Amir Khan’s social media accounts were hit by a hack attack just days after it was revealed that the Bolton-based boxer is stepping up to 155lbs to fight Saul Alvarez. Hackers posted explicit images, changed his Twitter handle and hit his Instagram and Facebook pages.
Experienced trainer Abel Sanchez is expecting some very big things this year for his star fighter, IBO/WBA/IBF middleweight world champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs).
Presumably Amir Khan will be making enough from his out-of-the-blue fight with Canelo Alvarez to help towards buying Bolton Wanderers. One can only hope he fares better than his stricken home-town football club but like them, it’s a tough one for him.
WBO/IBO/WBA heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is rallying behind his countryman Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs), who will move up by eight pounds to challenge Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) for the WBC middleweight championship.
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has slammed his countryman, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, for finalizing a May 7th title defense against Amir Khan.
Jose "Chepo" Reynoso, trainer for WBC middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs), is not overlooking the challenge of Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs). Khan is moving up by eight pounds to face Canelo at a catch-weight of 155-pounds on May 7th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
The Nevada State Athletic Commission ended weeks of speculation with a unanimous five-person vote for Golden Boy Promotions to host its May 7 HBO Pay-Per-View show at the newly constructed 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hall of Fame trainer Nacho Beristain, best known for training former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, says Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez can restore his credibility by defeating Amir Khan on May 7th from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
When news of Saul Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 stoppages) versus Amir Khan (31-3, 19 early) came through the first thing many will have thought was probably 'Wow, just wow - this must be how Doctor Manhattan felt when he discovered what Adrian Veidt had been up to.' It came from left field and out of the blue in an age of information oversaturation.
By Cliff Rold - The announcement of a middleweight title fight this week between champion Saul Alvarez and former Jr. welterweight titlist Amir Khan couldn't have come at a better time for press and social media. Boxing has very little going on at center stage right now. We're a few weeks away from the next fight that really moves the needle. Alvarez-Khan gave people something to talk about. It doesn't make it a good fight. This is about what happens when the bigger stars don't align for better fights to be made.