By Edward Chaykovsky
Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) is ready for a major name after his twelve round decision victory over Chris Algieri from last Friday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Khan is angling to secure the fight he's been chasing for the last two years, a fall showdown with WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26KOs).
Mayweather is planning to return on September 12th, and claims that ring appearance will the final fight of his pro career. Khan has already made it clear, on national television, that his schedule has no roadblocks to face Mayweather in September.
But there is another option, for good money, in a domestic blockbuster with IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs), who on Saturday beat up Frankie Gavin over six rounds.
Khan told Bolton News: "Facing Kell Brook could be of interest down the line. That’s for the future, though, I am not focusing on them at present because there are other bigger names out there for me. I didn't watch his fight against Frankie Gavin because as far as I was concerned it was always going to be another walk in the park fight for Brook."
"It is not like the opponents I fought when I was world champion. One day it will happen because it would be a big fight for the fans in the UK and I would like to have a big fight in front of them again in the future."