Top fight on the cards for April 27th, as Amir Khan v Julio Diaz takes centre stage. It was a return to top form for Khan, as he beat American Carlos Molina in Los Angeles, California in December. That was a much needed win for Khan to revive his career. That was a big win for Khan after losing in that infamously controversial bout against Lamont Peterson and then going down without much of a fight after getting outclassed by Danny Garcia. Khan needed the win and he took his chances well, stopping Molina in the tenth round, winning the vacant WBC Silver Light Welterweight title. That isn’t going to mean much for his next fight, which comes against Mexican Julio Diaz. The fight is taking place at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield in April. It will be the second fight for Khan under new trainer Virgil Hunter.
Khan, still only 26 is planning his route back to the top of the world, and hopes to get the unification of lightweight belts by the end of the year. There is an element of vulnerability about Khan, who is, by and large still trying to rebuild his career after blowing the big fight against Danny Garcia. Had Khan won that, he was going to step up a weight division. Khan has a 27-3 record in his professional career, and nineteen of his wins have come by a knockout. He needs to stay confident in his ability and this is part of a mini tournament to see who the top man in the weight division is. The Golden Boy tournament will encompass Danny Garcia-Zab Judah (also on April 27th), then Lamont Peterson-Lucas Matthysse on May 18th. The winner of those two bouts will square off with the winner then getting a shot at Khan.
Khan has already stated that he is not going to be underestimating Diaz. Mexican Diaz, a 33 year old veteran who has posted a 40-7 career record with one draw as well. His big moment came in 2006 when he won the IBF lightweight title in 2007, only to lose it eight months later. The Mexican, the big outsider for the fight, is confident that he can put up a major roadblock in the comeback of Khan. Quite frankly he is going to be a stepping stone for Khan’s career but Diaz is sounding confident of totally gatecrashing Khan’s party. Despite calling Khan a fast and dangerous fighter, the Mexican believes that the British boxer has enough weaknesses in his armour to exploit.
Diaz doesn’t just want to beat Khan, he wants to hurt him, wants to knock him out. The veteran years of Diaz doesn’t sound anything that he is worried about either. He feels like he is in prime and the bullish boxer is ready to hammer Khan. This is a massive deal for Diaz in Sheffield, and the bout against Khan is the biggest fight of his career. If it ends in defeat as the bookmaker odds are heavily suggesting, then it could also be the last of his long career. It will probably be worth looking at Khan knocking out his opponent, he is going to have a huge speed advantage over the Mexican and the British boxer really needs to impress if he is going to be thrown into the ring later in the year against Lamont or Garcia again.
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Khan, still only 26 is planning his route back to the top of the world, and hopes to get the unification of lightweight belts by the end of the year. There is an element of vulnerability about Khan, who is, by and large still trying to rebuild his career after blowing the big fight against Danny Garcia. Had Khan won that, he was going to step up a weight division. Khan has a 27-3 record in his professional career, and nineteen of his wins have come by a knockout. He needs to stay confident in his ability and this is part of a mini tournament to see who the top man in the weight division is. The Golden Boy tournament will encompass Danny Garcia-Zab Judah (also on April 27th), then Lamont Peterson-Lucas Matthysse on May 18th. The winner of those two bouts will square off with the winner then getting a shot at Khan.
Khan has already stated that he is not going to be underestimating Diaz. Mexican Diaz, a 33 year old veteran who has posted a 40-7 career record with one draw as well. His big moment came in 2006 when he won the IBF lightweight title in 2007, only to lose it eight months later. The Mexican, the big outsider for the fight, is confident that he can put up a major roadblock in the comeback of Khan. Quite frankly he is going to be a stepping stone for Khan’s career but Diaz is sounding confident of totally gatecrashing Khan’s party. Despite calling Khan a fast and dangerous fighter, the Mexican believes that the British boxer has enough weaknesses in his armour to exploit.
Diaz doesn’t just want to beat Khan, he wants to hurt him, wants to knock him out. The veteran years of Diaz doesn’t sound anything that he is worried about either. He feels like he is in prime and the bullish boxer is ready to hammer Khan. This is a massive deal for Diaz in Sheffield, and the bout against Khan is the biggest fight of his career. If it ends in defeat as the bookmaker odds are heavily suggesting, then it could also be the last of his long career. It will probably be worth looking at Khan knocking out his opponent, he is going to have a huge speed advantage over the Mexican and the British boxer really needs to impress if he is going to be thrown into the ring later in the year against Lamont or Garcia again.
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