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Amir Khan is set to discover in the next 24 hours if he has secured a world title rematch against Lamont Peterson.
The British boxer has been seeking a new fight since losing his light-welterweight belts to the American in controversial circumstances last month.
Richard Schaefer, Khan's US-based promoter, has told BBC Sport that Peterson's camp have promised to give an answer over a rematch on Thursday.
If confirmed the fight would take place in Los Angeles on Saturday, 19 May.
Schaefer confirmed last week that a new offer to Peterson had been made which would see revenues from the fight shared equally.
A statement from Schaefer's company, Golden Boy Promotions, said: "Team Khan would agree to a 50-50 split of worldwide revenues derived from a rematch (including those derived from the United Kingdom) should Mr Peterson agree to participate."
The British boxer has been seeking a new fight since losing his light-welterweight belts to the American in controversial circumstances last month.
Richard Schaefer, Khan's US-based promoter, has told BBC Sport that Peterson's camp have promised to give an answer over a rematch on Thursday.
If confirmed the fight would take place in Los Angeles on Saturday, 19 May.
Schaefer confirmed last week that a new offer to Peterson had been made which would see revenues from the fight shared equally.
A statement from Schaefer's company, Golden Boy Promotions, said: "Team Khan would agree to a 50-50 split of worldwide revenues derived from a rematch (including those derived from the United Kingdom) should Mr Peterson agree to participate."
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UPDATE:
Amir Khan forced to wait to to learn Peterson rematch fate
A deal between Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson over a rematch is still to be agreed with the US boxer choosing to wait until an appeal over a demand for a new fight is concluded.
A spokesman for Peterson told BBC Sport: "Right now our efforts are focused on the appeal to the World Boxing Association (WBA).
"We are patiently awaiting a decision.
"Once that's done and Lamont is finally in receipt of his WBA belt then we will shift the focus to who he fights next."
Earlier, Richard Schaefer, Khan's US-based promoter, told BBC Sport that Peterson's camp had promised to give an answer over a rematch on Thursday.
But it now appears that the Peterson camp have no intention of agreeing to another fight while the appeal is on-going.
A spokesman for Peterson told BBC Sport: "Right now our efforts are focused on the appeal to the World Boxing Association (WBA).
"We are patiently awaiting a decision.
"Once that's done and Lamont is finally in receipt of his WBA belt then we will shift the focus to who he fights next."
Earlier, Richard Schaefer, Khan's US-based promoter, told BBC Sport that Peterson's camp had promised to give an answer over a rematch on Thursday.
But it now appears that the Peterson camp have no intention of agreeing to another fight while the appeal is on-going.
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