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VIDEO Interview
By Joe Bruiser (03-Dec-2009)
FightFan.com recently caught up with Amir Khan prior to his return to the U.K. to find out how his training went for his Dec.5 junior welterweight title defense against undefeated Dmitriy Salita.
Check out what Khan had to say about training at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles with Freddie Roach, how well his body has responded to his new weight division, his plans for 2010 and more, only on FightFan.com!
Amir Khan Interview
Amir Khan will make the first defence of his world title against Dmitriy Salita this Saturday at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.
World champion Amir Khan, who won the WBA light-welterweight belt in July with a punch-perfect performance over Andreas Kotelnik, faces a hard first defence against one of the new stars of American boxing in Dmitriy Salita. Salita, the mandatory challenger for Khan’s title, was born in Odessa, Ukraine, and moved with his family to Brooklyn, New York, when he was nine years old.
Salita is an observant Jew and strictly follows Jewish law so if he fights on a Saturday then it must begin after sundown, the end of the sabbath.
He famously said, “Anyone who wants a good whuppin’ from me is just going to have to wait until sundown.”
This will be Khan’s first fight in Newcastle and Warren has taken his biggest stars to the big-fight city in the past including Nigel Benn, Joe Calzaghe, Naseem Hamed and Ricky Hatton.
Warren said, “For Amir’s first defence this is a very tough fight for him and he’s taking on a fighter that the American media are really building up at the moment,”
“Salita’s got a great record, he’s unbeaten and carries a big punch and of course he will pose a threat to Amir, but Amir’s a world class fighter and has to deal with these challengers,”
“I’ve promoted a lot of shows in Newcastle with all the big names like Naz, Calzaghe, Hatton and Benn and I’m delighted to bring Amir to the city for the first time,”
“The public there are big sports fans and love the big events and it’s great to bring them a fight like Khan v Salita.”
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8 Responses to “Amir Khan ready to defend vs. Dmitriy Salita on Saturday!”
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Anonymous Says:
amir khan sucks
November 25th, 2009 at 8:03 am
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money foyd Says:
agree he fuckn sucks
November 25th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
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Ivan "LatinoPorVida" Montiel Says:
Juan Diaz, Juan Manuel Marquez and Ricky Hatton as future opponents?
What will it prove if Amir Khan beats any of the opponents above?
I say forget these fighters because in all honesty as good as all three fighters are they are pretty much done with their careers. I know Juan Diaz is the youngest one out of the three fighters mentioned but c’mon let’s be real. I believe those two crushing losses at the hands of Nate Campbell and “Dinamita” have taken a lot out of the “Baby Bull”. Also as we know Diaz has another fight against Malignaggi coming up. I got a strong feeling Malignaggi will beat Diaz one more time since he got robbed the first time.
Khan needs to fight better opposition, younger and stronger fighters in order to prove he’s the best. Dmitriy Salita is a good start. I am very interested in watching this fight because something tells me Salita is going to give Khan lots of trouble if Khan ain’t 100%
One last thing Khan should consider doing a rematch against Prescott I’m sure many FIGHT FANS would love to see that rematch.
Good interview Joe!
November 25th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
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left hook for snack Says:
he’d be more than crazy if he goes up against JMM.. HE(JMM) will destroy his(khan) ass! i think a fight against diaz would rather be interesting… or he could go have a rematch against prescott… or better yet! a showdown against VALERO if ed decides to go up in weight!!!
November 26th, 2009 at 7:17 am
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left hook for snack Says:
he’d be more than crazy if he goes up against JMM.. HE(JMM) will destroy his(khan) ass! i think a fight against diaz would rather be interesting… or he could go have a rematch against prescott… or better yet! a showdown against VALERO if ed decides to go up in weight!!! what a piece of shit.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:18 am
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the expert Says:
i know the reason you want to fight Manny well it’s your doomed khan…
and i thought i heard u say you will never fight hatton and now you’re having a plan … damn you
November 27th, 2009 at 4:14 am
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gerry Says:
khan will not fight manny that’s for sure! khan should get a rematch against prescott to get that ghost out of his head.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:54 am
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Anonymous Says:
this will be a good fight. i think allu who are not rating amir khan are in for a shock!!! and he is not shit ad like to see u lot go up against him half of u whore writing on ere are fat fuckers n e wayz.!!!lol well c who wins and when amir does win i will bw back on here to leave a coment!!!lol
December 4th, 2009 at 8:23 am
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