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Trainer Freddie Roach has confirmed he is preparing Amir Khan for a title defence against Marcos Maidana.
And the Canadian believes Khan's split from promoter Frank Warren will speed up the chances of the Bolton boxer taking on Ricky Hatton later this year.
The match-up with Maidana has still to be confirmed by Golden Boy Promotions but Roach has been keen to talk up the fight, and the quality of the mandatory challenger.
"Golden Boy has options on Maidana," Roach said, "and we want to build that fight up and make it bigger. Maidana's a good fighter."
As for Khan's move to Golden Boy, he added: "I think it's a very good move. They're good operators and he's happy, so as long as he's happy with it I think it's a good move."
Roach masterminded Hatton's downfall at the hands of Manny Pacquiao last year and subsequently urged the former two-time champion to retire.
Unsurprisingly, it seems he would be quite happy for Khan to fight Hatton, too.
"Ricky asked me if I would train him when I was in the UK the last time and Ricky's a good guy, but I can't say I think he should retire one moment and then train him in the next, so I won't be training Ricky.
"But if he is going to fight again I would like Amir to fight him, yes."
Source: skysports.com
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