By Luis Sandoval
WBA interim-welterweight Keith Thurman (23-0, 21KOs) was very tempted to confront Amir Khan (29-3, 19KOs) last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, when the two of them were present for the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana rematch.
Thurman will return in November and Khan is scheduled for December. Thurman would sign to fight Khan tomorrow if he could, but the British fighter has other plans - like pursuing a date with Mayweather.
"I already said that he don't belong in the welterweight division. That was a clear statement of mine. But when he first got out there [at the MGM] he was very polite to me, I didn't want to be disrespectful. I was keeping it nice. I don't think that we're going to fight each other soon. I would sign the contract. I'm going to be fighting in November. He told me that he's going to be fighting in December so we're still on different paths," Thurman said.
