Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
Former champion Amir Khan does not agree with Floyd Mayweather's claim to be being "TBE" - The Best Ever. A few weeks ago, Mayweather visited ESPN Deportes and selected himself as the best fighter of all-time. That move created a lot of static on the social networks, because most fans and historians rank fighters like Sugar Ray Robinson, Robert Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez and Muhammad Ali ahead of him.
Amir Khan, who had campaigned to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the American's swansong, paid tribute to the pound-for-pound king after he hung up his gloves following his 49th straight win. Mayweather dominated Andre Berto over twelve rounds last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Both Khan and Berto are trained by Virgil Hunter. "I' m obviously very upset I didn't get the fight," added Khan to Sky Sports. "We have to remember him as a great fighter. He was a very good fighter, what he did in boxing, all the entertainment, the showbiz and everything.
Amir Khan has revealed he is in talks about a showdown with Manny Pacquiao. The Bolton welterweight believes a fight with former stablemate Pacquiao would be "huge" and dismissed reports he could face former WBO light-welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov in his next bout. Khan, who has not fought since defeating Chris Algieri on points in May, has been linked with a Dubai showdown with Shane Mosley, while Provodnikov claimed his team were in talks over a November date in America.
British star Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) is hoping to lock horns with former sparring partner Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38KOs) in the near future. Khan and Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, are both interested in making the fight take place in the first quarter of 2016. Pacquiao is recovering from a right shoulder injury that he suffered during his twelve round decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2nd. Khan had hoped to fight Mayweather this past weekend. He was passed over in favor of his training mate Andre Berto.
Former heavyweight champion Chris Byrd, who now trains boxers, gave his take on the potential fight between former sparring partners Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan. Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum promotes Pacquiao and he's very interested in making the fight in the first quarter of 2016 The two fighters were sparring partners and good friends when they shared Freddie Roach as trainer. Khan left Roach in 2012 and hired Virgil Hunter.
Shane Mosley has revealed that he is holding talks with Amir Khan about a possible fight in Dubai on December 13. The British fighter endured bitter disappointment in his long-term pursuit of Floyd Mayweather, who instead opted to face Andre Berto this Saturday, and Mosley claims that Khan has lined him up as a potential opponent.
There had been a lot of talk surrounding a possible fight between Ruslan Provodnikov and Amir Khan on November 7th or December 12th at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York, that would be televised by Showtime. Artie Pelullo, the head of Banner Promotions that represents Provodnikov told BoxingScene.com from his offices in Philadelphia - "Here's what I know, we're all-in for Provodnikov fighting Khan and basically we were told that they had till this weekend to convince Khan."
At the age of 31, Team GB 2012 Olympic skipper Tom Stalker knows nothing other than a comprehensive victory will suffice when he squares off with ex international team mate Craig Evans for the vacant WBO European lightweight title on Frank Warren’s ‘World War III’ event at the Manchester Arena on October 10th. ‘The Captain’, formerly ranked number one amateur in the world after medalling at the European Seniors (twice), the Commonwealth Games and the World Seniors, has already stumbled twice in 12 pro gigs and knows he simply can’t afford another hiccup.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has named Amir Khan as a possible 2016 opponent for eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, who aims to return in the early part of next year. Khan and Pacquiao were former sparring partners when they were both trained by Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach. Khan left Roach in 2012 and hired Virgil Hunter. Khan has won his last five fights, but Pacquiao has gone 3-3 in his last six and the last defeat coming on May 2nd to Mayweather.
Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Sr., father and trainer of WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26KOs), was relieved that his son passed over Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) for Saturday's Showtime Pay-Per-View headliner at the MGM Grand. Khan appeared to be the frontrunner for several months, but eventually Mayweather made the unexpected selection of former two-time world champion Andre Berto, who is 3-3 in his last six fights.