Newly crowned Commonwealth lightweight champion Amir Khan says he is keen for a domestic showdown with British title holder Jon Thaxton.

Khan claimed the Commowealth belt when Willie Limond failed to answer the bell for the ninth round of their bout on July 14.

But it was tough night for the Bolton fighter, who was sent to the canvas for the first time as a professional in the sixth and only just beat the count before surviving the round.

Although he then came back to break Limond's jaw and claim the win, Thaxton was unimpressed, declaring that the Olympic silver medalist has 'no chin' .

"I can't believe Thaxton said that because I've met him a few times and he's a really nice guy," said Khan.

"His time will come because I'll definitely fight him. He's experienced and strong."

Khan also re-stated his intention to win a world title at the age of 21, meaning he has 16 months to achieve the feat.

"It's my ambition to do it," he added. "I want to go somewhere, be someone.

"It was like at the Olympic Games (in 2004) - people were saying it wasn't going to happen for me.

"But I went there and I did it. A year is a long time. I've been a professional for two years. In a year I'll be stronger and better.

"I've always said I want to be a young world champion. It's in my head and I have to go for it.

"Look how far I've come after 13 fights in a tough division which has a lot of good fighters in. I'm going in the right direction."

Khan's next fight will be at the Nottingham Arena on October 6 against a yet to be named opponent.

I want to like Khan.. I just think he is being rushed so as to cash IN... I seriously feel like I am being TOLD what my opinion of this Guy.. and not being allowed to judge for myself... I think he has ****loads of potential..

But it is Obvious he has been kept away from guys with Power so far.. I believe where there is SMOKE.. there is FIRE... Until proven Otherwise.. I think he is Glass Jawed and is ONE punch away from couting the celing lights...

Thaxton Hits hard.. and can Box .. so This fight would be all the proof I would need..

he should not fight for a world title in the next 12-16months he would get ko by someone like katsidis

If Thaxton just glances Khan anywhere, body, head Khan's going to struggle big time, but he is going to have to fight someone like Thaxton, Earl then Mitchell, followed by the likes of Manny Pacquiao,Erik Morales, even Hatton at some stage, all very close in weight then theres Michael Katsidis, Warren will have a hard time passing Khan off as world class unless he gets matched up with these at some stage next year+

to be fair, somebody has to ****ing rush him cause warren wont

Amir Khan needs about 10-12 more fights before he is ready for a title.

Lets not beat around the bush......He's kidding himself on if he thinks a win over a part time fighter means he is on course for a title by 21 years old.

Limond is a Superfeatherweight who is known for being a soft puncher yet he floored Khan with relative ease.

I hope Warren actually lets these guys he keeps calling out into the ring with him

Khan needs much better trainning that he's get now, his team is crap, they have no idea what they are doing, not a big fan of Brendan Ingle but the way Khan boxes Ingle would be ideal as a trainner, if not ship him out to the states for good sparring and better trainning, in England if your a good sparring partner then your a British champ, thats how bad sparring is in England
Good puncher and a glass jaw makes for some exciting fights, if warren has the won tons to get Khan the fights

Lets not beat around the bush......He's kidding himself on if he thinks a win over a part time fighter means he is on course for a title by 21 years old.

Limond is a Superfeatherweight who is known for being a soft puncher yet he floored Khan with relative ease.

I hope Warren actually lets these guys he keeps calling out into the ring with him

Pissed cos your lil scotsman got owned?

limond is known for being a soft puncher, but he hit khan HARD

Pissed cos your lil scotsman got owned?

owned? if the referee could count then Khan would have a big fat L on his record

knockouts aren`t just about punching power, they are about catching your opponent clean at the right time.

Khan took a full on shot which limond rarely lands. If he smartens up his defence he could beat thaxton by just outboxing him.

knockouts aren`t just about punching power, they are about catching your opponent clean at the right time.

Khan took a full on shot which limond rarely lands. If he smartens up his defence he could beat thaxton by just outboxing him.

Khan is far too arrogant and belives too much in his own hype to smarten up, he thinks he so much better than everyone else he doesnt need to change to beat them

if he fights a bum in his next fight i'll be disapointed, he needs to keep at this level now after the limond fight, fight thaxton or murray then go for a european belt. You could even see the size differance between Khan and Limond, Limond looked like he should be at super-feather again and to wobble Khan like he did with feather fists, worrying times for him.

almost certain he will face an unknown from the colonies where boxing does'nt exist Wank Warren will hand him an easy defence and the british public will still lap it up

Limond got owned?

LOL I've heard it all now Naz-Fan

Limond is a joiner during the day(aswell as a natural superfeatherweight fighter part time) and in the time it took 'A Mere Khon ' to rack up his 12 previous fights Limond had only fought twice, that should sum up just how tough Khans opposition was. For the record, I've never been a big fan of Limond's but I was cheering him on when Khan was rolling around not knowing if he needed a **** or a haircut lol

Khan's chin is so weak he gets dizzy when he shaves.

Honestly, I wasnt hurt!!!!!!!!!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00188/Amir_Khan__188450a.jpg

Limond got owned?

LOL I've heard it all now Naz-Fan

Limond is a joiner during the day(aswell as a natural superfeatherweight fighter part time) and in the time it took 'A Mere Khon ' to rack up his 12 previous fights Limond had only fought twice, that should sum up just how tough Khans opposition was. For the record, I've never been a big fan of Limond's but I was cheering him on when Khan was rolling around not knowing if he needed a **** or a haircut lol

Khan's chin is so weak he gets dizzy when he shaves.

Kerrminator you are one of the few on this site who can see past the Khan hype, Khan is another Audley Harrison full of ****, in all of Khan fights khan is the bigger man, superfeatherweight's moving up to fight him, I can't wait to see him in with another live opponent,

the wind of punches has him rocking

Limond is a joiner during the day(aswell as a natural superfeatherweight fighter part time) and in the time it took 'A Mere Khon ' to rack up his 12 previous fights Limond had only fought twice, that should sum up just how tough Khans opposition was.

all new pros fight more regularly than established ones. if a new pro fought only twice a year he wouldn't be ready to challenge for domestic honours for about 7 years.

Limond got owned?

LOL I've heard it all now Naz-Fan

Limond is a joiner during the day(aswell as a natural superfeatherweight fighter part time) and in the time it took 'A Mere Khon ' to rack up his 12 previous fights Limond had only fought twice, that should sum up just how tough Khans opposition was. For the record, I've never been a big fan of Limond's but I was cheering him on when Khan was rolling around not knowing if he needed a **** or a haircut lol

Khan's chin is so weak he gets dizzy when he shaves.

LMAO I LIKE THAT ONE

Good on Khan for being ambitious. He just needs to realise that ambition for honours needs to be matched by ambition and dedication in training.

all new pros fight more regularly than established ones. if a new pro fought only twice a year he wouldn't be ready to challenge for domestic honours for about 7 years.
Limond had fought twice in 3 years, its hardly a case of an established fighter fighting less often. I would also like to add that top tier fighters are the ones who fight less regular but Limond imo was not top tier.

Regardless of how regular Khan fights it will still likely be about 7 years til we see him matched against anyone good(or with a decent dig ) anyway (his promoter is Fwank Warren afterall)

Lets look at Andre Berto as an example....both guys were involved as amatuers in the same olympics but Berto has came on leaps and ounds compared to Khan since then.

Alex Arthur, Kevin Mitchell, John Murray, Ricky Burns, John Thaxton and Michael Gomez are all guys who would beat Khan imo. His only chance will be against Earl but thats more to do with Earl being past it and to be fair he (earl) was never that great anyway.

Khan is Warrens cash cow and has already had a 7 figure sum invested in him and Fwank wont be taking any kind of risks until he's made his cach back plus interest....even then he'll likely still keep him protected.

Over the years there has been several British fighters who had the talent to go to the top and become great champions but Warren has always hindered their progress and theres nothing to suggest he wont do it with Khan although Khan imo is far from talented enough to ever make it as a world champion, unless of course he goes for the highly regarded and prestegeous WBU belt lol

all i was actually commenting on, kerrminator, was that you said the fact that khan had faced 12 opponents in the time it had taken limond to have 1 fight, was a reflection on khans opponents. but i don't think it is. if anything i would have expected khan to have had more fights in that time.

as for berto, i think its difficult to compare any british prospect with one based in the united states, the main reason being the level of competition.

the average journeyman in the states is a lot better than the average journeyman in this country. khan has just beaten limond (who only had one previous loss) in his 13th fight, but how does limond rate when compared to some of bertos opponents? probably not very well.

i think what it comes down to is if you ignore the hype and treat khan like a normal british prospect, he's doing better than expected. but if you want to treat him as a future atg, p4p, 4 weight division champion, then you'll probably be a little disappointed.

out of those guys you listed, i agree with you about Alex Arthur and Thaxton.

i haven't seen gomez since he started his comeback so don't know how much he has left, and i personally don't rate mitchell that highly either. ricky burns has heart and a decent chin, but he's feather-fisted even at sfw and i think khan could beat him (although he'd get slated for even fighting the guy).

murray could be the closest fight of the lot, and i do hope this happens. murray was after a fight with khan earlier this year and it'd be great if he could manage to get himself into a mandatory position for the commonwealth title.

Good post Rooq. I personally was quite critical of Khan after the Limond fight, but he still KO'd a solid pro after coming back from the brink. I don't think is anywhere near as bad as alot of people would have us believe. He would easily beat most domestic fighters like Gomez and Ricky Burns. When he learns to defend himself he will still be a force and the Thaxton fight could be another war that I would very much like to see.

Lets look at Andre Berto as an example....both guys were involved as amatuers in the same olympics but Berto has came on leaps and ounds compared to Khan since then.

How has Berto come in leaps? His fought all bums and knocked them all out.

Its bloody good entertainment from Khan in the Limond fight. Thats what boxing should be about....not ***ging your way round the ring like mayweather.

good punch crap chin makes good watching

Its bloody good entertainment from Khan in the Limond fight. Thats what boxing should be about....not ***ging your way round the ring like mayweather.
Come on fella's, do you really believe he'd beat Ricky Burns????? Burns has a defeat or two but only against the top domestic lads (hell, he beat a prime Graham Earl)

I do not see where you get the idea that Khan is a great prospect from when he clearly hasnt fought anyone to judge him by (unless you count Limond the PART TIME fighter who was a natural superfeatherweight)

Khan is a media creation and quite frankly im surprise at how gullable some of you guys are

Come on fella's, do you really believe he'd beat Ricky Burns????? Burns has a defeat or two but only against the top domestic lads (hell, he beat a prime Graham Earl)

I do not see where you get the idea that Khan is a great prospect from when he clearly hasnt fought anyone to judge him by (unless you count Limond the PART TIME fighter who was a natural superfeatherweight)

Khan is a media creation and quite frankly im surprise at how gullable some of you guys are
spot on he is a media dream come true he ticks all the boxes, when it comes to promotion but can he fight is he an another Audley Harrison time will tell, but hear in England the fans will cheer a Dog Turd if it's local ask Joe the slapper's fans or those who thought Hamed was a class fighter why people pay to watch crap is beyond me

Honestly, I wasnt hurt!!!!!!!!!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00188/Amir_Khan__188450a.jpg

http://www.amirkhan-boxing.com/ami0105_web_images/gallery/fight13_2-137.jpg_4.jpg

AND THE SCOTSMAN GETS OWNED

Ahh cheers for the pic mate :)

I was hunting for one to post earlier to show just how much bigger than his opponent Khan was and that one does the job nicely ....


You owned yourself there mate lmao

khan has the media's attention and so he should be. he is quite nice to listen to in interviews (not after his fights). he is very confient but so does any 21 year old. he has some talent, and if he continues to progress then he could be good enough for the world stage in 3 years.

He'll need a chin transplant first lol

He'll need a chin transplant first lol

true he did get dropped, but he did have 3 flush hits on him with some other lungering punches. i think he cudda taken the first 2 if he knew to cover up. his arms were wide apart and i think warren will get him to work on his defence.

khan nearly boxed for Pakistan at the olympics.....

lennox lewis actually did box for canada in the olympics...