By Mark Vester
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer confirmed BoxingScene.com's story from Thursday - that Amir Khan's scheduled return on July 31 has been put off until December. Schaefer told Ron Lewis of the Times Online that a meeting was held with Sky TV and a July date was not the best direction.
“After the World Cup and during the holidays is not a good time to do pay-per-view,” Schaefer said. “Given the success of the Malignaggi fight, which got great viewing figures in America, it might not be the best thing to have a poor pay-per-view. Better to wait.”
There are three options that include Juan Manuel Marquez [if he beats Juan Diaz next month], Marcos Maidana and Joel Casamayor. Khan and his trainer Freddie Roach are pressing to land Maidana, but Schaefer says a fight against Marquez would be a bigger fight for the British star.
“Amir and Freddie Roach tell me they want Maidana, but I think Márquez, if he beats Juan Diaz in their rematch will be bigger,” Schaefer said. “That fight could be in England or the US.”
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