By William Mackay: Not only does World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) want to fight the winner of the lightweight clash between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz on July 31st, but it now looks like Khan wants that fight to take place in his home country of England. That obviously would give Khan a huge advantage. Khan would already have a big advantage in size, reach, height, youth and hand speed over the two small lightweights.
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Roach calls Marquez and Diaz “Washed up,” and says Khan will “knock both guys out”
By Jim Dower: Trainer Freddie Roach is really hoping that his fighter WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) can fight the winner of the July 31st bout between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and former lightweight champion Juan Diaz. In an interview by Socrates Celstial at Philboxing.com, Roach commented on both Diaz and Marquez, saying “He’ll [Khan] knock both guys out. Yeah, they’re [Marquez and Diaz] both washed up. They’re over the hill. Amir Khan will knock both guys out. I really want to fight [Marcos] Maidana next, but the thing is it’s just not available yet bot we’re tying to build that fight a little bit, then I want to fight [Timothy Bradley. Devon Alexander is with Don King right now and since that’s non-negotiable, we’ll leave him alone.”
Amir Khan fighting next on December 11th, possibly against Diaz-Marquez winner
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 champions Juan Manuel Marquez. The winner of that fight, if they’re interested in getting a good payday, will move up in weight and take on Khan for his WBA light welterweight title. It’s a win-win for Khan, because he’s bigger, younger and faster than both Diaz and Marquez and would have the advantage of that going for him.
Amir Khan will have been out of the ring for seven months by the time he fights again
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 promotional team, Golden Boy Promotions, opted to have Khan skip this date and wait around until December to possibly fight the winner of the July 31st bout between lightweights Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz.
Schaefer wants to match Khan with Diaz-Marquez winner or Maidana or Katsidis next
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 Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz winner or Maidana or WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis.
McCloskey targeting Khan and Maidana – News
By Sean McDaniel: Number #7 ranked World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight contender and current EBU light welterweight champion Paul McCloskey (21-0, 11 KO’s) is reportedly about to start preliminary talks of trying to set up fights with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) and WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s). The first target is Maidana, the hard hitting Argentinean that has got the imagination of the boxing world with his exciting fights against Victor Ortiz and Victor Cayo in the past year.
Shaw says Khan isn’t interested in light welterweight tournament – News
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 changed his mind and doesn’t appear interested in the tournament any longer. In an article at Mydesert.com, Shaw says “[HBO] lied all the ideas. Problem is Khan doesn’t like the idea and Golden Boy [the promotional company for Khan] wouldn’t like it.”
Khan to try and get Diaz-Marquez winner – News
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 winner of the July 31st clash between Juan Diaz and Juan Manuel Marquez. Under normal circumstances, Khan would probably have very little chance to fight Marquez if he emerges as the winner of this fight, because his management has already rejected a fight with the bigger.
Can Roach turn Khan into the next Pacquiao?
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 the 23-year-old Khan. Roach has said that Khan’s skills remind him a lot of Pacquiao and he thinks he can become a star like Pacquiao, but can Roach transform Khan into another Pacquiao in three or four years.
Schaefer thinks that Khan will be the best and richest fighter by the end of 2011 – News
By William Mackay: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer believes that his fighter World Boxing Association junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) will be the “best and richest fighter” by the end of 2011, according to the Mirror.co.uk. This is a huge compliment that Schaefer is making towards Khan because Schaefer and Golden Boy Promotions has a number of talented fighters in their stable and ones that are a lot proven against top echelon opposition than Khan is at this early point in his career.