
McAllister Believes Shafikov Win Could Land Amir Khan
Lee McAllister believes his EBU light-welterweight clash with champion Denis Shafikov early next year could be the gateway to a dream fight against Amir Khan.
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Lee McAllister believes his EBU light-welterweight clash with champion Denis Shafikov early next year could be the gateway to a dream fight against Amir Khan.

Thank you, everybody, for calling in for today's conference call with Lamont Peterson, Seth Mitchell, and Timur Ibragimov.

After hearing Amir “King” Khan’s declaration yesterday about never having backed out of a fight, WBA/WBO interim lightweight champion Robert Guerrero took exception to the unified junior welterweight titlist’s comments.

Amir Khan wants nothing more than to defeat Lamont Peterson on Dec. 10 and move on to a junior welterweight championship unification fight against Timothy Bradley.

Amir Khan has confirmed his fight with Lamont Peterson in Washington next month will be his last as a light-welterweight - unless he can tempt fellow unified champion Timothy Bradley into the ring.

Unified 140 lb. titlist Amir “King” Khan addressed a number of topics during Monday’s conference call held mainly to discuss his upcoming title defense against Lamont Peterson.

On Saturday night at Campo Futbol Colosio in Quintana Roo, Mexico, former champion Humberto Soto (57-7-2, 34KOs) knocked out Adailton De Jesus (29-7) in the fourth round. As previously noted, Soto picked up his fourth win of 2011, but the competition has been less than stellar.

Promoter Eddie Hearn is continuing to place pressure on Amir Khan (26-1, 18KOs) for a big domestic showdown with undefeated welterweight contender Kell Brook (25-0, 17KOs). Khan is planning to move up to the welterweight division in early 2012. He defends his IBF/WBA 140-pound titles against Lamont Peterson on December 10th.

By Jake Donovan You have to give Seth ‘Mayhem’ Mitchell credit. The unbeaten American heavyweight has the world at his fingertips but still prefers to earn his place in the world rather than settle for believing the hype surrounding his career. “I want to be on HBO again,” Mitchell (23-0-1, 17KO) insists, ahead of his upcoming bout with Timur Ibragimov on December 10 in Washington D.C., which serves as the co-feature to Amir Khan's unified 140 lb. title defense versus Lamont Peterson. “I know I have to go out there and win, but I also have a responsibility to look good while winning."

Junior welterweight Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KOs) is beaming with confidence as his title fight approaches with WBA/IBF champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KOs). The fight is scheduled to take place on December 10 in Washington, D.C. Peterson's only defeat occurred two years, when he lost a twelve round unanimous decision to WBO champion Timothy Bradley. Khan is a big favorite to win the fight. The champion's speed presents a lot of problems to his opponents, but Peterson feels his timing is enough to counter Khan's fast hands.