By Mark Vester
Promoter Frank Warren has confirmed what BoxingScene.com has been reporting for the last few weeks, the WBA has ordered junior welterweight champion Amir Khan to defend his title against interim-champion Marcos Maidana. Khan will have to make a big decision. He will either defend his title against one of the most dangerous punchers at the weight in Maidana, or vacate the title to take a fight with less danger but bigger dollar signs. HBO is very interested in a Khan-Maidana fight.
Maidana will push to make this fight happen. He turned down a potential fight with WBC champion Devon Alexander to pursue a Khan clash. Golden Boy Promotions co-promotes Maidana with Universum. It will be interesting to see if they are able to back Maidana off but not likely. Khan's trainer Freddie Roach had recently told BoxingScene that Golden Boy had the inside track on signing Amir. The British superstar has been talking to American promoters about a possible deal to further his career in the United States.
Maidana fought and stopped Victor Ortiz to pick up the interim-title but Dmitriy Salita was the mandatory contender in the WBA's rankings and he too was waiting for while to get a title shot. The WBA allowed Khan-Salita to move as long as the winner would fight Maidana in their very first defense.
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