The news that 21-year-old English lightweight phenom Amir Khan might be relocating to the States ranks as a wonderful unexpected charm. The lanky Lancashire lightweight is 17-0 and has been widely hyped in Britain as the next big thing, the diamond in the island nation’s boxing resurgence.
Khan has the hype and the talent of Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton but his stated aim to train across the pond and fight under the tutelage of a Mayweather or Buddy McGirt shows that he does not share their isolationist ambitions. His dismissal of Oliver Harrison, his trainer for all 17 of his …read more

Amir Khan defeated Martin Kristjansen via seventh round TKO on Saturday in a WBO Lightweight Title eliminator to move closer to a shot at the WBO title Nate Campbell currently holds.
Khan scored three near-consecutive knockdowns late in the seventh round to earn the TKO stoppage victory.
Khan, the Commonwealth Lightweight Champion, improved to 17-0 with the win and is currently ranked 3rd by the WBO and 5th by the WBC.
Kristjansen dropped to 19-2-3 in the losing effort.