By Mark Vester
Paulie Malignaggi has vowed to dish out a serious beating when he challenges Amir Khan on Saturday night for the WBA junior welterweight title at New York's Madison Square Garden. The two fighters nearly traded punches when a mini-riot broke out during Friday's weigh-in.
After they made weight, Khan shoved Malignaggi as they traded verbal jabs. The shove led to both camps charging the stage and multiple people shoving and trying to throw blows. Malignaggi told BoxingScene.com he tried to kick Khan a few times as bodies were being shoved all over the place.
Malignaggi is very angry over what happened and wants to punish the champion from the first round. He thinks Khan is so nervous right now that he probably won't sleep the entire night.
"The time is coming for him. It's over for him. You can see it in his face. He's so nervous, he's so clammed up. He didn't know what to do. He had to shove me. He's not getting any sleep tonight...I promise you. I'm going to beat his ass from round one. Just sit back and enjoy the show because I'm going to kick his ass all over the place. He will catch a beating that he's never going to forget as long as he's alive," Malignaggi said.
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