{"id":1870,"date":"2010-03-30T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T04:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2026-03-15T23:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:36:45","slug":"coming-to-america-amir-khan-faces-paulie-malignaggi-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=1870","title":{"rendered":"Coming to America: Amir Khan faces Paulie Malignaggi in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/?p=1870\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/?p=1870\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-631\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"Amir Khan header\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Amir-Khan-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The light welterweight division just got a little heavier.<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s Amir Khan, 22-1, 16 KO\u2019s, has come to America and now steps into a weight class that does not lack for talent and competition. Instead it\u2019s a matchmaker\u2019s (boxing anyway) dream to pick and choose just who he will be fighting who in the upcoming year.<\/p>\n<p>Khan makes his American debut at Madison Square Garden on May 15th against Paul \u201cMagic Man\u201d Malignaggi, 27-3, 5 KO\u2019s.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Khan hails from Bolton, Lancashire, UK.\u00a0 He earned the 2004 Olympic Silver Medal for Britain in the lightweight division.\u00a0 At 23, he has a relatively young career.\u00a0 Khan recently signed with Golden Boy Promotions and currently trains with Freddie Roach.\u00a0 As far as the business of boxing is concerned, Khan has allied himself with all the right people.\u00a0 It\u2019s now up to him if whether he can compete at a top level and let his boxing ability shout out that he is the real deal among the light welterweights.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back to Khan\u2019s fight year in 2008, the impressive record is marred with a single loss in September 2008.\u00a0 Fighting for the WBO Inter-Continental title, Khan lost the bout against Breidis Prescott in a 1st round KO.<\/p>\n<p>Shaking off the loss as a lesson, Khan took a fight 3 months later and rebounded with a bout against Oisin Fagan.\u00a0 In the 2nd round, Khan scored a TKO and came away with the WBA International Lightweight title.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, Khan set himself for a defense of his title along with the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Title.\u00a0 Against veteran Mexican fighter Marco Antonio Barrera, Khan beat up the seasoned Barrera with the bout ending in a 5th round TD.\u00a0 Khan continued his winning ways and set his eyes on the WBA World Light Welterweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Later in July 2009, he fought against Andriy Kotelnik and earned a 12 round unanimous decision.\u00a0 In his last fight of 2009, Khan easily defeated Dmitriy Salita with a 1st round TKO.\u00a0 Salita didn\u2019t show up for the fight because he was knocked down three times and the first knockdown came 10 seconds into the round.\u00a0 Brutal to watch, Khan executed a perfectly timed lead hook and cross.\u00a0 The replay on that is brutal and beautiful \u2013 there is no doubt to Khan\u2019s punching intent and power.<\/p>\n<p>Of his 22 bouts, Khan has 16 KO\u2019s which shows obvious punching power.\u00a0 In his fight against Malignaggi, I predict that he will successfully defend his belt for a third time.\u00a0 Should Malignaggi have a chance, he would have to go all 12 rounds and display punch combinations and ring generalship.<\/p>\n<p>Malignaggi\u2019s KO power is questionable so I don\u2019t see how he can knock out Khan.\u00a0 But that\u2019s just for right now.\u00a0 The year is still relatively young.\u00a0 Depending on this result, Khan would just have to see who may take him up on his next fight and put his WBA belt on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Currently ranked #5 among light welterweights, Khan has no shortage of fighters to choose.\u00a0 I always like to exaggerate matchups, especially matchups that might result in the Supreme Champion of a Division.\u00a0 Trying to remember which fighter has what title always turns into a game of Scrabble for this boxing writer.\u00a0 I\u2019ll start with the obvious.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Devon \u201cAlexander the Great\u201d Alexander defeated Juan Urango with an 8th round TKO and unified the WBC and IBF Light Welterweight Titles.\u00a0 Khan is the current titleholder for the WBA World Light Welterweight title.\u00a0 So, imagine this, Amir Khan, WBC, IBF, WBA Light Welterweight titleholder.\u00a0 The same could be said for Alexander.\u00a0 It would be an excellent initiation for Khan to enter the mix of boxing business and coveted belt earning.\u00a0 Alexander is currently ranked #4.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the second matchup would be against the currently ranked #1 light welterweight Timothy Bradley.\u00a0 Bradley is the current WBO Light Welterweight titleholder.\u00a0 I read my fellow writer, Geoff \u201cThe Professor\u201d Poundes\u2019 article on the talented Bradley and think, well first, I\u2019ve never been a bride either, but he makes a good point that Bradley can stay at his weight and beat everyone in the division, which I know he can do or he can move up in weight, which he probably will.<\/p>\n<p>But whether his boxing ability and talent will translate at the higher weight may not even be a possibility.\u00a0 A boxer\u2019s talent and his boxing record will get a boxer so far in the ranks, but are his matchups heavily touted and lucrative bouts or is he simply going through yet another fighter?\u00a0\u00a0 The light welterweight division is filled with good, solid fighters, but each fighter must ask, \u201cWho is next?\u201d Could be there be a fight between Bradley and Alexander?\u00a0 The light welterweight matchups just may be a nightmare after all to figure out.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, wait, Khan\u2019s in this mix too.<\/p>\n<p>As for the promise of Amir Khan and his career, regardless of his belt, needs to take a hard fought path against fighters that comparably match his talent and ever changing boxing ability.<\/p>\n<p>With the proper guidance, Khan will hopefully take fights and get more ring time at light welterweight.\u00a0 He may even consider moving up in weight.\u00a0 But moving up in weight should be gradual and his boxing path will no less promise well-earned wins and belts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Barry Livingston 360 Conversation: My Three Sons,  Movies, TV, Charles M. 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