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Khan, Lo Greco Fight Photos Gallery - Amir Khan made a blistering return to the ring by beating Phil Lo Greco by stopping his opponent inside 39 seconds at Liverpool’s Echo Arena. The 31-year-old had not fought for two years, since being beaten by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in Las Vegas in May 2016, and he made up for lost time by knocking Canadian Lo Greco down twice in the early stages.
AMIR KHAN blasted away Phil Lo Greco inside a minute on his return to boxing. The former unified super-lightweight world champion was on the comeback trail after nearly two years away from the sport. Khan, who had featured in the past, during his hiatus, on the I’m A Celebrity TV programme, was in action over 12 rounds at the ECHO Arena in Liverpool, exclusively live on Sky Sports, against Phil Lo Greco on Saturday.
Amir Khan Video Interview - Amir Khan made a blistering return to the ring by beating Phil Lo Greco by knockout inside 39 seconds at Liverpool’s Echo Arena. The 31-year-old had not fought for two years, since being beaten by Saul “Canelo” Álvarez in Las Vegas in May 2016, and he made up for lost time by knocking the Canadian Lo Greco down twice in the early stages.
Amir Khan turned his attention to a fight with fellow Briton Kell Brook after beating Phil Lo Greco in 39 seconds on a devastating return to the ring at Liverpool’s Echo Arena. It had been two years since Khan last fought, when he was brutally knocked out by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, but he made up for lost time by swiftly seeing off Canadian Lo Greco with a first-round knockout.
Echo Arena, Liverpool - Fought at a catch-weight of 150-pounds, former world champion Amir Khan (32-4, 20 KOs) demolished Phil Lo Greco (28-4, 15 KOs) in less than a minute of the first round. The contest was the first for Khan in two years, after dealing with personal issue and rehabilitation for surgery on his hand.
Amir Khan (last 12 fights) landed 7.7 jabs per round and 44.1% of his power punches. Lo Greco's opponents (vs. Elegele, Spence, Porter) landed 42.7% of their power punches (17.8 per round). LoGreco's all about the power punch, as 12.3 of his 13.7 landed punches per round (89.8%) are power shots.
CRAIG GLOVER kept up his impressive run of stoppage victories with a first-round outing. Kicking off the action at the ECHO Arena, the 25-year-old was in the ring before there was a soul was was seated. Glover, on the undercard of Amir Khan’s return against Phil Lo Greco of Canada, lost this time last year but has now scored five stoppages since suffering his maiden setback in the paid code.
Amir Khan believes he’s hitting his peak years ahead of his comeback clash against Phil Lo Greco at a sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool tomorrow night, live on Sky Sports. Khan steps back through the ropes for the first time in almost two years since facing Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in Las Vegas in May 2016 and the Liverpool fight fans will be the first to see him on UK soil in nearly five years since his clash with Julio Diaz in Sheffield in April 2013.
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) will be back in action later today, when he faces Phil Lo Greco at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The contest will be the first bout for Khan in nearly two years. He was last seen in the ring back in May 2016, when he moved up to a catch-weight of a 155-pounds and was knocked out in the sixth round by then WBC middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Four months after facing snakes and spiders in an Australian jungle, Amir Khan returns to the limelight in a more comfortable arena determined to end his boxing career on a high. Khan, a former world champion and an Olympic silver medallist at the 2004 Games, will be back in the ring for the first time since being beaten by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in May 2016 when he meets Canadian Phil Lo Greco in Liverpool on Saturday night.