Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
Newly-invigorated heavyweight David Haye is backing fallen champion and friend Amir Khan to pick himself up, dust himself down and return to the sport with a victorious rematch victory over Danny Garcia.
Angel Garcia, the controversial father/trainer of WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (24-0, 15KOs), has taken a few more shots at Amir Khan. Last Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Garcia knocked Khan down three times and stopped him in the fourth round.
Former 140 lb. titlist Amir Khan released a statement on his officlal website on Monday, speaking on the draining knockout loss to Danny Garcia on Saturday evening. “I would thank all my fans and well wishers for the amazing support I've had from you since my defeat on Saturday night,” Khan said in a blog on amirkhanorld.com. “Obviously the fight never went as planned but credit has to go to Danny Garcia who caught me with a good shot in the third round that I couldn't fully recover from
Amir Khan insists he has no thoughts of retiring following his defeat to Danny Garcia and promised to come back "a lot better and a lot stronger". Khan suffered a second successive defeat in Las Vegas this weekend after being knocked down three times by American Garcia en route to a fourth-round stoppage in their WBA and WBC light-welterweight unification fight. In the wake of that loss Carl Froch, the IBF super-middleweight champion, suggested Khan should consider hanging up his gloves.
Ryan Burton speaks with WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia about his big stoppage victory over British star Amir Khan at the Mandalay Bay, and more.
Ryan Burton speaks with Angel Garcia, trainer of WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, about his son's big victory over Amir Khan and more.
Amir Khan has been advised by Carl Froch to consider retirement after being stopped in the fourth round by Danny Garcia in Las Vegas.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer tells BoxingScene.com that there are many opportunities still remaining for former champion Amir Khan. On Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Khan (26-3, 18KOs) was stopped in four rounds by Danny Garcia (24-0, 15KOs), who unified the WBC/WBA titles with the victory.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Shortly after Amir Khan's shocking fourth round TKO loss to his underdog challenger Danny Garcia, trainer Freddie Roach expressed his desire for a rematch. Khan started off well, winning the first two rounds easily before getting caught with a left hook in the third round. It was a shot that he would never recovered from. The fight was waived off by referee Kenny Bayless after Khan was knocked down for a third time in the fourth round. He rose to his feet but Bayless felt he couldn't continue. Roach said that he agreed with the stoppage.
WBA/WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia stopped heavy favorite Amir Khan in the fourth round to stay undefeated and unified their respective titles at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Khan started fast and hard, pounding Garcia for six minutes. The fight changed in the third round, when Garcia's left hook nearly took Khan out. He hit the mat hard and barely survived the round. He was dropped twice more in the fourth before the fight was stopped.