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By Lem Satterfield - The ongoing negotiations to make a junior welterweight unification between champions Amir Khan (25-1, 17KOs) and Zab Judah (41-6, 28KOs) have continued to slide in a downward spiral. The two sides have been negotiation since last week - when WBC/WBO champion Timothy Bradley turned down a deal to face Khan on July 23, which HBO has reserved for the British star's next fight. Bradley walked away from a package deal worth $1.4 million - plus an even 50-50 split on the UK pay-per-view revenue.
The negotiations to make Khan-Judah have been equally troubled, with Golden Boy Promotions offering Judah a lower financial package and not a single percentage share of the UK pay-per-view. And, Khan is now refusing to face Judah in Atlantic City - where Main Events believe the fight would make the most financial sense.
"What's happened is that I heard from [Golden Boy CEO] Richard Schaefer on Thursday when I was in Poland, and he said that we might be able to get this done. We would do this in Atlantic City [which Duva has on hold] and they wanted a 60-40 split, and Amir Khan wants to keep all of the money for the UK, Pakistan and the Middle East," Duva told BoxingScene.com. [Click Here To Read More]
The negotiations to make Khan-Judah have been equally troubled, with Golden Boy Promotions offering Judah a lower financial package and not a single percentage share of the UK pay-per-view. And, Khan is now refusing to face Judah in Atlantic City - where Main Events believe the fight would make the most financial sense.
"What's happened is that I heard from [Golden Boy CEO] Richard Schaefer on Thursday when I was in Poland, and he said that we might be able to get this done. We would do this in Atlantic City [which Duva has on hold] and they wanted a 60-40 split, and Amir Khan wants to keep all of the money for the UK, Pakistan and the Middle East," Duva told BoxingScene.com. [Click Here To Read More]
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