Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
Super lightweight contender Ashley Theophane is counting down the days leading to his first world title shot. He faces WBA super lightweight champion Adrien Broner on April 1st in a Spike TV televised fight.
LOS ANGELES - The boxing world was shocked when Golden Boy Promotions announced on Feb. 2 that WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) would make his first title defense of 2016 against former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir "King" Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on Cinco de Mayo weekend, Saturday, May 7 at the new T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View(R) beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
Showtime Boxing analyst Steve Farhood feels Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) is taking a tremendous risk in jumping up in weight to face WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) at a catch-weight of 155-pounds.
NEW YORK – Abel Sanchez isn’t necessarily convinced Amir Khan can beat Canelo Alvarez. Gennady Golovkin’s trainer just doesn’t view their May 7 fight in Las Vegas as the mismatch many consider it.
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 19, 2016) - T-Mobile Arena, the hottest new sports and entertainment venue located just west of the famed Las Vegas Strip, will host the showdown between two of the biggest stars in boxing - WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and former two-time world champion Amir "King" Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) - on Cinco de Mayo weekend. T-Mobile Arena will open Wednesday, April 6 and on Saturday, May 7 will host its first boxing event featuring Canelo vs. Khan.
New York, NY- When it comes to ticket sales, it’s hard to argue that many can compete with IBO/WBA/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs). When he travels from coast to coast, a sold out venue is likely. After being the first non-Puerto Rican boxer to sell out Madison Square Garden in New York, Golovkin treks to the West Coast to familiar grounds, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. His promoter Tom Loeffler, the managing director of K2 Promotions, expects a sell out crowd.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs) believes Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) may have bitten off a little more than he can chew by accepting a bout with WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) at a catch-weight of 155-pounds.
Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1) is scheduled to return to the ring on May 7th against Amir Khan in Las Vegas, Nevada in a fight distributed by HBO pay-per-view. The plan is for the fight to open up the new T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas strip.
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, MAGIC Convention 2016 - Earlier today WBC middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez was at his booth at PROJECT Las Vegas unveiling his new clothing line. The two-division champion had t-shirts, hats, track gear, and other apparel on display.
LOS ANGELES - 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, 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(R).