Amir Khan is looking beyond next opponent Marcos Maidana and setting his sights on a super fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Khan, who will put his WBA light-welterweight belt on the line against Maidana on December 11, feels he is ready to move up a level and take on the elite names.
Mayweather is unbeaten in 41 fights and is the benchmark for the 140lb division, but Khan feels he could be able to tempt the American into putting his reputation on the line in the UK.
“I always said I wanted a big fight in England,” he told the Manchester Evening News. “I want to bring the big fights back to this country. The Floyd Mayweather fight would be one of those.
“I wanted to fight Maidana in the UK, but he wanted to fight in America. It wasn’t my decision, but I know my true fans are over here and I will come bac
