Fight Amir Khan L KO 1 (12) Breidis Prescott

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has advised BoxingScene.com that a deal has been reached for Amir Khan (26-2, 18KOs) to challenge WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0, 14KOs) in an HBO televised main event on July 14th, either from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California or the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas read more ...

Maidana moved up to welterweight for the fight, as did Alexander, and was toyed with. Now back at junior welterweight to defend his belt, Maidana (31-3, 28 KOs), the big puncher from Argentina, has been in Oxnard, Calif., working with new trainer Robert Garcia and looking forward to a return to action later this summer against an opponent to be determined read more ...

Junior welterweight Lamont Peterson has reportedly tested positive for synthetic testosterone, according to Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Peterson’s upcoming HBO televised defense of his WBA/IBF titles, against Amir Khan on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, is now in jeopardy. Khan and Peterson had agreed, as part of their rematch terms, to take part in a random drug testing protocol read more ...

Serhiy «Professor» Fedchenko (30-1, 13 KO), WBO Europe belt-holder and the best current light welterweight of Ukraine celebrates his 31th birthday today in Mexico finishing his preparation for the biggest fight of his boxing career. Fast-handed Ukrainian technician will fight for interim WBO World light welterweight title against all-Mexican boxing legend, former three weight-class World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez on April 14th at the New Arena México in Mexico City. «I have a great chance to give myself the best birthday gift by beating JMM this Saturday» read more ...

Unified super lightweight world champion Lamont «Havoc» Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs) and the man he dethroned, Amir «King» Khan (26-2, 18 KOs) wrapped up their three-city press tour Monday at the Grammy Museum at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. The tour kicked off last week in England then made its way to Washington D.C. before hitting LA read more ...

Amir Khan admits his career could be left in tatters if he fails to beat Lamont Peterson for a second time when the two fierce rivals lock horns again in May. Khan surrendered his IBF and WBA light-welterweight titles last December after a shock defeat to Peterson in a controversial split decision in Washington read more ...

WBA/IBF 140-pound champion Lamont Peterson (L) poses for photographs with British starAmir Khan after a press conference in London. Khan on Tuesday vowed to learn from his mistakes when he faces Peterson in their keenly anticipated world title rematch on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Khan cried foul after losing a split decision to Peterson in their see-saw battle for the WBA and IBF lightwelterweight titles in Washington in December, insisting he had been the victim of dubious scoring read more ...

Former three division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera is currently visiting London. The Mexican star is a big name in the UK. Back in 2001, Barrera dominated Prince Naseem Hamed, who at the time was a huge favorite to win. The 38-year-old fighter is still upset with his 2009 technical decision loss to Amir Khan in Manchester read more ...

According to Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KOs), WBA/IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs) has accepted a rematch offer from Golden Boy Promotions, and the fight will take place on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Top Rank had offered Peterson a lucrative two-fight package, which included a July 14th title bout with Juan Manuel Marquez at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas read more ...

RingTV.com has learned that The Telegraph will report that Amir Khan expects to return to the ring on April 19 on HBO likely in Las Vegas. Other dates include May 5 and May 19, Khan’s manager, Asif Vali, told RingTV.com on Wednesday read more ...