Barrera vs. Khan Could Become WBO Title Fight

By Mark Vester

The fight with Marco Antonio Barrera and Amir Khan, scheduled for March 14 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, could have the vacant WBO lightweight title at stake. Last Friday, Nate Campbell lost the title on the scales when he was unable to make weight for his mandatory IBF title defense with Ali Funeka. Barrera is ranked at number one by the WBO and Khan comes in at number nine.

It's being reported that promoters Frank Warren and Don King are lobbying for the WBO to approve Barrera-Khan as a title fight.

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“Khan vs Barrera might well become a title fight. I hope the WBO will sanction it,” Warren tells The Sun.

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