Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
Anthony Joshua weighed in at a career-heaviest for his eagerly anticipated showdown against Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday. The Briton tipped the scales at 250-pounds ahead of facing Klitschko for two versions of the world heavyweight title in front of 90,000 spectators at London's Wembley Stadium.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Monday withdrew its support to the Amir Khan-promoted Super Boxing League in India after the event failed to get the national federation's backing. The Super Boxing League (SBL) is set to roll out from July 7 to August 12 this year. It will feature eight franchises and each team will comprise six players (five men and one woman with six back-up players per team).
Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) is looking to get a piece of WBA, WBC welterweight champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) in the fall. Thurman unified the titles last month with a twelve round decision over Danny Garcia, who knocked Khan out in four rounds back in 2012.
To give an update, I’ve just arrived back in the UK after spending nearly 4 months in training camp in San Francisco. Training with Virgil Hunter and Tony Brady has gone great and I’ve had the chance to work and focus on a lot of things that I wanted to.
Australian boxer Jeff Horn hopes Manny Pacquiao maintains his cocky attitude toward their July 2 world title fight in Brisbane. Horn's WBO welterweight title shot at the legendary Pacquiao has finally been locked in for Suncorp Stadium after months of on-again, off-again talks. Filipino veteran Pacquiao's camp were initially reluctant to fight Horn, preferring to set up a mega-dollar deal with former champion Amir Khan in the Middle East which fell through.
Nicola Adams believes working alongside some of the world's best will stand her in good stead when she makes her professional debut in Manchester on Saturday. The 34-year-old has been training in the same San Francisco gym as the likes of pound-for-pound star Andre Ward and Amir Khan ahead of her clash with Argentina's Virginia Carcamo.
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) is very eager to secure a fight with ex-training partner Manny Pacquiao. Back in February, the two boxers announced that a deal was reached for a showdown on April 23 in UAE. The deal quickly fell apart when overseas investors were unable to show any proof of a promised $38 million to stage the fight.
For over two years, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) has been trying to chase down a domestic blockbuster against his career rival, Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs). At the start of 2016, the boxers were in serious discussions to face each other, but then Khan - in what was an unexpected shocker at the time - signed a contract to face Saul "Canelo" Alvarez at a catch-weight of 155-pounds for the WBC middleweight title.
Manny Pacquiao's camp said Thursday it was keen for a quick win over Australian Jeff Horn in July to set up a higher-profile title fight with British boxer Amir Khan. The world champion, 38, will face the undefeated Horn, 29, in Brisbane on July 2, the Filipino's advisor told AFP in Manila on Wednesday.
Michael Koncz, adviser to eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, was hoping that a deal would be finalized with Amir Khan - but that entire scenario fell apart last month. The two fighters announced that a deal was reached back in February, for a fight on April 23rd in UAE. It wasn't long before that deal fell apart, after the investors who promised to back that contest were unable to show any proof of their promised $38 million to stage the fight in the Middle East.