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Lots of weird stuff going on with the Golden Boy contracts. Looks like Khan's will expire after the Bradley fight.
Prescott is not being offered the fight so Peterson will be the best possible fight! Mubarak doesn't look like he's standing down either.
Bad day!
Prescott is not being offered the fight so Peterson will be the best possible fight! Mubarak doesn't look like he's standing down either.
Bad day!
Gary Shaw, the co-promoter of junior welterweight champ Timothy Bradley Jr., told ESPN.com that the target date for Bradley to meet titleholder Amir Khan in a unification bout is July 30, although it does not figure to be that easy.
Khan first has to win an April 16 interim fight in his native England, although he does not yet have an opponent as he and his team have been going through name after name -- but nobody has been willing to accept the fight for the frugal figures Khan is offering.
Finalizing Bradley-Khan, even if Khan wins his interim bout, likely will still be difficult. Bradley's contract with Shaw expires in June, according to Cameron Dunkin, Bradley's co-manager. They have made it clear they have no intention of re-signing with Shaw. There is likely a gray area in the contract about whether Shaw has matching rights.
Also, Khan's three-fight deal with Golden Boy is up after the April 16 fight, although Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com that he and the Khan camp are discussing a new two-fight deal. If they reach an agreement, Schaefer said they would throw out the last fight of the existing deal and replace it with a new one that would include better terms for the April bout with the second fight being in July -- ideally against Bradley.
Khan, meantime, still needs an opponent for April for a fight on that will be televised on HBO in the United States and on Sky Box Office pay-per-view in England.
The one opponent willing to take the fight for relatively short money is Breidis Prescott, who knocked Khan out in the first round in his only loss in 2008. However, he has not been offered the fight, despite a media blitz by the fighter and his co-promoters Leon Margules and Lou DiBella.
One of Khan's original targets was American Lamont Peterson, who fought a to draw with Victor Ortiz on Dec. 11 in Las Vegas on the undercard of Khan's dramatic decision victory against Marcos Maidana.
Peterson rejected multiple offers, including for $200,000 and was eliminated from contention. However, the sides rekindled talks this week and Peterson was offered $300,000. They continue talking.
Another name being mentioned, among several, is former titlist Junior Witter of England. Witter (37-3-2, 22 KOs), who held a belt from 2006 to 2008, is coming out of retirement. He lost his title to Bradley and later quit after eight rounds against Devon Alexander in a fight for a vacant title in August 2009.
"My manager, John Ingle, spoke to me about the Khan offer. I'm up for this 100 percent. It would be an opportunity too good to turn down fighting for a world title again," Witter said.
Witter is scheduled for his comeback fight Feb. 19 in Canada. It remains to be seen, however, whether HBO and Sky would accept Witter as an opponent.
Khan first has to win an April 16 interim fight in his native England, although he does not yet have an opponent as he and his team have been going through name after name -- but nobody has been willing to accept the fight for the frugal figures Khan is offering.
Finalizing Bradley-Khan, even if Khan wins his interim bout, likely will still be difficult. Bradley's contract with Shaw expires in June, according to Cameron Dunkin, Bradley's co-manager. They have made it clear they have no intention of re-signing with Shaw. There is likely a gray area in the contract about whether Shaw has matching rights.
Also, Khan's three-fight deal with Golden Boy is up after the April 16 fight, although Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com that he and the Khan camp are discussing a new two-fight deal. If they reach an agreement, Schaefer said they would throw out the last fight of the existing deal and replace it with a new one that would include better terms for the April bout with the second fight being in July -- ideally against Bradley.
Khan, meantime, still needs an opponent for April for a fight on that will be televised on HBO in the United States and on Sky Box Office pay-per-view in England.
The one opponent willing to take the fight for relatively short money is Breidis Prescott, who knocked Khan out in the first round in his only loss in 2008. However, he has not been offered the fight, despite a media blitz by the fighter and his co-promoters Leon Margules and Lou DiBella.
One of Khan's original targets was American Lamont Peterson, who fought a to draw with Victor Ortiz on Dec. 11 in Las Vegas on the undercard of Khan's dramatic decision victory against Marcos Maidana.
Peterson rejected multiple offers, including for $200,000 and was eliminated from contention. However, the sides rekindled talks this week and Peterson was offered $300,000. They continue talking.
Another name being mentioned, among several, is former titlist Junior Witter of England. Witter (37-3-2, 22 KOs), who held a belt from 2006 to 2008, is coming out of retirement. He lost his title to Bradley and later quit after eight rounds against Devon Alexander in a fight for a vacant title in August 2009.
"My manager, John Ingle, spoke to me about the Khan offer. I'm up for this 100 percent. It would be an opportunity too good to turn down fighting for a world title again," Witter said.
Witter is scheduled for his comeback fight Feb. 19 in Canada. It remains to be seen, however, whether HBO and Sky would accept Witter as an opponent.
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