By Mark Vester
Former WBA/IBF/WBO lighteweight champion Juan Diaz tells Setanta Sports that lightweight prospect Amir Khan of Bolton will become a serious threat at 135-pounds.
"He's a great fighter, he has a lot of power, he's real hungry and I know what that feels like," Diaz said. "I fought for the championship of the world when I was 20-years-old. I remember how hungry I was then. Nobody was going to deny me that night. So I know how he feels right now. He's going to be a big threat in the lightweight division in the near future."
"He's going to be threat to myself and a lot of lightweights. I am looking forward to recapturing the three titles I lost and the title I didn't [manage] to get. He's one of those guys who will be a threat to myself and other lightweights trying to stop me getting those titles."
A fight between Diaz and Khan is a long time away. Diaz is slated to face Joel Casamayor on September 13 in Houston, Texas. Should he get by Casamayor, he would like to face Manny Pacquiao, Michael Katsidis and then a stage a rematch with the fighter who took his three titles, Nate Campbell.
"Before the Nate Campbell fight I said the two guys I really wanted to fight were Manny Pacquiao and the other was [Michael] Katsidis," Diaz added. "I think those two guys with my style and their style it would create the fight of the year and surpass many of the great fights we've seen through the years."
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