Samuel Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
On Saturday night in Birmingham, former welterweight world champion Amir Khan had to climb off the canvas to continue his comeback with a points win over Samuel Vargas. In his second fight since returning to the ring after a two-year absence, Khan was knocked to the floor in the final seconds of the second round.
Amir Khan produced his blistering hand speed once more as he set up a potential pre-Christmas super-fight. The Bolton welterweight, a former unified super-lightweight world champion, was back in action at the Arena Birmingham, exclusively live on Sky Sports. Khan, who returned from a 23-month hiatus back in April with a scintillating 39-second bombing out of Canadian Phil Lo Greco at the ECHO Arena in Liverpool, took out Samuel Vargas in similar fashion.
Khan, Vargas Fight Photos Gallery - Amir Khan was given a scare by Samuel Vargas before a unanimous points win in Birmingham on Saturday as his world title bid credentials were questioned. (photos by Lawrence Lustig).
Birmingham, Arena Birmingham - In his second fight of 2018, former world champion Amir Khan (33-4, 20 KOs) had near disaster when he was dropped in the second round, but fought his way to a twelve round unanimous decision over Samuel Vargas (29-4-2, 14 KOs). The scores were 119-108, 119-109 and 118-110.
Steven Donnelly will roll into his next fight next month on the back of his second successive pro win. The double Commonwealth Games medallist, who turned over under MTK Global last month, was in action in the Midlands. Donnelly was part of the supporting cast to Amir Khan’s clash with Samuel Vargas at the Arena Birmingham on Saturday night.
Khan, Vargas Weights Photos Gallery - Samuel Vargas says he has the power to knockout Amir Khan when the pair clash at Arena Birmingham on September 8, live on Sky Sports. Vargas is ranked number 9 in the WBA and knows that a win over the former unified World Champion will rocket his name into World title contention in the Welterweight division. (photos by Lawrence Lustig).
Amir Khan claims his sparring partners are better than Saturday's opponent Samuel Vargas, but he is not taking the Birmingham bout lightly and has "trained like it's a world title fight". After returning from a two-year absence against Phil Lo Greco in April, ended by the Briton within 40 seconds, Khan (32-4-0) is fighting another Canada-based boxer in Vargas (29-3-2) this week.
Amir Khan, Samuel Vargas Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Amir Khan is promising to deliver another explosive performance when he takes on Samuel Vargas at Arena Birmingham on September 8, live on Sky Sports. (photos by Lawrence Lustig).
This weekend, former world champion Amir Khan makes his second start under the tutelage of trainer, Joe Goossen, as he faces Samuel Vargas in Birmingham. Khan (32-4, 20 KOs) returned to the ring back in April, and blew away Phil Lo Greoc in 39 seconds of the very first round.
Ahead of DAZN’s U.S. launch, the live and on - demand sports streaming platform announced it will make Amir Khan vs. Samuel Vargas available for free on Facebook and Twitter. The Matchroom Boxing fight card will air live on Saturday, Sept. 8 from Arena Birmingham in the U.K. with the main event beginning at approximately 5 p.m. ET.