By Scott Gilfoid: If you take a look around in various boxing forums and chat rooms, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s most loyal diehard fans seem to be totally against Khan trying to avenge his 1st round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19 KO’s). Almost to the last Khan fan, they want Khan to avoid this fight and instead take on someone like Paul McCloskey (22-0, 12 KO’s), a light punching fighter that has never faced a world class opponent during his career. Khan vs. McCloskey is the equivalent of Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton.
Khan vs. McCloskey
Khan says he wants Mayweather next year after unifying the light welterweight titles
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) has a lot of ideas for his future beyond his next fight in April, which will likely be against Paul McCloskey, a fighter that is basically no threat to Khan’s weak chin.
Khan says Prescott has “slipped off the radar screen”
By William Mackay: For some reason, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) is completely resistant to trying to avenge his 1st round knockout defeat at the hands of Colombian knockout artist Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19 KO’s) from three years ago.
McCloskey says “I know I can beat him” [Khan] – News
By William Mackay: EBU light welterweight champion Paul McCloskey (22-0, 12 KO’s) is looking like the one who will be hand picked by WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) for his next fight on April 16th instead of a better known fighter and one that has the power and talent to actually give Khan a competitive fight. Khan was supposed to be fighting #6 WBA ranked contender Lamont Peterson (28-1, 14 KO’s) next but Khan is now complaining that Peterson wanted too much money and that he had priced himself out of the fight. That may be true or it may be code for Peterson is ‘too dangerous for me.’
Khan to face McCloskey in April
By Allen Hmiel: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) after barely surviving a battering from the above average Marcos Maidana in December, is now planning to be fighting in England for a while. Why? I can tell you why. Khan has severe boxing flaws that have been exposed ever since Prescott stretched the weak Khan out stone cold in their fight, embarrassing the highly thought of Amir and planting the seeds of doubt in the minds of astute boxing minds.
Khan excited about facing McCloskey
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) is practically tripping over himself in the excitement that he could be facing weak-punching #5 ranked World Boxing Association light welterweight contender Paul McCloskey (22-0, 12 KO’s) next on April 16th rather than the slightly lower ranked #6 ranked contender and much more dangerous Lamont Peterson (28-1-1, 14 KO’s).