By Ryan Burton
Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif. - Amir "King" Khan (31-3) met with BoxingScene.com and other members of the media shortly before Andre Ward's unanimous decision victory over Sullivan Barrera. The Bolton, UK native spoke about his upcoming pay-per-view clash against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and several other topics.
Khan, who fights at welterweight, is moving up by eight pounds to challenge Canelo for the WBC middleweight championship at a catch-weight of 155-pounds.
Alvarez turned pro at 15-years-ols and didn't have much of an amateur career. Khan feels that lack of schooling in the amateur ranks will be a big advantage for him in the way the fight plays out on May 7th in Las Vegas.
"Canelo is like an old school, rugged, heavy handed professional fighter. This is a fighter versus a boxer. It is a very good fight," Khan stated.
The 29-year-old Khan capped his amateur career with a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. He believes that his experience before entering the paid ranks has made him the better fighter and he believes he will be able to make the adjustments needed to ensure victory.
"You can see he doesn't really have that amateur skill level or experience. I think that is going to work to my advantage. By not having that experience of where you have to change how you fight against different styles," said Khan.
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