Amir Khan

Amir Khan successfully stepped up a weight division to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-welterweight title from Andreas Kotelnik with a unanimous points win here Saturday. The British boxer won his first world title by earning a 120-108, 118-111 and 118-111 verdict at the MEN Arena in Manchester over Ukrainian Kotelnik, who was making his third defence of the belt he won last year. Khan backed up his claim that he will be better at light-welterweight, despite previously predominantly campaigning at lightweight since winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics. Victory also proved Khan was correct in insisting the world title fight ... Read Full Story

LONDON (Reuters) - Briton Amir Khan was crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) light-welterweight champion at the age of 22 on Saturday after convincingly beating Ukraine's Andreas Kotelnik with a unanimous points decision in Manchester. Khan, who won Olympic silver at lightweight as a 17-year-old in Athens in 2004, was relentlessly on the attack all night in a performance of great confidence that relieved Kotelnik of the title in the 31-year-old's third defense. Khan, in his first world title fight, looked sharp from the first bell and though Kotelnik rocked the Briton in the third round, Khan's blurringly fast combinations continually found the target to ... Read Full Story

Highly touted Amir Khan finally lived up to lofty expectations, earning a unanimous decision over Andreas Kotelnik on Saturday night to capture the WBA junior welterweight title. The 22-year-old Khan's blistering victory came five years after a career-launching Olympic silver medal, and 10 months after he was knocked out by Breidis Prescott in 54 seconds. Khan (21-1) stepped up a division and beat Kotelnik with speedy combinations, triumphing in front of Naseem Hamed, one of only two other Brits to become a champion at a younger age. After his surprising loss to Prescott, Khan began training with Freddie Roach, and showed newfound polish in ... Read Full Story

Amir Khan looks to rebuild his boxing career against Oisin Fagan at the ExCel Arena, London, on Saturday night. Amir Khan looked unbeatable in his first 17 fights as a professional, then he came up against little-known Breidis Prescott in Manchester. The undefeated Colombian took just 54 seconds to knock out Khan, leaving the Bolton-born fighter’s career in tatters. Three months on from that defeat, and still only 21-years-old, Khan looks to make a comeback against Irish veteran Oisin Fagan. The 34-year-old has won five of his last seven fights, including a points victory against Konstantin Sakara in Dublin in July and beating Brian ... Read Full Story

Amir Khan stormed back to top form with an explosive fourth-round stoppage of Stoke's Scott Lawton to retain his Commonwealth lightweight title in style at the Nottingham Arena. Khan forced referee Victor Loughran's intervention after 30 savage seconds of the round, snapping Lawton's head back with a combination and then launching a series of unanswered blows. After suffering a stunning knockdown in his last fight against Willie Limond two months ago, it was precisely the kind of blistering performance Khan needed to justify his boasts of imminent world domination. His promoter Frank Warren has been eager to adopt a more cautious approach - and ... Read Full Story