By Mark Vester
After Friday's mini-riot at the official weigh-in, both WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan and his trainer Freddie Roach have promised to punish Paulie Malignaggi at New York's Madison Square Garden. When the two fighters made weight on Friday and went face to face to talk some trash, it didn't take long for Khan to shove Malignaggi, which caused both camps to rush in and a wild scene took place. Order was restored after a few minutes. Following the chaos, both sides are claiming punches and kicks were thrown during the melee.
Roach is now pumped up more than ever and appears confident Amir Khan is going to make it an early night.
"Amir is knocking him out. Three rounds. It won't go longer than that. Amir will find him and we'll get to him in three. Paulie is a good fighter, but Amir is faster, he's stronger and a better fighter," Roach said.
Khan plans to make this a retirement party for Malignaggi. He wants to put a real hurt on Malignaggi over what happened at the weigh-in.
"This is his last chance. I'm going to punish him. He's got a real big mouth, but I've knocked out a lot of fighters with big mouths. He won't fight again after this," Khan said.
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