By Terence Dooley
Amir Khan takes on Paul McCloskey at the MEN, Manchester on April 16 after finally agreeing terms with the EBU light-welterweight title-holder. Khan, 24-1 (17), has told Sky Sports that he rates his latest WBA title challenger and will be fully focussed on the fight.
"He's undefeated, a European champion. I'm looking forward to it, it'll be a big fight for me - I'm coming home. It's going to be a great fight," enthused Khan. "People know who Amir Khan is now, they want to see me fight. I promise the fans I'm going to bring a lot of big fights to the UK and this is one of them. People have a lot respect for me worldwide. The future's looking bright."
McCloskey is 22-0 (12), the 31-year-old has questioned Khan's power, 'Dudey' believes that the belt will be heading across the Irish sea come April. Khan, however, insists that he will emerge from the fight triumphant before heading into a unification fight with WBC and WBO boss Tim Bradley. Floyd Mayweather is Khan's long-term goal.
"Me and Floyd is a fight that could happen in Wembley Arena. It's a fight people would want to see across the world. I'm a big fan of Mayweather, but sometimes you have to share the ring with one of your heroes. It would be massive," promised Amir.
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