Roach Rejects Maidana, Wants Amir Khan To Vacate

By Terence Dooley

Trainer Freddie Roach has poured cold water over Amir Khan’s mandatory WBA junior welterweight title defence against the hard-hitting Argentine Marcos Maidana.  Roach today told The Sun that he believes that the Maidana fight is a high-risk, low-reward bout and that it should be avoided for the time being.

“It's a business and it's about the right fights at the right time. There are some good fights out there for Amir.  He can outbox Maidana but he's tough, a good puncher and you don't want to exchange with him too much,” revealed Roach.

Khan is fresh as a daisy after his stunning first-round win over Dmitriy Salita in December.  However, many fans still remember Amir’s first-round reversal at the hands of Breidis Prescott and want to see Khan prove his mettle against Maidana.  Win, lose or draw a Khan-Maidana battle would go a long way to silencing some of Khan’s critics.

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