Amir Khan Targets November Return, Hopes For Major Fight

Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) is hoping to return to the ring on a date in November.

Khan, only 30-years-old, last fought in May 2016 when he moved up to a catch-weight of 155-pounds and was knocked out in six rounds by then WBC middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

After that contest took place, Khan had surgery on his hand to correct an old injury, and the rehabilitation kept him away from the ring for the remainder of the year.

At the start of 2017, there were discussions for a potential fight with country rival Kell Brook. The two sides were very far apart on the financial terms, so Brook decided to move forward with a mandatory defense of his IBF welterweight title against Errol Spence - scheduled for later this month. 

Then in February, a deal was reached with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for a date in late April in UAE. After the investors failed to provide proof of the necessary funds to stage that event, Pacquiao went in another direction and is now signed on to face Jeff Horn on July 1in Australia.

"I've decided to take a big fight at the end of the year and for a title hopefully," Khan said to BBC Radio Manchester.

"I was thinking of fighting at the end of this month but what I've thought of doing instead is fighting after Ramadan - I want to be back in the ring in November."

Khan was very impressed with last Saturday's big win by Anthony Joshua, who stopped Wladimir Klitschko in a heavyweight classic before a record crowd of 90,000 at Wembley.

"What a fight - it was like a Rocky movie, it was a crazy. I think that is what boxing needed," Khan said. "Boxing is definitely one of the biggest sports in Britain and to see a 90,000 stadium full, that is somewhere I would love to be. Maybe I could see my career off having a big fight like that and then calling it a day as I've not got many fights left in me now."