European light welterweight champion Paul McCloskey (22-0, 12KOs), ranked at five by the WBA, is not impressed with the champion, Amir Khan (24-1, 17KOs). He challenges Khan for the title on April 16 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.
It was anounced on Saturday that WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan had finally reached an agreement with an opponent for his fourth world title defence on April 16th at the MEN Arena in Manchester, with Paul McCloskey putting pen to paper after lengthy negotiations.
A few days ago, the management of Lamont Peterson believed there was serious progress being made in their negotiations to fight Amir Khan for the WBA junior welterweight title on April 16 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. But, on Saturday it was announced that a deal had been finalized for Khan to defend the title against undefeated European champion Paul McCloskey.
According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, a deal is "not yet" done, but that it is, "almost there" for a welterweight clash between WBC titlist Andre Berto (27-0, 21 KOs), of Winter Haven, Fla., and southpaw junior welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (28-2-2, 22 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., as part of an HBO televised, split-site doubleheader on April 16.
Amir Khan is pleased to announce that he has reached an agreement to fight undefeated European champion, Paul McCloskey, at the Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday April 16th.