Paul McCloskey Knows It's Now or Never For His Career
World title challenger Paul McCloskey has vowed to keep his day job managing a local shop even if he dethrones superstar Amir Khan tonight.
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CompuBox Comparison: Amir Khan vs Paul McCloskey
CompuBox reviews the past fights of junior welterweights Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey and compares the numbers. They match the last four fights for Khan vs. the last four fights of McCloskey. They workrate is very similar but Khan lands in much higher numbers. Later tonight, Khan defense his WBA title against McCloskey at the MEN Arena in Manchester.
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Khan-McCloskey: Harsh Words Exchanged at Post Presser
Amir Khan rejected Barry Hearn's angry calls for a rematch against Paul McCloskey after the world title challenger complained bitterly about tonight's controversial cuts stoppage.
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Photos: Amir Khan Beats Paul McCloskey in Manchester
At the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England, WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17KOs) won a six round technical decision over previously undefeated Paul McCloskey (22-1, 12KOs). The fight was cut short after McCloskey suffered a bad cut from an accidental clash of heads in the sixth. All three judges had it 60-54. Photos by Jed Wee and Robert Clanter
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Roach: Mayweather, Bradley, Berto-Ortiz Next For Khan
Trainer Freddie Roach is outlining some every big opponents for Amir Khan. He wants the British star to face a major opponent in the next couple of months. On Saturday night at the MEN Arena in Manchester, Khan (25-1, 17KOs) retained his WBA junior welterweight with a six round technical decision over Paul McCloskey (22-1, 12KOs). Their bout was stopped early in the sixth round after a clash of heads opened up a cut above the left eye of McCloskey. All three judges scored it 60-54.
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Amir Khan: No Rematch, I Would Have Hurt Paul Bad!
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17KOs) sees no reason to grant Paul McCloskey (22-1, 12KOs) a rematch. Their bout at the MEN Arena in Manchester was stopped early in the sixth round after a clash of heads opened up a cut above the left eye of McCloskey. All three judges scored it 60-54.
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Amir Khan Gets Technical Nod Over Paul McCloskey in Six
At M.E.N. Arena in Machester, England, welterweight Lee Purdy (15-2-1, 8 KOs) opened a PPV card with a chilling knockout of domestic champion Craig Watson (20-4, 8 KOs) in the fifth round with a powerful right hand. ----------------------------
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Photos/Weights: Amir Khan 139, Paul McCloskey 139
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan, and challenger Paul McCloskey, make weight at the Triangle shopping centre in Manchester, north-west England. Khan defends his title against McCloskey at the MEN arena in Manchester on Saturday night. Both boxers were ready and in top form. Each man scaled in at 139-pounds.
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Khan-McCloskey: Amir is a Massive Betting Favorite
AMIR KHAN’s pay TV ambitions may have suffered a knockout blow this week but there seems to be little danger of that happening against Paul McCloskey on Saturday, according to the betting on Betfair. Light welter-weight champion Khan is the massive 2-15 favourite to make a successful fourth defence of his WBA title at Manchester’s MEN Arena.
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Hearn, De La Hoya Trade Words Over Khan's Sky Rift
Amir Khan's world title defence against Paul McCloskey on Saturday is being overshadowed by an ongoing row about a lack of mainstream television coverage, with the champion's team being accused of "operational incompetence" and "commercial suicide".
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