Khan's purse for the fight was $1.5m while Collazo earned $350,000. In the post-fight interview in the ring, Khan credited his twelve months of boxing training with Virgil Hunter for his success. Collazo fought with his hands down most of the night, unafraid of Khan, believing Khan had no power and he would eventually knock him out. Collazo's failed approach resulted in a mismatch on the scorecards. Collazo hit Khan with a low blow while Khan was holding his head down. Khan and Collazo both incurred point deductions in round eight. The judges scored the fight 119–104, and 117–106 twice in Khan's favour. Khan was too fast and too disciplined for Collazo, flooring him in the fourth round and twice in the tenth. The fight was for the vacant WBA International welterweight title and WBA title eliminator, as well as the vacant WBC Silver title. On 24 March, Khan decided to fight 32-year-old former champion Luis Collazo (35–5, 18 KOs) on the undercard at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. The fight, which took place on Spike, averaged 1 million viewers and peaked at 1.2 million.ĭespite interest in a bout with Khan, Floyd Mayweather announced that he would fight Marcos Maidana (35–3, 31 KOs) on. Mayweather is a champion, so let's make it happen." Khan made $1.5 million and Algieri earned a $500,000 purse. He again called out Mayweather saying, "I think everybody knows Amir Khan wants to fight Floyd Mayweather. Following the victory, Khan was now 5–0 against New York opponents. Khan landed 218 of 609 punches thrown (36%), while Algieri landed on 199 of 703 (28%), most of which were in the opening six rounds. Algieri fought a far better fight than he did against Manny Pacquiao, throwing more punches and landing some power shots. Khan counterpunched effectively from the outside after being surprised with Algieri's aggression. Khan won the bout by UD, winning on all three judges scorecards (117–111 twice and 115–113). Hearn announced that the fight set a viewership record, for the biggest live audience on UK subscription television in boxing history.Īfter Khan himself initially announced the fight on his wife's YouTube channel on 3 April, a welterweight bout against former WBO light-welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20–1, 8 KOs) was later finalised to take to place on, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Vargas landed 100 shots to Khan's body, 91 being power punches. According to CompuBox stats, Khan landed 199 punches of 581 thrown (35%) and Vargas was credited with landing 142 of his 535 thrown (27%). There were a couple of times when I could have stopped him and I kind of stepped off him." Khan called for a fight against former sparring partner Manny Pacquiao and Eddie Hearn said it was 'now or never' for a Kell Brook fight. It's been three years since I went twelve rounds. After the fight, Khan said, "I really wanted to go the distance. He managed to have Khan in trouble as he pinned him against the ropes, most notably in rounds six and ten. Vargas focused mostly on the body attack for the fight. He began to pick his combinations rather than just throw a flurry. Midway through the fight, Khan began to slow down and showed fatigue. Vargas took the punishment and showed a lot of heart as he kept coming forward. Khan fought well in round five in landing a lot of fast combinations to the head of Vargas, who suffered a nose injury. Khan knocked Vargas twice in the fight in dropping him in round two and three. The fight took place on 8 September 2018, Khan won the fight by UD, with scores of 119–108, 119–109 and 118–110. So, how much is Amir Khan worth at the age of 36 years old? Amir Khan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Boxer. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. Lamaisah Khan, Muhammad Zaviyar Khan, Alayna Khan He is a member of famous Boxer with the age 36 years old group. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 8 December. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 36 years old? Popular As Discover Amir Khan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Amir Khan was born on 8 December, 1986 in Bolton, United Kingdom, is a British boxer.
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