Amir Khan/Paul McCloskey To Be Shown on Primetime - Confirmed

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Latest News 9 April 2011

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Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor



Irishman will have to agree to less money or world title challenge is off


European light-welterweight champion Paul McCloskey has been locked in talks with Khan Promotions about taking a pay-cut on his already small purse to ensure his WBA 140lb title challenge against Amir Khan goes ahead a week today at the MEN Arena in Manchester.

The bout has been removed from Sky Sports scheduling until an agreement is reached between all parties, with 24 year-old titleholder Khan already taking a massive cut from £1.25 million to £250,000 and McCloskey, 31, is expected to at least half his purse or the fight could be called off.

It’s been a week of turmoil for the Khan camp and whether it affects his mental state in the ring or not, remains to be seen on Saturday night. With his conditioning trainer being sacked and Freddie Roach training Manny Pacquaio at the same time, to the Sky Box Office fiasco, it all can’t be helping the Brit’s prepartions for his homecoming.

The fight is expected to go ahead as planned as McCloskey is not thought to be considering pulling out of his first world title shot over a money wrangle and will still pick up his biggest ever career purse. The whole debacle will leave a bad taste in the champion’s mouth though and it may be the last time he fights in Britain for the foreseeable future

 

Frank Warren must be pissing himself at this.

 

:good

 

Paul trained his arse off and will not let this opportunity slide off..

 

Nothing to do with Hatton Promotions, Khan just is not popular.

 

I doubt the fight will get cancelled

 

Sky website has removed EVERYTHING about Khan/McCloskey from its site lol

 

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That ain't good. Has there been any word from the Khan camp today about the fight being cancelled???

 

How can SBO make a £1m difference in purse?

 

:good

 

:huh I thought the undercard was being put together by Hatton Promotions

 

**** off with that. Khan was doing the fat manc a favour and when things go tits up Khan's paying the price whilst Hatton slips under the radar. You haters are just to blind to see it.