Amir Khan says losing his WBA and IBF light-welterweight belts to Lamont Peterson will make him a better boxer. Hours after his points defeat in Washington DC Khan told BBC Sport "things happen for a reason" and said he will become a "more mature" fighter. Khan is trying to secure an immediate rematch for March 31 in Las Vegas.
Khan repeated his claim he was "treated unfairly" during the title bout and was "fighting two people".
Talking to BBC Sport's boxing commentator Mike Costello, Khan admitted that any potential fight against current WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr would now more likely be in 2013 than next year.
Khan said: "Maybe making me wait that couple more months will give me one more fight at 140lbs [light-weltweweight] and then I'll move up to 147 [welterweight], take one fight at that weight.
"Instead of taking that fight with Mayweather in 2012, 2013 is going to be perfect. This is only going to make me more mature, and make me a better fighter. It's perfect, everything happens for a reason."
