Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
Former world champion Amir Khan has pushed back his ring return even further. Initially he was going to return in January, and then said it was more likely for March or April - but now it seems his comeback will take place next summer.
The World Boxing Council wishes to update the developments of the CBP program, following the WBC October ratings publication reflecting the changes as the boxers who did not enroll were deleted as per the WBC / VADA Clean Boxing Program and WBC´s rules and regulations.
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) is hoping to return to the ring on a date in March of next year. Khan has been out of the ring since May, when he moved up to a catch-weight of 155-pounds to challenge Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for the WBC middleweight world title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
BoxingScene.com reported earlier that former world champion Amir Khan was excluded from the World Boxing Council's October ratings. On Tuesday, the World Boxing Council released a list of fighters who failed to register for their Clean Boxing program. Fighters who railed to register for the program by the WBC's deadline were removed from the rankings or stripped of their world title. Registration was mandatory for every fighter ranked in the top 15 or holding a belt under the WBC.
Earlier today, the World Boxing Council released a list of fighters who failed to register for their Clean Boxing program. Fighters who railed to register for the program by the WBC's deadline were removed from the rankings or stripped of their world title. Registration was mandatory for every fighter ranked in the top 15 or holding a belt under the WBC.
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) is very motivated to get back in the ring. The last time Khan saw action was back in May on Cinco De Mayo weekend. He took a big gamble by moving up in weight, from 147 to a catch-weight of 155-pounds, in order to challenge Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for the WBC middleweight title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Khan's brother Sid is head coach at the ABC Boxing Club in Earlsfield, where the Olympic silver medallist Joe Joyce trains. He witnessed the impact made by last month's world middleweight title fight between Brook and Gennady Golovkin at The 02 Arena, and wants similarly high-profile events to follow.
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) is planning to fight in UK on a date in January, in a tuneup fight, before heading targeting a far more lucrative opportunity in May.
Kicking off fight week on a high note, Liam "Beefy" Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs) hosted a media work out at the Texan Resort and Convention Center ahead of his highly anticipated debut in the United States when he takes on former two-division world champion, Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) in the home of the Dallas Cowboy's, AT&T Stadium this Saturday, September 17.
Last week, former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) made it clear that he wasn't backing away from his mandatory crack at Danny Garcia (32-0, 18KOs), who holds the WBC welterweight title.