Amir Khan Stands To Lose £1 Million After Sky PPV KO

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  1. hofbrau

    hofbrau Well-Known Member Full Member

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    WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan is said to be furious at Sky’s decision to move his pay-per-view fight with challenger Paul McCloskey on April 16th to Sky Sports 3 and it is thought the move could shrink his purse from £1.25 million pounds to around £250,000.

    Reports have already surfaced that Khan Promotions are demanding an explanation about Sky’s decision after efforts by Hatton Promotions to fill the fight card with the likes of Tyson Fury, Rendall Munroe and Gary Buckland have not persuaded head of Sky Sports Barney Francis from removing the PPV status of the fight.

    Khan fans who cannot make it to the MEN Arena are said to be delighted at not having to pay the £14.95 booking fee for the fight, but fans who have paid up to £300 are feeling short-changed at the lack of title action on the bill.

    So far, only Craig Watson and Martin Murray are involved in title fights on the undercard, with the British welterweight title and the WBA International middleweight titles up for grabs on the night. Tyson Fury is still expected to box on the card, but it is highly unlikely that any title will be on the line.

    Amir Khan v Paul McCloskey is live on Sky Sports 3 on Saturday April 16th at 9pm.
     
    hofbrau, Apr 7, 2011
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  2. namsu55

    namsu55 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What about people who aint got Sky Sports 3. Takes the **** as well. At least I could buy it for £15, I have to go through the hassel of subscribing and unsubscribing.
     
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  3. PBFred

    PBFred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Amir should be fighting in the USA anyway and avoiding this nonsense.
     
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  4. port64 jr

    port64 jr Active Member Full Member

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    atleast i dont have to listen to it on the radio now
     
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  5. Darni187

    Darni187 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is just a keep busy fight for Khan, July 23rd in USA Khan vs Bradley is all but set, all Khan needs to do is beat McCloskey.

    That will be a summer Super Unification Fight in the 140 division with The Ring also putting the their title on the line to go along with the WBA/WBC/WBO also on the line.
     
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  6. Toontoon

    Toontoon Boxing Junkie banned

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    Good.

    Perhaps next time his team will concentrate more on putting on a good card and not penny pinching to put on a cheap card so they can coin it in.
     
    Toontoon, Apr 7, 2011
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  7. Boxing Fanatic

    Boxing Fanatic Loyal Member banned

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    ouch
     
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  8. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    i wonder how much sky pay for cards like this. anyone have an idea ?
     
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  9. silly_illy

    silly_illy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i think all fights should be free 8pm on bbc or itv.
     
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  10. tolindoy

    tolindoy UBESTRIDTE MESTER Full Member

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    I think Rahman-Fury is a no go...
     
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  11. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    I think 250k is perfectly reasonable for this fight.

    It's fair enough taking a stay-busy fight but you shouldn't expect people to pay £15 for it, making you over £1 million in the process.
     
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  12. Divi253

    Divi253 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Too bad for Khan.. But does this mean people in the US won't see this fight?
     
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  13. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    It's still on HBO.

    ****ing hell, this is a keep busy fight...getting six figures for it isn't bad at all.
     
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  14. Divi253

    Divi253 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good **** :good
     
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  15. ant

    ant Ride The Walrus Full Member

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    i feel so sorry for the already rich khan not getting another million and now i have to keep hold of this 15 quid WHY DO YOU MOCK US GOD!
     
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