Amir Khan has agreed to fight Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas.
But the Mexican has yet to be convinced about the showdown, planned for May 15.
Khan's new American promoter, Golden Boy, is working on Marquez as the opponent for the Bolton boxer's US debut.
Khan, 23, had been due to defend his WBA light-welterweight title against mandatory challenger Marcos Maidana, of Argentina, next but Golden Boy has agreed a deal to delay that fight until later this year.
Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer is confident former three-weight world champion Marquez, 36, will sign to fight Khan.
He said: "Amir Khan has accepted the challenge. We are talking to Marquez.
"Marquez under-stands this is a fight where he can make a good purse and the same is true for Amir Khan.
"It makes a lot of sense. They don't need to do tune-up fights. They want to have real challenges."
But Marquez's manager Nacho Beristain does not think his fighter should face Khan next after losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr in his last fight.
He said: "Khan is very strong and it's not a good fight for Marquez right now because he's not recovered from the Mayweather fight which was just brutal. I think it's better to get another opponent.
"He should not be exploited again. Juan Manuel deserves to retire like a true champion and not as someone's stepping stone." Maidana will box Victor Cayo, of the Dominican Republic, on March 27.
Source: mirror.co.uk
***
WELL I BELIVE NACHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH. I LIKE GBP BUT I KNOW THERE TRYNG REALLY HARD TO MAKE KHAN INTO A WANNA BE STAR. LET HIM FIGHT THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER INSTEAD. HOW ABOUT THAT SHAEFER.............
ReplyDelete