John Murray Passed on Amir Khan, Says Warren

By Mark Vester

Promoter Frank Warren has sent a message to undefeated British lightweight John Murray. He wants him to forget about a potential fight with WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan. Warren says an offer was made to Murray in the past and he never got back to them about fight. Now he doesn't want to hear anything from Murray about a potential title shot.

"We made an offer to John and they never came back, so that is dead in the water now," Warren said to the Manchester Evening News. "We don't want any cry baby stuff now saying they want this and that. They had their opportunity and they didn't even respond to it. He was on the list. He was one of the guys we were talking to and we are still talking to a couple more at the moment. John was a possibility, providing he could have got rated, but that was a fight I definitely would have wanted."

Murray's trainer, Joe Gallagher told the paper that Khan vs. Murray is a natural fight for the British public.

"If you make John Murray v Amir Khan, the MEN Arena would sell out. It's one of the biggest fights in British boxing now. People want Ricky Hatton v Khan, but with Murray and Khan you've got two hungry fighters like Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank. Not only will we fight him, but we will give him a re-match because he will need it," Gallagher said.

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