By Mark Vester
It's been reported that UK lightweight star Amir Khan flew to Los Angeles, California over the weekend to begin training for his March 14 bout with the legend himself, Marco Antonio Barrera. The fight takes place at the MEN Arena in Manchester.
Khan is training with Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood. Khan trained with Roach for his December knockout win over Oisin Fagan. He believes that another six week training camp with Roach will give him the proper form to beat Barrera.
Roach, also the trainer of Manny Pacquiao, was in Manny's corner for both Barrera wins. He tells Frank Warren's official site that his experience with Barrera will help him put together the right plan for Khan.
"I know the style to beat him," said Roach. "It's a great fight for us and a very winnable one. I know what type of styles he has trouble with and Amir's going to be one of those styles. We're going to have an A plan and a B plan in case he makes adjustments on us. I know Marco's a very tough fighter but it's our time."
"I talked with Manny already and he is OK with me taking some time off to be at the fight. I can't wait to start getting ready. "We're going to have a good training camp and I know the perfect sparring partners because I've faced him twice already with Manny.
"We're going to have a good game plan and box smart."
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