By Ian Aldous: Dmitriy Salita (33-1-1) is on a mission to become a World Champion. Following his failed challenge for the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-welterweight title against Amir Khan, he’s moved up to welterweight. He also has his own successful promotional company, Salita Promotions. At only 29 years of age, Dmitriy certainly has a lot to offer the sport in the coming years.
Khan-Salita
Salita wants rematch with Khan
By Eric Thomas: Dmitri Salita (30-1-1, 16 KO’s) wants a rematch with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, who stopped Salita in the 1st round on December 5th in England. Salita, 28, was undefeated at the time that he, with his number #1 ranking in the WBA, stepped up and was viciously smacked down by Khan in one round blowout. Salita was dropped in the opening seconds of the fight and ended up getting knocked down multiple times by Khan.
Froch: ”King Khan just needs a big hug!” – News
By Liam Santiago: World Boxing Council champion, Carl Froch, has finally hit back at Amir Khan’s recent childish outbursts, claiming he can’t stand Froch and so on. The argument started when Froch made an honest comment regarding Khan’s chin and the level of excitement of his fights. About six months later, after finally finding the courage to retaliate Khan made many silly slurs about his dislike for the Nottingham man.
Would it be a shock if Khan is destroyed by his first real good opponent
By Michael Lieberman: I’ve always been rather curious when I see a fighter that is being pumped up by the media and seen as the next big thing. WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) seems to be the latest flavor of the week with his 1st round TKO victory over Dmitriy Salita on December 5th. It wasn’t much of a fight. Salita came out looking both scared and slow on his feet and was promptly dropped by the first combination that Khan threw. No one has ever questioned Khan’s offensive abilities.
Predicting Khan’s next opponent
By William Mackay: Based on his past fights, I’m not expecting to see World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan facing a tough opponent in the future. Khan has been handled with kid gloves since his brutal 1st round knockout loss last year against Breidis Prescott. Khan has rebounded from that loss, albeit against weak competition. However, I sure wish Khan would be put in with some talented fighters like Marcos Maidanda, Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley, but I don’t see it happening.
What does Khan’s win over Salita prove?
By William Mackay: Last Saturday night, World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan took out Dmitriy Salita in a 1st round knockout at the Metro Arena, in Newcastle. The win appears to have created a minor Khan craze and made boxing fans from all regions view Khan as being the new world wild star in the sport. The win was certainly very spectacular because Khan was able to knock Salita down in the opening seconds with a left-right combination.
Khan beats another soft opponent – when will he fight someone good?
By Liam Santiago: Let me get one thing very straight. Dmitriy Salita is one of the weakest light welterweight fighter’s I have ever seen in my entire life. That includes all journeymen, not just champions and challengers. I was in hysterics listening to the sky pundits Glen McCory and Jonny Nelson hyping Salita like he was the next Marciano. Now we will have to listen to World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s rants about becoming the best pound for pound fighter in the world and so on.
Will The Real World Champ Step Forward, Frank Warren
By Charles Barrett: 74 seconds was all it took for Amir Khan to send Dmitriy Sialita back to New York
Probably never to be heard of again
I didn’t for one second think Sialita had the tools to dethrone Khan but equally I didn’t foresee quite such an overwhelming victory.
Khan and Mitchell stun the world
By Richie Doyle: As a young gambling boxing fan I find myself gob smacked at what I witnessed Saturday night in Newcastle my bets consisted of two sizable bets one on Breidis Prescott to KO the smaller Kevin Mitchell and the other was on Dmitry Salita to beat an overrated Amir Khan and by god how wrong I was as I have to say I witnessed a night for British boxing to be proud of and never forget.
King Khan ready to take on the world after stopping Salita
By Amar Jahangir: The words of Freddy ‘The Master’ Roach just minutes ago after Khan produced an amazing display of speed, power and intelligence. I hope Khan goes for Ricky Hatton next, I honestly think people do not understand how talented Khan is, at only 22 he was world champ. He is the quickest boxer alive today, even faster than Pacman and Mayweather.