Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
Promoter Dean Lonergan of Duco Events, who handle Australian Olympian Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs), does not believe Saturday night's announcement of a finalized deal between Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan. Lonergan, after weeks of negotiating with Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank, had reached a deal for their boxers to face each other on April 23rd in Brisbane.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, welterweights Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan made separate announcement via Twitter that a deal was reached for the two of them to face each other on April 23. After the pair revealed earlier this week that negotiations were ongoing over a potential bout, a date has now been agreed, though no venue has been announced.
The "Fighting Schoolteacher" Jeff Horn is no longer in the picture as both Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan announced on social media that a deal was reached for a showdown on April 23rd. The location of the contest has not been revealed.
Duco Events’ Dean Lonergan, who had secured multimillion-dollar backing from the Queensland Government, Brisbane City Council and Suncorp Stadium to stage a fight between his star, 2012 Australian Olympian Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs), and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, is not worried with the Filipino superstar ditching those plans for a fight with Amir Khan in UAE.
Australian Jeff Horn's fight with Manny Pacquiao is off, with the boxing great's promoter confirming he will seek a lucrative bout in the United Arab Emirates. The Filipino legend tweeted on Thursday that he and his team are in negotiations with Englishman Amir Khan for his next fight. "My team and I are in negotiations with Amir Khan for our next fight. Further announcement coming soon."" Pacquiao tweeted, accompanied by a picture of he and Khan.
If the offer of $38 million from investors in the United Arab Emirates is legitimate, Bob Arum will happily promote a Manny Pacquiao-Amir Khan fight there this spring. The Hall of Fame promoter is very skeptical, according to ESPN.com. Arum has heard many times from organizers in unusual locations that typically don’t host boxing matches. Virtually every time, they fail to deliver the money promised and the fights wind up taking place elsewhere.
Maybe Manny Pacquiao will fight Amir Khan next after all. The Filipino superstar posted a message on his official Facebook page Wednesday night and then from his verified Twitter account that he is in negotiations to fight Khan next.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum erupted over circulated reports in the UK, which claim his star fighter, Manny Pacquiao, is close to a finalized deal to fight Amir Khan. At least once a year, and sometimes twice, Arum is swamped with phone calls over false reports of a Pacquiao-Khan deal. This time is no different, as Arum called the reports "total and complete bullsh*t."
British star Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) is picking his old rival, Danny Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs), to win the upcoming WBA/WBC welterweight unification against Keith Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs). The big showdown is scheduled to happen on March 4th from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. CBS will televise the fight.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport has tried everything possible to make a fight between IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) and his domestic rival Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs).