Khan: Me and Brook Should Fight at 147, See Who The Man Is!

By Edward Chaykovsky

According to Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs), a huge domestic showdown with IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs) is very possible for 2017.

Both fighters took big risks by moving in weight this year, and suffered stoppage defeats. Khan jumped up to 155-pounds and was knocked out in six rounds by Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in May. Brook went up by thirteen pounds, to 160, and was stopped in five by middleweight king Gennady Golovkin.

Khan then went under the knife, having surgery on his hand and is still recovering from that procedure. 

Brook, who at first was looking to head up to the junior middleweight limit of 154-pounds, will remain at the welterweight limit. Very likely in his first fight back, he is due to make a mandatory defense against undefeated Errol Spence.

Khan wants to take a stay busy fight when he returns, to shake off some ring rust and test out the hand.

Khan told The Sun: “I think that fight could happen next year. I want it to happen and I want it to happen at 147-pounds. We both went up two weight divisions this year and we both didn’t win.

“We should box at welterweight to finally see who the man is. My body frame is not built for light-middle or middleweight. It wasn’t healthy for me. welterweight suits me and it’s where Brook won his world title, so that’s where we should do it.”

Khan is still the mandatory challenger to WBC champion Danny Garcia, who returns tomorrow in a non-title bout against Samuel Vargas. Garcia then faces WBA champion Keith Thurman in a unification on March 4 of next year.

Khan was initially removed from that spot a few weeks ago, because he never signed up for the WBC's random drug testing program, but he was reinstated after the sanctioning body spoke to him.

“I was away when they sent the forms. So I phoned up Mauricio. He said, ‘look Amir, I know it was a mistake’ and assured me I’m still mandatory for Garcia," Khan said.