Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
Amir Khan has revealed he agreed to fight Saul Alvarez having watched footage of the Mexican and concluding he could win. The 29-year-old will be a significant underdog when challenging the far bigger Alvarez at a catchweight of 155lbs for his WBC middleweight title after jumping two divisions, beyond welterweight.
London - Amir Khan made things official at the first stop of his press, where he announced his return to the ring after a year long absence against Mexico's Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Las Vegas on May 7th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Saul Alvarez has warned Amir Khan he will be wasting his time if he attempts to replicate Floyd Mayweather's tactics when they fight in Las Vegas for the WBC middleweight title on 7 May.
LONDON – WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will make his first title defense of 2016 against former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on May 7, Cinco De Mayo weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in a match-up of two of the biggest stars in boxing. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.
LONDON – WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will make his first title defense of 2016 against former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on May 7, Cinco De Mayo weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in a match-up of two of the biggest stars in boxing. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.
LONDON – WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will make his first title defense of 2016 against former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on May 7, Cinco De Mayo weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in a match-up of two of the biggest stars in boxing. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.
LONDON – WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will make his first title defense of 2016 against former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on May 7, Cinco De Mayo weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in a match-up of two of the biggest stars in boxing. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.
Amir Khan has promised to upset the odds when he faces Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Las Vegas in May. Earlier this month, it was announced that Khan will take on Alvarez for the WBC middleweight belt, the Brit preparing to make the step up from welterweight for the bout.
Amir Khan has revealed his reluctance to insist on a rehydration clause for his May 7 fight with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez owing to his desire to make the biggest possible statement.
LONDON – WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will make his first title defense of 2016 against former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on May 7, Cinco De Mayo weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in a match-up of two of the biggest stars in boxing. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.