Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
At M.E.N. Arena in Machester, England, welterweight Lee Purdy (15-2-1, 8 KOs) opened a PPV card with a chilling knockout of domestic champion Craig Watson (20-4, 8 KOs) in the fifth round with a powerful right hand. ----------------------------
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan, and challenger Paul McCloskey, make weight at the Triangle shopping centre in Manchester, north-west England. Khan defends his title against McCloskey at the MEN arena in Manchester on Saturday night. Both boxers were ready and in top form. Each man scaled in at 139-pounds.
Amir Khan is ready to turn his back on Britain "for a long time" after the row over television coverage for tomorrow's WBA light-welterweight title defence against Paul McCloskey.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya expects Amir Khan to join the likes of himself and Manny Pacquiao as a multi-weight world champion in the coming years.
AMIR KHAN’s pay TV ambitions may have suffered a knockout blow this week but there seems to be little danger of that happening against Paul McCloskey on Saturday, according to the betting on Betfair. Light welter-weight champion Khan is the massive 2-15 favourite to make a successful fourth defence of his WBA title at Manchester’s MEN Arena.
Amir Khan stopped short of calling Saturday's WBA title defence against Paul McCloskey a warm-up fight but admits he has one eye on a big summer unification clash with Timothy Bradley.
Amir Khan's world title defence against Paul McCloskey on Saturday is being overshadowed by an ongoing row about a lack of mainstream television coverage, with the champion's team being accused of "operational incompetence" and "commercial suicide".
Undefeated Irish star Andy Murray will take to the ring at the MEN Arena in Manchester on Saturday night in a supporting role to gym mate Paul McCloskey who will be bidding to capture the WBA Light Welterweight title from Amir Khan.
MANCHESTER - The 'King Khan Returns' final press conference took place today at the Manchester Town Hall ahead of an explosive night of boxing at the M.E.N Arena this Saturday night which will be televised live on Primetime Pay-Per-View (Channel 480 on Sky) in the United Kingdom and on tape delay in the United States on HBO's World Championship Boxing.
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan holds an open workout to promote this Saturday's title defense against undefeated Paul McCloskey at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. Primetime will carry the show in the UK on pay-per-view. HBO will televise the fight on tape delay in the United States. Photos by Team Khan.