Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
WBA interim-welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21KOs) is looking for another sensational knockout victory when he faces undefeated Olympian Leonard Bundu (31-0-2, 11KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The card is headlined by a welterweight fight between former champions Amir Khan and Devon Alexander.
Amir Khan has conceded that the spectre of Floyd Mayweather will never be far from his mind when he steps in the ring for his welterweight showdown with Devon Alexander in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning. Khan has spent the majority of the pre-fight build-up insisting he is only concerned with the immediate threat posed by the former IBF champion and that there remain plenty of other options in the 147lbs division. But the 28-year-old Bolton native betrayed his true concerns when questioned over his ability to see off Alexander in explosive enough style to make the prospect of a future showdown with the self-styled 'Pretty Boy' a reality.
Amir Khan and Devon Alexander both made the welterweight limit for Saturday's bout in Las Vegas. The British fighter weighed in exactly on the 147lb mark, while his American opponent also matched this weight for Saturday’s fight, live on Sky Sports. Both men displayed an air of confidence while they posed for pictures, with Alexander nodding at Khan as they exchanged some parting words. There is plenty at stake this weekend with the winner hoping to land a lucrative shot at Floyd Mayweather, the biggest name in boxing.
Amir Khan and Devon Alexander both made the welterweight limit for Saturday's bout in Las Vegas. The British fighter weighed in exactly on the 147lb mark, while his American opponent also matched this weight for Saturday’s fight, live on Sky Sports. Both men displayed an air of confidence while they posed for pictures, with Alexander nodding at Khan as they exchanged some parting words. There is plenty at stake this weekend with the winner hoping to land a lucrative shot at Floyd Mayweather, the biggest name in boxing.
In what is being billed as an unofficial eliminator in the Floyd Mayweather sweepstakes, Amir Khan faces former two-division champ Devon Alexander in a 12-round welterweight bout Saturday evening at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Both fighters came in at the 147 lb. divisional limit for the headlining act of a SHOWTIME-televised quadrupleheader. No belt is at stake, but the winner is in the running to serve as Mayweather's next opponent in May, assuming the pound-for-pound king makes his ring return at that time.
Amir Khan will be hoping a win over Devon Alexander this weekend can land him a shot at Floyd Mayweather, but leading promoter Eddie Hearn has told him the smart money is in a domestic grudge clash with Kell Brook. Khan fights in Las Vegas against Alexander - a man Brook was meant to fight for a world title three times, only for both men to withdraw with injuries. No world strap is on the line on Saturday - Alexander lost to Shawn Porter who Brook then beat in August - but the winner could be in a line to face unbeaten American Mayweather next year.
Opening the SHOWTIME-televised quadrupleheader at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Jermall Charlo (19-0, 15KOs) takes on Lenny Bottai (22-2, 9KOs) in a super welterweight elimination bout. Both fighters came in right at the 154 lb. divisional limit. The winner will become the mandatory challenger to newly crowned titlist Cornelius Bundrage, who dethroned Carlos Molina earlier this fall.
Radio Rahim catches up with Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya to discuss the upcoming Showtime televised tripleheader which is headlined by a welterweight showdown between Amir Khan and Devon Alexander. De La Hoya breaks down the main event, what a win would mean for Khan in 2015, getting a major fight for Khan with Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao, and more.
Devon Alexander still can’t quite explain what hindered him during his loss to Shawn Porter a year ago. “In that fight, I wasn’t thinking,” Alexander said earlier this week on a conference call to discuss his fight Saturday night against Amir Khan. “In that fight, I didn’t follow the game plan. Mentally, I wasn’t there. I was just not using my skills in that fight. Mentally, I just wasn’t there.”
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Ryan Burton catches up with former two division champion Devon Alexander to discuss the current situation in Ferguson, the upcoming showdown with Amir Khan on Saturday night, training camp, getting revenge on Timothy Bradley, the fight with Jesus Soto Karass, things that went wrong in the Shawn Porter fight, dealing with the speed of Khan, discussing Khan's chin and whether he still has problems with it, and more.