Manny Pacquiao will likely face Chris Algieri, as reports indicated that Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum has already sent an offer to the WBO light welterweight champion.
British boxer Amir Khan expressed willingness to face Manny Pacquiao in his next fight, saying that he is ready to stand toe-to-toe with his former sparring mate ‘wherever’ the Filipino boxing icon wants.
Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana loom as Manny Pacquiao’s possible opponent in his next fight after both fighters expressed interest in facing the Filipino boxing icon.
Amir Khan failed to land a bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. earlier this year, but the former light welterweight champion is still hoping that he will get a shot against the reigning pound-for-pound king, possibly next spring.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is expected to return to action in September, but world-renowned trainer Virgil Hunter believes that the reigning pound-for-pound king will not be ready to return that soon, which will increase Amir Khan’s chances of landing a bout with the unbeaten champion.
Amir Khan is still hoping that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will eventually decide to face him, but the British boxing icon expressed fear that his dream fight will not happen at all, BoxingScene reported on Wednesday.
Amir Khan is looking for an impressive win to land a big-money fight when he collides with Luis Collazo on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana bout on May 3 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Middleweight boxing legend "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler opens about Floyd Mayweather and suggests that he may be avoiding Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan because he is scared of them.
Floyd Mayweather recently announced that he will be fighting Marcos Maidana in a unification bout on May 3. But news about the upcoming fight between the two champs means Amir Khan is now out of the picture.
