By Sam Gregory: In the main event on the May 15th edition of HBO’s Boxing After Dark from Madison Square Garden in New York City, Paulie Malignaggi 27-3 with 5 KO’s of Brooklyn, New York challenged Amir Khan 22-1 with 16 KO’s of the U.K. for the WBA world light welterweight title in a scheduled 12 round bout in the 140 pound junior welterweight division.
Paulie Malignaggi
Khan TKOs Malignaggi in 11th round!
By Jim Dower: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) had an easy time in beating Paulie Malignaggi (27-4, 5 KO’s) in an 11th round stoppage at Madison Square Garden, in New York on Saturday night. With the ringside doctor checking on Malignaggi from the 10th due to the one-sided punishment he had taken in the fight, the referee finally stopped the bout at 1:25 of the 11th with Malignaggi taking shot after shot against the ropes and not throwing anything back.
Khan looking to stop Malignaggi on Saturday
By Sean McDaniel: Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) isn’t satisfied with just trying to get a win over Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Khan, 23, says in an article at Sportinglife “We’ve got a game plan to take into this fight, we’ll stick to it and see how he copes with that game plan. I’ll listen to instructions from Freddie and it’s a game plan to stop him and if it’s early, it’s early but I know for a fact it won’t go the full distance. I’m definitely going to win but not only win, win in good style.” Khan seems preoccupied with looking good in his first fight in the United States.
Khan–Malignaggi: Analysis, prediction and hopes for the future
By Roberto Zak: Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) and Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s); two boxers with ego’s that barely justify their achievements to date. Former IBF Junior Welterweight champion Malignaggi has a couple of decent victories on his record, including Lovemore N’Dou and most recently Juan Diaz. However, his limitations were brutally exposed when he got out-brawled by Ricky Hatton in 2008. Amir Khan, on the other hand, has established himself as one of boxing’s rising stars and has subsequently been fast-tracked to the WBA world title.
Khan says his sparring partners are faster than Malignaggi
By Sean McDaniel: Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) isn’t worried about the hand speed of Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) this Saturday in his 2nd title defense of his World Boxing Association light welterweight title at Madison Square Garden. “The sparring partners I’ve had have been quicker than he is,” Khan says in an article at ESPN.co.uk. The 23-year-old Khan will no doubt be the faster fighter in the ring on Saturday night, as Malignaggi is fast, but on the same level as Khan.
Khan says he wants to let America know how good he is by beating Malignaggi
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) wants to show the United States how good he is by beating former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The problem is whether Khan wins impressively or not, he may not get the praise and adoration that he’s looking for. Khan picked out the wrong light welterweight out of the pile if he wanted boxing fans to start bowing at his feet, because Malignaggi isn’t considered to be among the very top light welterweights in the division.
De La Hoya thinks Khan can become a legend
By Scott Gilfoid: Oscar De La Hoya sees himself in World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s), according to the Sun It’s hard to imagine what he sees, because Khan still is almost totally unproven at this point in his career and has already been knocked out once against Breidis Prescott despite not having faced the cream of the crop in either the lightweight or the light welterweight divisions. De La Hoya, still, sees something in Khan that reminds him of his younger days. By the way, De La Hoya’s company Golden Boy Promotions just so happens to promote Khan.
Malignaggi: Khan is in for a beating on Saturday night
By William Mackay: Former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) says that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) is in for a beating on Saturday night in their May 15th bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. Khan, a former Silver Medalist from the 2004 Olympics, is coming into this Saturday’s fight as a favorite to win by gambling sites. However, Malignaggi thinks that Khan is making a huge mistake by choosing him to fight and is looking to knock Khan out and send him packing back to Britain, where he comes from.
Khan wants to fight in the UK after Malignaggi bout
By William Mackay: After WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) fights Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden on May 15th, Khan says he wants to fight next in the UK. Who Khan plans on fighting there is the big question. In an article in the Mirror, “I’m fighting at the Mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden. Ali, Tyson, De La Hoya all fought there and I want my name to be up besides theirs. But after this fight, I want to bring the biggest fights to the UK.”
Khan thinks Malignaggi will be retiring after he fights him
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion (22-1, 16 KO’s) is expecting to beat the stuffing out of Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) on May 15th. In fact, Khan is thinking that he’ll beat Malignaggi so badly that he’ll end up retiring from boxing afterwards. In an article at the Dailystar, Khan says “This will probably be Paulie’s last fight because after this he will not want to out the gloves on again…I feel so strong and sharp. It is such a shame I am fighting Paulie for my debut fight because I want to out a great fight on for my American fans. But I honestly don’t think he will be the same fighter this fight.”