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 four are: Amir Khan, Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander, and Marcos Maidana. Of the four, Khan is the fastest, while Maidana probably hits the hardest.
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Khan eager to fight this Saturday’s Diaz-Marquez winner
By Sean McDaniel: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is looking to take on arguably the biggest name in his career by getting the winner of this Saturday’s lightweight title fight between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan, 23, needs a big named opponent for him to continue to move forward in trying to become a big star in the United States. There are hopes that by taking on an older, smaller fighter like Marquez, the U.S. boxing public will become enamored with Khan and will want to purchase his fights on pay per view in high numbers like fans do with fights involving Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
Khan to take up yoga to become a better fighter – News
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is going to try every trick he can to become a better fighter, including taking up yoga. According to the Daily Express, where an unnamed source said “Amir is going to take up yoga as part of a new training regime. He has read about the remarkable benefit it has had for other sportsman, especially Ryan Griggs. This is not some hippy claptrap; It is a move to make him [Khan] an even better boxer and bigger star.”
Khan over his illness
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 has made a miraculous recovery.
Marquez has to beat Diaz to get to Khan
By Jason Kim: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) has to get by Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) in their rematch next Saturday night in order to get to the fight that Marquez is looking forward to against World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s). The Khan bout will give the 36-year-old Marquez a nice payday. The bad part about that fight is that Marquez, the much more established fighter, will have to move up in weight to fight Khan for his title rather than Khan coming down to Marquez’s weight and fighting for Marquez’s two lightweight titles. There hasn’t been any talk about Marquez fighting Khan at a catch weight, like Manny Pacquiao did in his win over WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto last year in November.
Amir Khan sick again – News
By Williams Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) has been stricken with some kind of stomach ailment while visiting Pakistan. On Khan’s Twitter page, Khan says “Really ill in Pakistan. Got bad stomach ache and head ache. Want to vomit but just won’t let me. Also have a fever. I want to come home. Doctor came around told me to stay hydrated, but feel like eating or drinking. Back in bed resting up. Whatever I do, I ain’t going PK hospital.” This is the second time that the 23-year-old Khan has been sick in the past month. Khan was recently ill while on a trip to Africa to watch the World Cup soccer competition. Khan has been traveling a lot around the world with his free time and is starting to find out how this can sometimes be hazardous to your health.
Roach thinks that Khan and Pacquiao would beat Timothy Bradley
By Dave Lahr: If nothing else, you can never say that trainer Freddie Roach is loyal to his fighters Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, both of which he feels would beat World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley if they were to ever fight. Of course, it’s highly unlikely that Pacquiao and Khan will ever fight Bradley, so that is kind of meaningless for Roach to even predict wins for his fighters over Bradley. Khan is being positioned to fight lightweights Juan Manuel Marquez or Juan Diaz, and Pacquiao has been stuck fighting Top Rank fighters from his own stable, and his promoter doesn’t seem interested in matching Pacquiao up with Bradley.
HBO holding December 11th for Khan’s next bout
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 very well end up being against WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. Khan is interested in fighting the 36-year-old Marquez, and both HBO and Golden Boy Promotions, who promotes both Khan and Marquez, are eager to put this fight together. Marquez is reportedly interested in facing Khan, despite the fact that he turned down a fight with the bigger Khan earlier this year.
Khan unhappy with his long layoff – News
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 September, Khan will be taking the time off for Ramadan. However, Khan had no shortage of opponents to fight him, such as John Murray and Michael Katsidis. Unfortunately, Khan says they priced themselves out of a fight with him by asking for too much money.
Khan says it’s almost a done deal that he’ll be fighting the Marquez-Diaz winner – News
By William Mackay: Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) plans on traveling to Las Vegas next week to watch the lightweight clash between WBA/WBO champion Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino to get a close look at who the 23-year-old Khan will likely fight next in December.