Faulks Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Could of put this in Domestic but as Khan is now cough cough on the World stage i thought it would be better here British boxer Amir Khan is set to make the first defence of his WBA light-welterweight title against Dmitriy Salita, BBC Sport understands. Khan's promoter Frank Warren is in talks with Salita's camp and the fight is expected to happen on 5 December. A venue for the clash is yet to be decided as Khan prepares to defend the title he won in July when he beat Andreas Kotelnik on points. Ukrainian-born Salita is unbeaten in 31 fights and is the mandatory challenger. The 27-year-old is nicknamed 'The Star of David' due to his Jewish roots and has 16 knockouts to his name. Would this be a good fight for Khan? He made his professional debut in 2001 and last fought in May, defeating American Raul Munoz on points. "I know quite a lot about Khan. He was a good amateur and a very good technician for his age, so I expect a good fight," Salita told the Jewish Chronicle newspaper. "He has good hand speed and movement, but there are holes in his defence and offence and I'm very confident of winning. "I have never lost, while he was beaten quite recently, but let the best man win." Khan, 22, defeated Ukrainian Kotelnik in Manchester with a fine performance and has lost only once in 22 professional fights. That defeat came in September 2008 when he was knocked out inside the first minute of his WBO intercontinental lightweight title defence by Colombia's Breidis Prescott. Bolton boxer Khan recently spoke about the possibility of fighting fellow Brit Ricky Hatton, while it was also rumoured that he was offered the chance to meet stablemate, and the recognised pound-for-pound best boxer in the world, Manny Pacquiao. javascript:emoticon('warren//') But it would appear that Khan has turned down those opportunities to make a mandatory defence against Salita. Still dont believe he was ever going to fight Manny, purely as ive mentioned before why the hell would Manny want to? A lot more lucrative fights out there. This is a fight the Bolton lad can win though IMO. Then again i cant see Fwank putting him in with someone he wasnt confident with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo2 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 He'll do the mandatory and then handpick his own...I just hope he gets KTFO by whover he fights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Two quality opponents. Salita is the mandatory I believe while Maidana is the Interim champion. I think Khan can beat both. Maidana brings power and a rugged style but he is defensively poor and pretty flat-footed. While it is a risky fight it is one Khan can win and look good doing so. Hopefully, Team Khan and Warren don't give up the belt rather than face Maidana as has been rumoured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 khan will beat salita comfortably, maybe even stop him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tch438 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I think that salita is a good choive for khan, if he want to be a name in USA. Salita i popular in the states Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironjab Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 khan will outpoint salita, its a soft defence against a non puncher. Khan is a really good boxer, i think it will be a while before hes tested as a fighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I think that salita is a good choive for khan, if he want to be a name in USA. Salita i popular in the states no hes not. outside of NYC only hardcore boxing fans know him, and most dont think much of his skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Khan by UD against Salita.....but then not sure who he will be then pitted against. Maidana is too early and dangerous for Khan at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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