By Lem Satterfield
A lot of people were surprised when 23-year-old WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KOs) issued a public challenge to Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11KOs), who holds the WBO's version of the 140-pound crown. Khan, using his personal Twitter account, challenged Bradley to a fight. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who promotes Khan, was not surprised in the least.
"I kept saying to the media that Amir Khan is not afraid to fight anybody, and when he signed with Golden Boy, he made it clear to us that he wanted to fight any and all guys. I mean, he even said it after the [Paulie Malignaggi] fight. So, he never said that doesn't want to fight Bradley or Alexander or any of these guys," said Schaefer.
Khan plans to attend next Saturday's Las Vegas rematch between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz. Schaefer plans to sit down with Khan and work out the details for his next opponent. Khan is scheduled to return on December 11. Bradley will be one the names they plan to discuss, but there are numerous options for Khan's next fight.
"Amir Khan has a chance to face Marcos Rene Maidana, the winner of Marquez and Diaz, and Victor Ortiz is very interested in fighting Khan," said Schaefer. "So there's a potentially the winner between Robert Guerrero and Joel Casamayor. And, obviously, Bradley. So there is a bunch of potential names out there, and we're going to see where we can get the best deal."
Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.
