By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan and Kell Brook both want to fight WBA ‘regular’ welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. However, putting the fight together might prove to be difficult, says Hearn, unless one of them is willing to dip into his own pocketbook to give Pacquiao the money that he would want to entertain a fight against them.
By Jeff Aranow: Amir Khan’s promoter Eddie Hearn says Amir Khan has the style to give WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford a lot of problems when/if the two of them face each other in the future. Khan (32-4, 20 KOs) is taking a tune-up fight against low level contender Samuel Vargas (29-3-2, 14 KOs) on September 8 in Birmingham, UK.
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn is reportedly in conversation with the World Boxing Association to try and get them to make the Amir Khan vs. Samuel Vargas fight a final eliminator for the WBA ‘regular’ welterweight title to face the winner of the July 15th fight between Lucas Matthysse and Manny Pacquiao.
By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan will be making his second fight of his comeback on September 8 against Samuel Vargas at Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England. The former light welterweight champion Khan (32-4, 20 KOs) is being given a slight step up in 29-year-old Vargas from his last opponent Phil Lo Greco, who he blitzed in scoring a 1st round knockout last April.
By Allan Fox: Amir Khan (32-4, 20 KOs) is rumored to be facing #10 WBA Samuel Vargas (29-3-2, 14 KOs) in his next fight this summer. Khan’s next fight is expected to be announced this Thursday by his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing.
By William Mackay: While WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan would love to have a big money fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., he’s not the type to want to face a dangerous puncher like Jessie Vargas (16-0, 9 KO’s) to get that shot. Boxing fans may not be too familiar with the 22-year-old Vargas right now, but they will be in the near future.