Golden Boy taking Khan to Anaheim, talking to Top Rank

[HBGBoxingFan]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sports...,6420305.story

Golden Boy Promotions has put a hold on July 7 at Anaheim's Honda Center for former junior-welterweight champion Amir Khan's next fight, company Chief Executive Richard Schaefer said Thursday.

England's Khan (26-2, 18 knockouts) was supposed to fight Lamont Peterson on Saturday in a rematch of their controversial decision won by Peterson in his hometown of Washington, D.C., in December. Peterson, however, tested positive for synthetic testosterone, and Golden Boy scrapped the fight.

In Anaheim, Khan initially targeted new World Boxing Council junior-welterweight champion Danny "Swift" Garcia (23-0, 14 KOs), but Schaefer said negotiations with Garcia's representative Wednesday failed to net a deal.

Schaefer said Khan, who trains at Hollywood's Wild Card Boxing Club, wanted to fight in Southern California, rejecting an overture from Atlantic City. He could turn to Devon Alexander or Erik Morales if ongoing talks with Garcia's reps prove unsuccessful.

Garcia, coming off a victory over Morales, would clearly net a richer pay day against Khan than versus opponent Ajose Olusegun, whom the WBC declared a mandatory title challenger, with a purse bid scheduled for Friday.

Schaefer said he's working to get sanctioning bodies to strip Peterson of his World Boxing Assn. and International Boxing Federation belts, and noted a title-unification match takes precedence over a mandatory single-sanctioning-body order.

Perhaps of greater boxing significance, Schaefer said he's reopened dialogue with Todd duBoef, president of rival promotional company Top Rank in an effort to stage a July 14 fight at Cowboys Stadium between Mexican legends Morales (promoted by Golden Boy) and Top Rank's Juan Manuel Marquez.

"That's a good fight, but what's significant is that Todd and I are having a conversation," Schaefer said.

That's an obvious reference to Golden Boy's promotional tie to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Top Rank's star, Manny Pacquiao, who fights Timothy Bradley on June 9 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. While Mayweather prepares for a 90-day jail sentence for domestic violence beginning June 1, a fall date for a super-fight would be a front-burner topic for Schaefer and duBoef.

"There's a lot of opportunities for Floyd," Schaefer said. "Todd and I now have an open line of communication."

[Mars Volta]

garcia ducking khan?

[elfag]

Khan better not fight Morales. He already pulled that crap with a shot Barrera.

[Simply Zyzz]

Originally Posted by Mars Volta

garcia ducking khan?

i think so... dude knows he'll get knocked out

[TheKza]

Originally Posted by Mars Volta

garcia ducking khan?

Do you blame him. He would get his ass whooped.

[ma51f]

Originally Posted by el***

Khan better not fight Morales. He already pulled that crap with a shot Barrera.

most people had barrera to win that fight before it took place.

most the polls were 75:25 in barrera's favor

remember it wasnt the current version of khan fighting him that night...

it was a very victory taking into account the recent knockout loss to an unknown fighter and how green he was at world level at that time...

[Rome-By-Ko]

Originally Posted by TheKza

Do you blame him. He would get his ass whooped.

Garcia is not near ready for Khan at this point in his career...If I'm Garcia's team id fight the mandatory..No need to rush a kid into a loss...

[Money_May]

If Garcia don't fight there's no one out there. Fuvk you Peterson we should be looking forward to the weigh in 2mra followed by the fight but his poor a$$ couldn't keep off the pellets

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Originally Posted by Rome-By-Ko

Garcia is not near ready for Khan at this point in his career...If I'm Garcia's team id fight the mandatory..No need to rush a kid into a loss...

You love ducking Khan

[sunny31]

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler UK

You love ducking Khan

Not this **** again!