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.
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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.
Khan motivated by Froch’s win over Bute
By William Mackay: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan was in attendance to witness Carl Froch’s win over IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute last Saturday night in Nottingham. The victory really helped to motivate the 25-year-old Khan for his July 14th clash against WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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.
Danny Garcia: I’ll only fight Khan if it’s a unification bout
By William Mackay: WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0, 14 KO’s) has made it clear what his requirements are for him to agree to a fight against former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s). For a fight between him and Khan to take place, Khan will have to have his IBF and WBA titles back in his possession for a fight to take place. If not, then the 24-year-old Garcia has to defend his title against his #1 mandatory challenger Ajose Olusegun.
Danny Garcia vs. Amir Khan on July 7th on HBO in the works
By William Mackay: According to Dan Rafael, Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions, says that Khan will likely be fighting on July 7th, very probably against WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia in a fight that will be televised on HBO.