Khan naghahabol pa rin kay Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines — Patuloy ang ginagawang pagpaparamdam ni dating Briton world super lightweight titlist Amir Khan kay Filipino world eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao.
Bagama’t nakatakdang labanan ni Khan si Colombian fighter Sa-muel Vargas sa Setyembre 8 sa Birmingham, England ay mas nakatutok siya sa paghahamon kay Pacquiao.
“If a win over Vargas means I fight Manny Pacquiao, you know we’ll take that fight,” wika ni Khan. “I won’t be wasting my time chasing opponents anymore as I think I wasted too much time waiting for Floyd Mayweather, for example, and even Pacquiao, but I’m not really going to wait around.”
Noong Hulyo 15 ay tinalo ni Pacquiao (60-7-2, 40 KOs si Lucas Matthysse (39-5-0, 36 KOs) sa pamamagitan ng seventh-round TKO para agawin sa boxing star ng Argentina ang suot nitong WBA welterweight belt sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Wala pang pormal na pahayag ang 39-anyos na si Pacquiao kung sino ang gusto niyang laba-nan sa Disyembre.
“I’m just going to see what my promoter Eddie and Team Khan have to say and who they think I should fight because there’s no point me wasting any more time,” sabi naman ng 30-anyos na si Khan, dating sparmate ni Pacquiao sa ilalim ni chief trainer Freddie Roach.
“I’m just going to be smart now and fight whoever comes up to keep myself busy,” dagdag pa nito.
Noong 2012 ay humiwalay si Khan (32-4-0, 20 KOs) kina Pacquiao at Roach.
Bago naman labanan si Matthysse ay inilaglag ni Pacquiao si Roach at ipinalit ang kanyang kababatang si Buboy Fernandez bilang bagong lead trainer.
Nanggaling si Khan sa first-round KO victory laban kay Phil Lo Greco noong Abril para muling buhayin ang kanyang boxing career.
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