Gamer
12-15-2010, 11:17 PM
c/p By Lem Satterfield
Last Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KOs) earned his sixth straight win by surviving a very dangerous tenth round to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Marcos Maidana. Khan's run includes four knockouts, and the recent win over Maidana is the third defense of the crown that he won by dethroning Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik by unanimous decision in July 2009.
Khan's short term goal is to fight the winner of the January 29, junior welterweight classic, between WBO king Tim Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs) and WBC titlist Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs), to be contested at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.
According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, Khan is expected to return on an April date in England. Several opponents have been discussed, including Zab Judah and Breidis Prescott. Following the April fight, Schaefer wants to bring Khan back to the United States in July, and the Bradley-Alexander winner is the prefered opponent for that date.
"I would like to fight the winner of Alexander-Bradley. That would make me the unified champion," said Khan to FanHouse. "And then I'll probably move up to [welterweight] 147 pounds, because I've got a big frame and there are some big names up there for me."
Last Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KOs) earned his sixth straight win by surviving a very dangerous tenth round to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Marcos Maidana. Khan's run includes four knockouts, and the recent win over Maidana is the third defense of the crown that he won by dethroning Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik by unanimous decision in July 2009.
Khan's short term goal is to fight the winner of the January 29, junior welterweight classic, between WBO king Tim Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs) and WBC titlist Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs), to be contested at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.
According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, Khan is expected to return on an April date in England. Several opponents have been discussed, including Zab Judah and Breidis Prescott. Following the April fight, Schaefer wants to bring Khan back to the United States in July, and the Bradley-Alexander winner is the prefered opponent for that date.
"I would like to fight the winner of Alexander-Bradley. That would make me the unified champion," said Khan to FanHouse. "And then I'll probably move up to [welterweight] 147 pounds, because I've got a big frame and there are some big names up there for me."