Amir Khan admits he will have to spend more time with his trainer Virgil Hunter in San Francisco after being floored on his way to a 12-round points win over Julio Diaz. The Briton quickly bounced up off the canvas in the fourth round but after a cou...
Welterweight contender Julio Diaz says Amir Khan is still making the same mistakes that caused him to lose recent fights to Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia. Khan admits that he will have to spend more time with his trainer Virgil Hunter in San Franc...
Amir Khan controlled most of the fight with his jab (5 of 28 per round), but Julio Diaz made it real interesting down the stretch, outlanding Khan 48-23 in power shots over the last three rounds. Diaz gave away rounds, averaging just 33 punches thro...
Former champion Amir Khan and Julio Diaz embraced backstage at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England. They fought a twelve round war that saw Khan get knocked down and shaken up several times, but he survived those moments to win a close twelve...
Former champion Amir Khan landed nearly double (10 per round) the weight class average for jabs. In his last 4 fights (vs. Carlos Molina, Lamont Peterson, Danny Garcia & Zab Judah), Khan also landed 42% of his power shots. Khan opponents landed 40% o...
Amir Khan's trainer Virgil Hunter believes his fighter is now back on the path to world title glory. Khan split from previous coach Freddie Roach and turned to Hunter last year after his career stalled with back-to-back defeats against Lamont Pete...
Amir Khan and Julio Diaz both made weight for Saturday night's welterweight main event at Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England. Both fighters weighed just over 142 lb. Khan tipped the scales at 10 stone, 2 pounds and 2 ounces, while Diaz was sli...
Former two division world champion Amir Khan has defended his hire of controversial fitness coach Victor Conte. Conte was jailed in 2005 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute banned steroids. His association with Khan has been criticized...
Amir Khan has told fans he is a new man and a different fighter ahead of his first bout in the UK for two years. Khan is bidding to re-establish himself after damaging back-to-back world title defeats to Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia in the Uni...
Amir Khan has thanked Julio Diaz for showing the "bottle" to fight him in the UK this weekend. The two former world champions will meet in a 143lbs 'catch-weight' bout - a mark set between super lightweight and welterweight - at Sheffield's Motorp...
In a recent interview with Daily Mail Online, former junior welterweight Amir Khan discussed his April 27th clash with Julio Diaz. The match takes place in Sheffield with a catch-weight of 143-pounds in place. Khan told the paper that his entire is a...
Julio Diaz says he is coming to knock out Amir Khan when he takes on the Briton in Sheffield on April 27. The California-based Mexican is on an unbeaten run of three fights but it is seven years since he last held the IBF lightweight title. How...
Jon Kays isn’t fazed knowing his attributes will be assessed and his flaws focused on when he boxes Abdul Rashid at the Leeds Town Hall on March 22. Appearing on the undercard of Josh Warrington’s first English title defence against Jamie Speight...