotes both fighters, is looking to match [...]

By Esteban Garduno: According to an article at Bleacherreport, trainer Nacho Beristain doesn’t think his fighter Juan Manuel Marquez should fight World Boxing Association light welterweight champion right now. Beristain says “He [Marquez] asked me to go with him to Los Angeles to work on the deal for his next fight, that his people [Golden [...]

By Kwame Cinquez: Amir Khan’s decision to switch to the United States in order to further his career was lamented in the Guardian newspaper by their chief boxing writer Kevin Mitchell. He was in no doubt as to the reason for Khan’s departure, “the racists here who cat-call him from the cheap seats and spill [...]

By Eric Thomas: In an article at The Sun American promoter Gary Shaw, the promoter of World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, says “I tried to make a fight between Amir Khan and Timothy Bradley. His Promoters Golden Boy Promotions said ‘absolutely no chance, no way.’ Shaw went on to say “The reason [...]

by Stephen Tannock: So after all the hard work promoter Frank Warren puts into making World Boxing Association light welterweight Amir Khan a superstar, yet he turns his back on Frank to join Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions company. Warren put his money into five big fights: Breidis Presscott, Osin Fagan, Marco Antonio [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer thinks that lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) will be signing a contract to fight World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) within the next 48 hours, according to the Telegraph. Schaefer, who promotes both Khan and Marquez, said to the [...]

By William Mackay: In the news yesterday, The Sun reported that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, speaking about World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan, said “A fight against [Juan Manuel] Marquez is a breakthrough as he is one of the best and Mexico’s No 1 active fighter. Once he [Khan] wins against [...]

By William Mackay: It now looks like World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) won’t be facing WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana anytime soon, if ever. In an article with The Sun, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says “A fight against [Juan Manuel] Marquez is a breakthrough as [...]

By William Mackay: With the news that World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) could be moving up in weight to fight WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) on May 15th, for Khan’s U.S. debut fight, I have to wonder whether Marquez, at 36, has enough left to [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: After hearing that Amir Khan wanted to fight Juan Manuel Marquez it made me think. I know that Amir is a very good fighter, he has very quick hands, ok power and good general movement also with the great trainer Freddy Roach in his corner he can be built into a force [...]