Khan vs. Katsidis

By William Mackay: With negotiation attempts with EBU light welterweight champion Paul McCloskey and Lamont Peterson having been tried and failed, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) now says his management will be contacting lightweight contender Michael Katsidis (27-3, 22 KO’s) on Monday to see if he’ll be interested in a fight [...]

By William Mackay: The struggling Australian Michael Katsidis (27-3, 22 KO’s) and his manager/trainer Brendon Smith have made it no secret that they want to face World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) next. On paper, it’s a huge mismatch, as Katsidis has lost three out of his last seven [...]

By Jim Dower: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and his handlers are looking for someone for him to fight in his next bout in April of next year. Thus far, light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson’s name has been floated by Khan as someone he could be facing in this fight.

By Sean McDaniel: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is continuing to say that he wants either WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) or WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) next. On his Twitter page, Khan said that he has told his promoters to get [...]

By Castillo Fuentes: I have come across a lot of people on this forum who think the British boxer, Amir Khan, is a over-hyped, spoon-fed boxer. I do not agree with any of those arguments. Amir Khan is a boxer with skill superior to anyone at the light-welterweight division. His past promoter, Frank Warren, got [...]

By William Mackay: On his Twitter page, World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) says he wants to fight WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) or lightweight Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) next. Khan says “I want Maidana. I just spoke with my promotional team. I told [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Brendan Smith, the trainer for World Boxing Organization interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s), says he doesn’t think that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) will take the fight against the 29-year-old Katsidis. In an article at BBC Sport, Smith says “I really don’t see it happening. This [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) could be matched against a couple of lightweights in his next two fights if his promoter Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions has his way. Khan, 23, instead of being pitted against dangerous light welterweights in his division, would possibly be facing lightweights [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s), instead of fighting a light welterweight next, he could be facing a lightweight if his promoter Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions has his way. According to Sportsillustrated.com, Schaefer would like to match Khan against Michael Katsidis next on July 31st [...]

By William Mackay: I was somewhat surprised to learn that Golden Boy Promotions are considering matching WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) up with Michael Katsidis. The reason why is because Khan only last week had this to say about Katsidis: “Katsidis is finished, washed up fighter.” Why would Khan be interested [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBA light welterweight champion said he’s looking to fight again in July before the start of Ramadan in August. Khan, 23, is looking at several different opponents right now, two of them being WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis and WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana. The fight that boxing fans [...]

By Sean McDaniel: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan says he wants to unify the light welterweight titles after his 11th round TKO win over Paulie Malignaggi last Saturday night. But we may be seeing something completely opposite of that if his promotional team gets through with him. There is talk of the 23-year-old Khan [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan said that he wants to fight his mandatory WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) next, but the likelihood is that he will be pitted against Australian Michael Katsidis (27-1, 22 KO’s) next. Khan’s promotional team Golden Boy Promotions are interested in putting [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says he wants to match WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan with Michael Katsidis next. In an article at US today, Schaefer says “He [Khan] wants [Marcos] Maidana but obviously he’s not available. What I’d like to do is make a fight with Michael Katsidis. Can [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Rather than fighting WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s), WBO light welterweight title holder Timothy Bradley (24-0, 11 KO’s) or IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (20-0, 13 KO’s), World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) could be facing WBO lightweight interim champion Michael [...]