Khan vs. Kotelnik To Be Postponed To Later Date?

By Terence Dooley

There are spreading rumors that the WBA light welterweight title fight between Andrey Kotelnik and Amir Khan is going to be delayed.  The fight was set for June the 27th at London’s O2 arena, but there is a chance that Kotelnik will not make that date due to ill health disrupting his training camp.

Freddie Roach has already told ESPN that, “The fight is probably going to be postponed," possibly due to a tooth infection picked up by Kotelnik.

Promoter Frank Warren is alleged to be looking for a stand-in opponent, with interim titleholder Lamont Peterson top of his shopping list.  The WBO would approve Khan-Peterson for some kind of title, interim, full, or fully interim.

The news comes as a blow to British fight fans, last week they saw David Haye pull out of his proposed fight against Wladimir Klitschko in Germany due to a bad back.

More news and developments to follow as they happen.

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