Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, Amir Khan feels he has plenty still to offer to boxing and says retiring too early would "haunt me forever". Khan was beaten by Terence Crawford in a WBO welterweight title bout on Saturday after succumbing to a low blow in the sixth round in New York.
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. was shaking his head at last Saturday's outcome in the welterweight contest between Terence Crawford and Amir Khan. Before a crowd of over 14,000 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Crawford retained his WBO welterweight title with a sixth round stoppage of Khan.
Since this past Saturday night, there have been plenty of calls for Bolton star Amir Khan to retire from the sport. Khan suffered defeat for the fifth time in his career, after losing by way of a sixth round TKO at the hands of WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Amir Khan is not ready to walk away from boxing after Saturday's painful defeat to WBO welterweight king Terence Crawford. Former unified light-welterweight champion Khan was a heavy underdog heading into the New York showdown with the pound-for-pound ranked Crawford in New York.
Amir Khan is determined to fight on to restore his reputation after being accused of quitting in Saturday’s WBO welterweight title defeat by Terence Crawford. The 32-year-old controversially withdrew in the sixth round at New York’s Madison Square Garden after Crawford threw a low blow, and he has since been heavily criticised by both the champion and neutral observers.
There may come a day when WBO welterweight beltholder Terence Crawford can be outboxed. For now, the boxing world is settled in a place where Crawford is simply boxed out. No reader here can say they weren’t warned. Saturday night’s ESPN pay-per-view show was buyer beware going in. Amir Khan has always been fragile and the last seven or eight years have been all about selective management.
Former world champion Barry McGuigan insisted Amir Khan’s courage cannot be questioned following his controversial defeat to Terence Crawford. Crawford accused Khan of quitting after their WBO welterweight title fight at New York’s Madison Square Garden had been stopped in the sixth round.
British star Amir Khan does not expect to have any issues with securing another big fight in the future. Khan was very upset after suffering a sixth round TKO defeat on Saturday, when he faced WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Former world champion Amir Khan is planning to fight again, after his most recent contest ended in defeat when he was stopped in the sixth round after a low blow by Terence Crawford at Madison Square Garden in New York. Fighting to also become a two-weight world champion by adding the WBO welterweight title to his impressive list of honours, Khan had long pursued this opportunity which has likely ended his career at the highest level, leaving him with few remaining lucrative options.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Amir Khan vehemently denied Terence Crawford's accusation that he quit in their WBO welterweight title bout after receiving a low blow from the champion. Crawford had already floored Khan in the first round when, in the sixth, he caught his opponent with an accidental shot to the groin.