There is an HBO televised, Golden Boy Promotions Dec. 11 clash on the horizon between WBA junior welterweight (140 pounds) champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 knockouts) and WBA interim titlist Marcos Rene Maidana (29-1, 27 KOs) of Argentina that is slated for the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.
Meanwhile, WBO welterweight (147 pounds) king Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) is preparing to meet former world title holder, Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs) in a Nov. 13, HBO pay-per-view televised, Top Rank Promotions fight for the WBC’s vacant junior middleweight (154 pounds) title at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
Khan, according to Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, did a number on Pacquiao during at least one of their recent sparring sessions. Khan also spoke about the sessions.