adminthrough a catchweight (143 pounds) 12-round non-title contest with Mexican Julio Diaz at the Motorpoint Arena in his home city of Sheffield, northern England, in his first fight back in Britain for two years.
Victory over Diaz, a former world lightweight champion, will keep Khan on course for a possible rematch with either Lamont Peterson or Danny Garcia. Defeat to the 33-year-old Diaz will finish Khan’s career at the elite level. Khan, who is due to get married in New York next month, is desperate to avenge both defeats to Peterson — to whom he lost controversially on points in December 2011 and the American subsequently tested positive for a banned substance — as well as Garcia, who stopped the Briton in four rounds last July.
Both Peterson, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion, and Garcia, holder of the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) titles, have defences to make before Khan can start plotting revenge.
Garcia takes on fellow American Zab Judah later on Saturday night while Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse is set to challenge Peterson on May 18.
Khan claims he has been told by his promoter Golden Boy that the winners of Garcia-Judah and Peterson-Matthysse will then face each other and the victor of that world title unification fight will box him later in 2013.
“I need to keep winning and work my way back to the world titles,” Khan said.
“I’m determined to win them again.
“I’m staying at light-welterweight because I want to fight Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia again.” — AFP.
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