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MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Last December, Amir Khan (29-3, 19KOs) was scheduled to face then IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (26-2, 14KOs). Khan withdrew from the title opportunity with Alexander to pursue what he believed was a likely fight with WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May. Things did not go as expected. Mayweather passed on Khan and instead faced Marcos Maidana.
Amir Khan will be hoping a win over Devon Alexander this weekend can land him a shot at Floyd Mayweather, but leading promoter Eddie Hearn has told him the smart money is in a domestic grudge clash with Kell Brook. Khan fights in Las Vegas against Alexander - a man Brook was meant to fight for a world title three times, only for both men to withdraw with injuries. No world strap is on the line on Saturday - Alexander lost to Shawn Porter who Brook then beat in August - but the winner could be in a line to face unbeaten American Mayweather next year.
If Amir Khan (29-3, 19KOs) is successful on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, when he faces former two-division champion Devon Alexander, he is going to be a frontrunner to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26KOs). If Khan is unable to get Mayweather in the ring, then Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya will attempt to get him a lucrative "Plan B" option. That secondary option is possible a huge domestic fight with IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook, who makes the first defense of his title in February.
Former two division world champion Timothy Bradley (31-1, 12KOs) is open to the idea of facing IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (33-0, 22KOs). Bradley returns on Saturday night against Diego Chaves in the main event of an HBO televised tripleheader from the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Brook, who won the title from Shawn Porter in August, is going to make his first defense likely in Sheffield in February.
Former champion Amir Khan (29-3, 19KOs) says IBF welterweight king Kell Brook, and his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport, are in no position to call the shots on a possible fight in 2015. Khan is back in action on Saturday night against former two-division champion Devon Alexander at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. If Khan wins, he will then likely become a frontrunner to face WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Undefeated IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (33-0, 22KOs) is already back in camp and plans to move forward with a planned title defense in March. The tentative date is March 28th against an opponent to be determined. Brook captured the IBF crown in August, when he travled to Carson, California and won a twelve round majority decision over previously undefeated Shawn Porter at the StubHub Center.
Welterweight contender Amir Khan (29-3, 19KOs) has a very important fight coming up on December 13th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Khan will step in the ring with former two-division champion Devon Alexander (26-2, 14KOs). Should Khan overcome his upcoming fight, there are two big potential opportunities in his path. The first is a domestic showdown with rival Kell Brook, who now holds the IBF's welterweight title. The second is the biggest prize in boxing, a potential fight with WBC/WBA champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Former world champion Juan Manuel Marquez is not ready to discuss a potential fight with IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook. The champion's promoter, Eddie Hearn, recently told BoxingScene.com that he wants to make a fight with Marquez in early 2015. Marquez is still undecided on whether or not he intends to continue his pro career. The boxer is going to make a final decision in January to February. Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KOs) vs. Brook (33-0, 22 KOs) would targeted for the UK, said Hearn. The former four division champion of Mexico is still interested in going for a fifth divisional title.
As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, Shawn Porter will return to the ring in January against an opponent to be determined soon. The Ohio native suffered his first career loss against Kell Brook in his last fight. The fight wasn't very aesthetically pleasing and Porter had trouble getting effective punches off against Brook's holding tactics. He said that he has focused on that as a rematch would have far different results.
Amir Khan believes upcoming opponent Devon Alexander represents a tougher test than IBF welterweight champion and British rival Kell Brook. Khan is looking to catapult himself into contention for major bouts against boxing kingpins Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in 2015 by beating former two-weight world champion Alexander on December 13 in Las Vegas. A mouthwatering domestic showdown with Brook has also been mooted after the Sheffield fighter captured a portion of the world title in the 147lb division by beating Alexander's conqueror Shawn Porter in August.