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| Will Khan light up Britain once again? |
On Saturday night Britain will welcome back one of it’s biggest stars as he aims for another comprehensive victory. Of course I am talking about the WBA Light-Welterweight Champion Amir Khan. Khan will be taking on fellow Brit and European Champion Paul McCloskey.
As much as I like to see two British stars fighting, I feel this fight is a serious miss-match. It will be a great fight to gain publicity for British Boxing and also for people to go out to the MEN Arena and enjoy themselves but I don’t see this one lasting long.
Khan is a massive favourite to see of the unbeaten Northern Irishman and it is no surprise why. Since his 2008 defeat to Breidis Prescott, Khan has gone unbeaten whilst improving all the time under star trainer Freddie Roach. It will be Khan’s first fight in the UK since the demolition of Dmitriy Salita in 2009. The 24-year-old followed this up with a stoppage win against Paulie Malignaggi and a point’s decision victory over Marcos Maidana in one of the fights of 2010.
If Khan carries on this form then for me there will be only one outcome in this fight but McCloskey is no mug and he will be motivated by the fact that Khan lost at the MEN Arena to Prescott. He is also unbeaten in 22 fights with his last five wins coming by the way of knockout. McCloskey can be tricky fighter with his southpaw stance and he will aim to use this to his advantage.
Being the European Champion has gave McCloskey some tough opponents so he will be up for the challenge. His hunger and drive is typical of a true Irishman, he took this shot staright away and he will be very determined. But fighting a world class fighter like Khan could be dangerous.
If I were a betting man, my money would be on Khan to win inside the first six rounds. You never know with boxing, anything could happen so make sure you tune into Primetime, which is available on Sky channel 480. It will be another big British event and you will not regret it.
Also I will be writing my first proper review of the fight, so come back on Sunday to check that out.
Khan has improved considerably since his 1st round K.O loss to Prescott but I still feel as though he needs to improve himself against the likes of Mayweather and Pacquiao. Even if he doesn’t fight either of them, he’s still proven he’s a great boxer and he’s come a long ways since the Olympics in Greece 2004.
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