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Amir Khan has reaffirmed his desire to take on Kell Brook in the near future, saying positive discussions between the two camps are currently ongoing.Earlier this month, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed that an agreement regarding a potential fight between Khan and Brook had a ''long way to go'', with a May fight a possibility.
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) has two big fights in mind for 2017. Khan has been out of the ring since May, when he moved up to a catch-weight of 155-pounds to challenge Saul "Canelo" Alvarez for the WBC middleweight championship at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Khan, who started well in the early rounds, was knocked out cold in the sixth round.
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) believes a potential fight with IBF welterweight beltholder Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs) is finally close to coming together. Brook has been chasing the fight for several years, but Khan had little to no interest in the fight. After both boxers suffered stoppage wins by moving up in weight to take dangerous fights in 2016.
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) in planning to meet with his adviser, Al Haymon, to discuss his planned ring return in 2017. Khan has been out of action since suffering a knockout loss at the hands of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in May. For that contest he moved up in weight to 155-pounds to challenge Canelo for the WBC middleweight world title.
According to Chris Eubank Jr. (23-1, 18KOs), promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport backdoored him in the negotiations several months ago for a September fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
Amir Khan has revealed plans to launch a mixed martial arts league in Britain and go after his domestic rival Kell Brook.
Eddie Hearn has confirmed that an agreement regarding a potential fight between Amir Khan and Kell Brook has a "long way to go". For the first time, however, he is adamant there is a "real desire from both fighters" to finally secure a date.
'I think [Khan and Brook] are looking at the end of May and they only day we have here is June 4,' said Hearn to Sky Sports." I try not to get too excited and we try to keep the talks going behind closed doors, and hopefully we can get it over the line.'
Amir Khan is back to the business of using Twitter to antagonize targets for big fights. The British star Tweeted a photo from the ongoing WBC convention in Hollywood, Florida, of he and Gennady Golovkin shaking hands. He added a message designed to draw a response from welterweight rival Kell Brook.
Promoter Frank Warren has tabled offers to Kell Brook and Luke Campbell to fight Liam Smith and Terry Flanagan next year. Both all-British fights would gain huge interest, however as of yet Warren has not received a response from the fighters’ management team.