Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Amir Khan’s scheduled fight against Manny Pacquiao has been called off. The two fighters had announced the “super fight” on Twitter at the end of February, with only the location to be determined.
As of this moment it's not clear just who, when and where Manny Pacquiao will fight next. There were plans to have him face Jeff Horn in Australia and then a fight against Amir Khan in either Dubai or Abu Dhabi was bandied about - when investors were enticing Pacquiao and his team with a reported offer of $38 million.
Veteran trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. is siding with Manny Pacquiao to defeat his former sparring partner Amir Khan. The ex-training mates announced two weeks ago that a deal was reached to fight each other in the coming months. Their teams are now in the process of finalizing a date and location. Initially it was announced for April 23, but they needed more time to properly promote the fight and pushed everything back to late May - but even that date is possibly getting pushed back.
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has not had a knockout win since 2009, when he stopped Miguel Cotto in the twelfth round of their bout which took place at a catch-weight of 145-pounds. IBF champion Kell Brook expects Pacquiao to end his KO drought in May, if the Filipino superstar trades punches in the ring with former sparring partner Amir Khan.
Amir Khan has tipped Danny Garcia to overcome Keith Thurman in their thrilling showdown to set up a riveting rematch between the pair later this year. WBC champion Garcia and WBA champion Thurman meet in what is one of this year’s biggest and most exciting fights, exclusively live on BoxNation this Saturday night.
The last time Amir Khan was having the heat turned on him to sign up and finally face Kell Brook he pulled a rabbit out of the hat with the shock announcement that he was to face the formidable Canelo Alvarez.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has no interest in discussing the topic of Jeff Horn - and says his full focus right now is to finalize a deal between Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan for May 20 at UAE [May 19 PPV in the United States].
Earlier this year, there were serious negotiations to stage a huge domestic showdown between Amir Khan and IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook. Their discussions were pushed back, because Khan was very firm with his request to do a tune-up bout. Khan has been out of the ring since May 2016, when he suffered a brutal sixth round knockout at the hands of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Manchester legend Ricky Hatton is having a tough time picking his countryman, Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs), to beat eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao. The fight between Khan and Pacquiao is now being targeted for May 20 in UAE (May 19 in the United States), according to the Filipino superstar's adviser, Michael Koncz.
As BoxingScene.com reported a few days ago, Manny Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, was going to have a meeting with boxer's promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, to sort out the confusion regarding the Filipino superstar's next fight.