By William Mackay: Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – Amir Khan wants a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) so bad that he can taste it. But he’s going to have to wait a while for Mayweather to fight WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) on Saturday and then perhaps one or two more fighters before Mayweather turns his attention to Khan.
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Khan says Mayweather is afraid to fight him
By John F. McKenna (McJack): WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) is becoming increasingly more frustrated in his attempt to land a fight with boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s).
Khan looking to finalize a fight against Lamont Peterson for December 10th
By William Mackay: With the option to fight Jessie Vargas already given to him by Floyd Mayweather Jr. as part of the conditions to fighting him, IBF/WBA World Super light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) appears set to ignore those conditions and instead take on his light hitting IBF number #1 mandatory challenger Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) on December 10th rather than face the hard punching Vargas or other hard sluggers like Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana or Breidis Prescott.
Mayweather: If Amir Khan wants to fight me, he has to fight Jessie Vargas
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan got some more bad news today when unbeaten cash cow Floyd Mayweather Jr. once again told him the straight truth about what Khan needs to do if he wants to fight him. Mayweather repeated his request that Khan has to fight his fighter Jessie Vargas (16-0, 9 KO’s) if he wants to get a fight with him next year.
Khan says he’ll fight Jessie Vargas if he beats Maidana
By William Mackay: It appears Amir Khan isn’t all that interested in fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. after all. Khan reportedly has rejected the idea of him fighting little known light welterweight contender Jessie Vargas (16-0, 9 KO’s) in order to get a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Prescott’s loss to McCloskey gives Khan an excuse never to fight him again
By William Mackay: Breidis Prescott’s loss to Paul McCloskey (23-1, 12 KO’s) last night in Belfast, Northern Ireland had more significance than just the lost opportunity for Prescott to fight against WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana.
McCloskey – Prescott: Another hometown decision or did the judges make the right choice?
By Dallan O’ Donnell: After a superb contest last night between Paul McCloskey and Breidis Prescott which was very close to call we are again left with the burning question of Hometown decision? Personally I think the judges made the RIGHT choice in picking McCloskey as he did more in the important rounds – the championship rounds.
Khan slams Maidana and Bradley; says he never heard of Jessie Vargas
By William Mackay: WBA Super World light welterweight champion Amir Khan was in a feisty mood today, slamming both Marcos Maidana and Timothy Bradley on his twitter page.
Khan surprised Maidana turned down Morales rematch, says he would have fought him
By William Mackay: WBA Super World light welterweight champion Amir Khan is baffled by Marcos Maidana’s refusal to step in and replace Lucas Matthysse for a fight against Erik Morales next week for the vacant WBC light welterweight title on September 17th on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. – Victor Ortiz title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan says he would have taken the fight if he was in the same situation.
Khan: Prescott & McCloskey have to beat all the guys I recently defeated before I’ll fight them again
By Scott Gilfoid: I got a big laugh out of Amir Khan’s latest excuse for not fighting a rematch with Breidis Prescott, who knocked Khan out easily in one round a few years ago. Khan is now saying that Prescott has to beat all the fighters that Khan defeated in the past three years before he’ll fight him again. Khan includes McCloskey with the same conditions.