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 vs. Malignaggi
Khan-Malignaggi undercard: Jacobs stops Astorga, Ortiz and Prescott wins
By Eric Thomas: Victor Ortiz (27-2-1, 21 KOs) defeated Nate Campbell (33-6-1, 25 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, in New York. The fight was far from exciting, as Ortiz dominated Campbell, making him look his age. The entire fight card was pretty dull, filled with mismatches like this fight. This bout may have looked good on paper, but in reality it wasn’t even close. Ortiz had too much speed and power for the smaller, older Campbell to deal with.
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.
Roach thinks Khan is very similar to Pacquiao
By William Mackay: Freddie Roach, the trainer for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, says he sees a lot of similarities between the 23-year-old Khan and his number #1 fighter Manny Pacquiao. In an article at Reuters. Roach says “I see a lot of Manny in him [Khan]. They’re very similar in a lot of aspects.” Roach has said in the past that he believes that Khan can become a great one like Pacquiao.
Khan says he could fight Mitchell if he moves up in weight
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) gave undefeated lightweight a bit of hope for a future fight, saying in an article at the Sun, “If Mitchell ever steps up a weight, maybe I’ll fight him. Opponents keep lining up for me, so he’ll have to get in the queue.” However, by then, Khan may have lost again, because the fighters that Khan has been mentioning as future opponents – Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley – would have an excellent chance of beating him by knockout if Khan is serious about fighting them and not just flapping his gums to hear himself talk.
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: “Whoever wants to fight me, just tell them to line up”
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan wants bigger and better things in the future after he hopefully beats Paulie Malignaggi this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The 23-year-old Khan is in a hurry to make a mark in the United States, hopefully against better competition than he’s been facing. Malignaggi is a small step up from the fighters Khan has been facing recently, but not the kind of competition that many of his fans were hoping he would make by now. In an article at ESPN.co, Khan says “Whoever wants to fight me, just tell them to line up, I’ll fight all of them. I’m ready, I’ll hopefully get this guy [Malignaggi] out of the way and my American debut out of the way and then I’ll be ready for all of the other fighters in the division and we’ll just go from there.”
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.