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Amir Khan got jobbed by referee Joseph Cooper losing by split decision to Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs) in a 12-round WBA Super World and IBF light welterweight title fight on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. Khan was seemingly fighting two people in the ring, hometown referee Joseph Cooper and hometown favorite Lamont Peterson. Khan knocked down Peterson twice in round one with a left however Khan was denied one of the knockdowns when the referee got his own foot tangled with Peterson's and subsequently ruled the knockdown a slip. Then the referee took 2 points away from Khan for pushing (a never seen before point deduction in boxing) in rounds seven and twelve. Final scores were 115-110 Khan and 113-112, 113-112 Peterson. The knockdown that should have been and point deductions that should not have been caused Khan to lose to fight. In addition to losing by hometown cooking Khan also lost his WBA Super World and IBF light welterweight titles to Peterson.
Next up for Amir Khan is a rematch against Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs) on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peterson vs Khan II will be contested for the WBA Super World and IBF light welterweight titles that Peterson won off Khan in their first fight.
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson vs Khan II | Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV |
May 19, 2012 Saturday |
Amir "King Khan" Khan
Amir Khan lost by KO at 0:54 of round one to Colombian Breidis Prescott (20-0-0, 18 KOs) on Saturday, April 6, 2008 at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England. Khan was down twice in round one. The first knockdown came from a huge right and left hook and although Khan beat the count he was on shaky legs. Prescott rushed forward and continued his attack on Khan putting him down on the canvas for a second and final time with a left hook and right power shot. In addition to losing the bout to Prescott, Khan also lost his WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title.
Khan vs Prescott
In one of the biggest stunners in British boxing history, former amateur star Amir Khan was KO'd in round one by dangerous puncher Breidis Prescott.
Khan beat Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7-0, 43 KOs) by 5th technical decision in a WBA International and WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title fight on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England. In round one there was a clash of heads. Khan suffered a small cut over his left eye and Barrera suffered deep gash on his left forehead that bleed profusely for the rest of the fight. It wasn't until round five that the ring doctor advised the referee to stop the fight. At that point it would go to the scorecards. Scores were 50-45, 50-45 and 50-44. Barrera and his promoter Don King felt Khan's victory was tainted. That the ring doctor and referee should have stopped the fight in round one which would have resulted in a no contest instead of allowing it to continue with Barrera competing at a disadvantage.
Amir Khan, in an upset beat Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik (31-3-1, 13 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England. The judges scores were 120-110, 118-111 and 118-111. In addition to his victory Khan also captured Kotelnik's WBA World light welterweight title. Kotelnik had not lost a fight since losing a 12-round unanimous decision to Junior Witter on July 9, 2005.
On Saturday, December 5, 2009 Amir Khan successfully defended his WBA World light welterweight title for the first time by beating mandatory challenger Dmitriy Salita (30-1-1, 16 KOs) by 1st round TKO at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England. The previously undefeated Salita was knocked down three times in round one. The first one came just 10 seconds into the bout and the last at 1:16.
Khan in his US debut beat Paulie Malignaggi (27-4-0, 5 KOs) by 11th round TKO in a WBA World light welterweight title fight on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Khan outboxed, outpunched and outjabbed the powerless Malignaggi own his own turf. Giving Malignaggi a shalacking round after round until referee Steve Smoger mercifully stopped the fight at 1:25 of round eleven. Khan's next fight could be in July with interim WBA World light welterweight champion Argentinian Marcos Maidana.
Khan vs Maidana
Amir Khan beat Marcos Maidana (29-2-0, 27 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision in a WBA World light welterweight title fight on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. The judges scorecards read 114-111, 114-111 and 113-112. Khan downed Maidana in round one with a vicious left to the body. Maidana lost a point in round five for throwing an elbow. Khan was badly hurt in round ten by power punching Maidana but he managed to survive, glassy eyed and on shaky legs. Maidana finished strong but Khan won the bout having racked up an early lead.
Khan defeated Irish southpaw Paul McCloskey (22-1-0, 12 KOs) by 6th round technical decision in a WBA World light welterweight title fight on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Although it was a more competitive matchup than most people thought it would be Khan threw twice as many punches as McCloskey. In round four Khan knocked McCloskey down with a punch but the referee ruled it a slip. In round six Khan accidentally headbutted McCloskey and a cut opened up above McCloskey's left eye. On advice on the ring doctor the fight was stopped and went to the score cards. Scores at the time of stoppage were 60-54, 60-54 and 60-54.
On Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, Khan defeated Zab Judah (41-7-0, 28 KOs) by 5th round KO in a WBA Super World and IBF light welterweight title fight . In a one sided bout Khan dominated Judah hitting him repeatedly with hard rights and combinations reducing Judah to being nothing more than a defensive fighter. In round five Khan landed a right to Judah's head followed by a right uppercut to Judah's body that put Judah down on his knees on the canvas for the count. Afterwards Judah complained that the blow was low but replays from all angles showed that it was a legal punch landed at the belt line. In addition to his victory Khan captured Judah's IBF light welterweight title as well as successfully defending his own WBA Super World light welterweight title.
