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Hunter Waits on Khan's Statement, Angulo Not Official Yet

•Sep 28, 2012

According to the Daily Mail, Virgil Hunter just added a new fighter to his expanding stable in former 140-pound titleholder Amir Khan. Not just yet, the reigning BWAA Trainer of the Year said Thursday night. “Yes, we’ve talked about working together, but I don’t see any stories out there with an actual official statement from Khan’s team,” Hunter told BoxingScene.com/CSNBayArea.com. “Until then, they’re still just rumors to me.” Khan recently parted ways with Freddie Roach following his surprise stoppage loss to Danny Garcia. Hunter, renowned for helping develop the skills of super middleweight Andre Ward since his amateur days, discussed a hypothetical partnership with the British star.

Khan, Woodhall Offer Advice on Amateur To Pro Transition

Terence Dooley

•Sep 27, 2012

Over a month has passed since the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics and there is still no sign of a pro debut among Britain’s five medal winners. Anthony Joshua, Anthony Ogogo, Luke Campbell, Fred Evans and Nicola Adams all netted gongs, but have yet to sign professional deals, with Joshua in particular admitting that he needs to pick up more experience before he decides to punch for pay. Should one or more of Britain’s quintet turn over, there is no guarantee that they will race to world titles and have successful, title-laden careers. Making the transition from amateur to professional boxing is a precarious business and there any many risks along the way as well as internal and external reasons for failing to replicate amateur success once the switch is made.

Hunter Discusses Khan Rumors, Ward-Martinez, More

Chris Robinson

•Sep 24, 2012

Following his disastrous TKO loss at the hands of Danny Garcia on July 14th in Las Vegas, former junior welterweight champion Amir Khan seemed to sense a change was in order for his career. Still just 25 years old but having suffered his second consecutive defeat, Khan felt that his trainer Freddie Roach was a little too preoccupied with the likes of Manny Pacquiao and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to fully focus on his needs and decided to end their union earlier this month. Reports later surfaced that Khan would be working with the respected Virgil Hunter, known best for his work with super middleweight champion Andre Ward.

Schaefer Eyes Bradley-Guerrero Deal, Khan Stays at 140

Rick Reeno

•Sep 24, 2012

Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer, has informed BoxingScene.com that he is ready to finalize a deal for an HBO televised main event between WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (29-0, 12KOs) and WBC interim-beltholder Robert Guerrero (30-1-1, 18KOs). The fight would take place on December 15th on HBO.

Diego Chaves Says He Received Amir Khan Proposal

Jhonny Gonzalez

•Sep 24, 2012

WBA interim-welterweight champion Diego Chaves (22-0, 18KOs) is pondering several possibilities for his next fight - including the opportunity to face British fighter Amir Khan (26-3, 18KOs) in the fall. Chaves doesn't the date or the money involved, but he's willing to consider the opportunity. Khan has lost his last two bouts. He was stopped in four rounds by Danny Garcia in July and lost a twelve round split decision to Lamont Peterson in December.

Angel Garcia Rips: Khan Has No Chin, He Was Overrated

Bill Emes

•Sep 23, 2012

Trainer Angel Garcia is still wondering why so many boxing experts believed Amir Khan was a great fighter. Garcia's son, Danny Garcia (24-0, 15KOs), stopped Khan in four rounds on July 14th in Las Vegas. Khan was dropped in the third and twice in the fourth before the contest was stopped. Going into the fight, Garcia was a huge underdog, and many were expecting a knockout victory for Khan (26-3, 18KOs). Angel says the July outcome proved his previous statement, when he called Khan an "overrated fighter" and later said it was Danny who was the "great fighter."

Khan: You Can Never Rule Out Possibility of Hatton Fight

Random Hits

•Sep 21, 2012

So I’ve just landed back home after a couple of weeks in New York, it was great getting away and spending some time with my fiancé and her family, I had a really great time out there. I saw that a few papers today have mentioned that I want to fight Ricky Hatton in my next fight. I just want to make things clear and say that this isn’t the case. I’m really pleased that Ricky will be making a return to the ring and want to give him my full support, as he’s always given me his full backing.

Andre Ward Gives Blessing: Khan, Hunter a Good Match

Luis Sandoval

•Sep 20, 2012

As it was reported on BoxingScene, Amir Khan has tabbed Virgil Hunter to replace former trainer Freddie Roach after suffering two back to back losses to Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia. Khan expressed he felt he wasn’t getting enough time with Freddie as he often had to share camps with Roach’s prized fighter Manny Pacquiao. According to Roach, Khan’s team informed him they would stay with him only if he got rid of Pacquiao and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and make Khan his top priority. Roach informed them he couldn’t do that and now they have gone their separate ways. Virgil Hunter however also trains current WBC & WBA Super Middleweight champion Andre Ward. Ward was on the most recent edition of BoxingScene’s official radio show The Boxing Lab and was asked if he felt there would be any problems with Khan training with Hunter as Khan had made it clear he didn’t want to take the backseat to any other fighter.

Amir Khan Tabs Virgil Hunter To Replace Freddie Roach

Ronnie Nathanielsz

•Sep 16, 2012

Former WBC junior welterweight champion Amir Khan has asked WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward’s trainer to replace Hall-of-Famer Freddie Roach. Khan has asked Virgil Hunter to train him from now on as he tries to regain his bearings after an embarrassing 4th round TKO loss in a WBC/WBA title fight against Danny Garcia last July 14.

Roach on Khan, Pacquiao's Fourth Duel With Marquez

Chris Robinson

•Sep 15, 2012

There has been a lot of uncertainty with trainer Freddie Roach these days, as question marks had hovered around his three recent high-profile athletes. Tonight, inside of the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Roach will lead Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. into battle against Argentina’s Sergio Martinez. Despite being the WBC’s champion at 160 pounds, the 26-year old Chavez is an underdog heading into what undoubtedly is the most dangerous fight of his career. It was recently announced by various outlets that Roach’s number-one fighter, eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao, is in line for a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The process of ironing out Pacquiao’s next opponent was extremely exhausting, however, and the latest rumors of the Filipino star’s connection to rapper 50 Cent have raised even more questions.