By Sean McDaniel: Although Amir Khan originally backed Floyd Mayweather Jr. for hitting former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz with a two punch combo when Ortiz had his hands down by his sides and wasn’t in the position to defend himself, it looks as if Khan has hand a change of heart.
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Khan: I’ll be fighting Mayweather within six to nine months
By Allen Fox: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) sees himself fighting unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) within six to nine months’ time after Khan moves up to welterweight.
Khan: Mayweather is ducking Pacquiao
By Chris Williams: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan thinks Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ducking his close friend Manny Pacquiao. Khan thinks Mayweather doesn’t want any part of fighting Pacquiao, the WBO welterweight champion.
Khan: Mayweather was right what he did to Ortiz
By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan thinks Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) was in the right for sucker punching former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) twice while Ortiz was pulling back from a hug that he had just given Mayweather. Khan thinks it’s okay that Mayweather did that.
Khan: Mayweather fight will happen in 2012, possibly after Jessie Vargas
By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) says he’ll be fighting on December 10th against Lamont Peterson and then moving up to 147 to possibly take on Jessie Vargas, one of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s fighters in order to get a fight against Mayweather in his second fight of 2012.
Khan interested in fighting Jessie Vargas to get Mayweather fight
By William Mackay: Floyd Mayweather Jr. 41-0, 25 KO’s) has recently been saying that he won’t bother facing Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) unless Khan faces unbeaten light welterweight contender Jessie Vargas (16-0, 9 KO’s) first. Up until now, Khan hasn’t been receptive to that idea, saying he had no idea who Vargas was.
Khan wants Morales-Cano winner
By Sean McDaniel: Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – Despite talk of moving up to the welterweight division after he faces Lamont Peterson on December 10th, IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) is now saying he wants to fight the winner of this Saturday’s bout between Erik Morales and Pablo Cesar Cano for the vacant WBC light welterweight title.
Roger Mayweather: Khan will have to take the drug tests if he wants to fight Floyd
By William Mackay: If IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. then he’s going to have to agree to take the Olympic style random blood tests for performance enhancing drugs before he’ll get the nod to step forward and get his payday fight against Floyd.
Judah: I was cheated out of the opportunity to KO Khan; I want a rematch
By William Mackay: Former two division world champion Zab Judah feels that he was cheated out of the chance to KO Amir Khan in their last fight in July when Judah was hit let low by Knan while having his head pushed down at the same time by Khan’s left hand.
Khan and Peterson agree to terms for December 10th fight, still need venue
By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) and his number #1 IBF mandatory challenger Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) have reportedly come to terms for a fight on December 10th. The only thing that’s needed now is the signing of the contracts and a decision made for a location for the fight.