
Sugar Ray: Khan Needs To Be More Aggressive, Active
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard spoke with Sky Sports about the upcoming rematch between junior welterweights Amir Khan (26-2, 18KOs) and Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15KOs).
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Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard spoke with Sky Sports about the upcoming rematch between junior welterweights Amir Khan (26-2, 18KOs) and Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15KOs).

Birmingham’s Max Maxwell lost out on the British light-middleweight title last Saturday night after being widely out-pointed by current incumbent Brian Rose at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. Still, every cloud has a silver lining and Maxwell’s muscular effort plus bustling style caught the attention of Amir Khan’s team, prompting the former world champion to fly Maxwell, 15-11-3 (3), out to the Philippines for four weeks of sparring.

The war of words between British boxers Amir Khan (26-0, 18KOs) and Kell Brook (27-0, 18KOs) has gotten personal. Brook and his promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport, have been baiting Khan for the last few months. The two boxers have been trading verbal jabs through the press, but Khan recently exploded on the social networks. He promised to never fight Brook because of the recent insults coming from Brook and Hearn.

Golden Boy Promotions chief executive Richard Schaefer has warned Amir Khan to rein in his warrior spirit by emulating the ring craft shown by Floyd Mayweather.

BoxingScene.com's audio show, Boxing Lab Radio , returns with another packed show. The show is hosted by BoxingScene correspondants Ernest Gabion, Luis Sandoval and Ryan Burton.

NEW YORK — Vernon Paris promised he was ready to take a significant step up in class against former champion Zab Judah. He wasn’t. Judah, stopped the previously unbeaten Paris in the ninth round of a 12-round IBF junior welterweight elimination match Judah was winning easily on Saturday at Aviaton Sports & Events Center in Judah’s native Brooklyn. The convincing victory earned Judah, already a two-time IBF 140-pound champion, another shot at that title by moving him into the No. 1 spot in the East Orange sanctioning organization’s rankings.

Undefeated 140lb contender Vernon Paris will look to try to get himself into position for a world title shot as he takes on Zab “Super” Judah this Saturday night in an IBF eliminator at the Aviator Arena in Brooklyn, NY. The Detroit native was on BoxingScene.com’s official audio show The Boxing Lab and spoke about the upcoming bout.

Amir Khan will be taking on rival Lamont Peterson for a second time after he was upset last December when he lost by split decision in a close and exciting fight. The fight was also filled with controversy as Khan questioned the judging and was in disagreement with referee Joseph Cooper deducting two points during the fight for excessive pushing.

Former WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza who also handles Khan, will grace the 12th Gabriel “Flash” Elorde Annual Awards at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City on Sunday.

NEW YORK — Their fight was surprisingly easy for Amir Khan, so completely unproblematic that plenty of boxing observers believe it signaled the beginning of the end of Zab Judah’s star-crossed career.