By William Mackay: The WBC has decided to sanction the July 14th bout between WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia and Amir Khan instead of forcing Garcia to defend against his mandatory challenger Ajose Olusegun. It looks like the World Boxing Council has opted to go for the bigger fight and cancel the purse bid between Olusegun and Garcia.
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Khan points to his experience as being key to beating Garcia
By William Mackay: Despite having boxed only 21 more rounds as a pro than WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia, Amir Khan sees himself as being more experienced going into their fight on July 14th on HBO.
Khan: All my opponents must agree to drug testing or I won’t fight them
By William Mackay: Taking a page out of the playbook of Floyd Mayweather Jr., former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) is now insisting that ALL of his opponents agree to take voluntary drug testing for performance enhancing drugs or he’ll refuse to fight them.
Angel Garcia: Khan is overrated, he’s a nobody
By William Mackay: Angel Garcia, the father of WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0, 14 KO’s), doesn’t see former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) being a problem at all for his son Danny. Khan and the 24-year-old Garcia will be fighting on July 14th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Khan’s trainer offering $1000 for any sparring partner that can knock him down
By William Mackay: Freddie Roach, Amir Khan’s trainer, is reportedly offering a $1000 to any sparring partner that can come into the Wildcard gym camp in Los Angeles, California and knock Khan down in a sparring session. Khan, 25, is getting ready for a July 14th title challenge against WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia.
Garcia can wear Khan down with pressure just like Peterson did
By William Mackay: Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) may be sorry that he chose to fight WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0, 14 KO’s) on July 14th instead of a different type of fighter because Khan is in a way going back in a time machine to face a similar fighter to the one that beat him last December in Khan’s loss to Lamont Peterson.
Khan: I want to move up to 147 and face the big names – Ortiz, Mayweather, Pacquiao
By William Mackay: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is already looking past his July 14th fight against Danny Garcia towards moving up in weight to the welterweight division to go after the big names in the division.
Khan: I’ll shut the mouths of the fans who doubted me
By William Mackay: Amir Khan is fighting for a title in his next bout against WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia on July 14th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan will possibly have his lost IBF and WBA 140 pound titles either given to him or up for grabs for the fight if the two sanctioning bodies strip Lamont Peterson of them like khan is hoping they will.
Khan: Danny Garcia is similar to Lamont Peterson; I’ll hit and move
By William Mackay: Amir Khan sees his July 14th opponent WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia as very similar to his recent conqueror IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson, a fighter who took care of Khan by beating him by a 12 round decision last December.
Khan expects the Garcia fight to be a unification bout
By William Mackay: Amir Khan will be fighting WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0, 14 KO’s) on July 14th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of now the only thing that’s known is that Garcia’s World Boxing Council title will be on the line.