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KHAN HIRES FREDDIE ROACH
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 24 Sep 2008
Amir Khan has hired Freddie Roach in response to his knockout defeat by the Colombian Breidis Prescott. Amir Khan has hired the American trainer Freddie Roach in the wake of his 54-second knockout defeat by Breidis Prescott in Manchester this month.
Khan spent the weekend at Roach's gym in Los Angeles and, although his team remain coy about his future plans, Roach has claimed he will train the 21-year-old for his December comeback fight.
Roach, who currently trains the Filipino world lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao, said: "We're going to fight in December and he's going to train here for six weeks for that fight."
Khan split with his trainer, Jorge Rubio, after the defeat to Prescott, although there have been suggestions from his father, Shah, that the Cuban may still have a part to play in the new setup.
Khan will still need someone in his corner for his December 6 comeback because Roach has a commitment to Pacquiao, who will face Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas on the same night.
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