Sugar Ray: Khan Needs To Be More Aggressive, Active
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard spoke with Sky Sports about the upcoming rematch between junior welterweights Amir Khan (26-2, 18KOs) and Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15KOs).
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Max Maxwell Handed Amir Khan Assignment, He Accepts
Birmingham’s Max Maxwell lost out on the British light-middleweight title last Saturday night after being widely out-pointed by current incumbent Brian Rose at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. Still, every cloud has a silver lining and Maxwell’s muscular effort plus bustling style caught the attention of Amir Khan’s team, prompting the former world champion to fly Maxwell, 15-11-3 (3), out to the Philippines for four weeks of sparring.
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Roach Explains Amir Khan's Strategy To Defeat Peterson
Trainer Freddie Roach has explained the strategy for Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KOs) to reclaim his WBA/IBF junior welterweight titles from current champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs). They collide in a rematch on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Peterson defeated Khan under controversial circumstances to win the WBA and IBF titles on December 10.
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Schaefer on Khan Fighting Smart, Mayweather-Pacquiao
Golden Boy Promotions chief executive Richard Schaefer has warned Amir Khan to rein in his warrior spirit by emulating the ring craft shown by Floyd Mayweather.
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Paris: Peterson Has Khan's Number, He Will Win Again
Undefeated 140lb contender Vernon Paris will look to try to get himself into position for a world title shot as he takes on Zab “Super” Judah this Saturday night in an IBF eliminator at the Aviator Arena in Brooklyn, NY. The Detroit native was on BoxingScene.com’s official audio show The Boxing Lab and spoke about the upcoming bout.
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Amir Khan: I'm Not Trying To Leave it With The Judges
Amir Khan will be taking on rival Lamont Peterson for a second time after he was upset last December when he lost by split decision in a close and exciting fight. The fight was also filled with controversy as Khan questioned the judging and was in disagreement with referee Joseph Cooper deducting two points during the fight for excessive pushing.
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Peterson: My Team Asked For Drug Tests in Khan Bout
An interesting fact in the Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson rematch is that both fighters will participate in a random Olympic style drug testing protocol. Olympic style drug testing is slowly being incorporated into major fights after Floyd Mayweather Jr. was the first fighter to introduce the testing procedure as part of the requirements leading up to a fight. Peterson-Khan II takes place on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
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Peterson Ready To Adjust To Khan's Pushing, Clinching
After his victory over Amir Khan last December in front of his hometown of Washington DC, Lamont Peterson had plenty of options as to who his next opponent would be. For the first time in his career Peterson was in total control of his destiny and where he wanted his career to go.
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Khan, Peterson, De La Hoya, Roach, Discuss The Rematch
Lamont Peterson, Unified Super Lightweight World Champion
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Amir Khan: I Beat Peterson and I Wasn't Even 100%!
Amir Khan is gearing up for his rematch with Lamont Peterson which will take place on May 19th in Las Vegas, NV at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino. Their first bout was a thrilling affair that was unfortunately then draped in controversy over point deductions and the judging.
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