Khan expresses dismay over Peterson’s disqualification – Boxing News
Amir Khan, former unified WBA and IBF super lightweight champion, is extremely depressed over the cancellation of his rematch against the current unified WBA and IBF super lightweight champion. Their rematch was scheduled to be held on May 19 at the Mandalay
Bay in Las Vegas. However, since Peterson was tested positive for having elevated testosterone levels, the fight has been called off.
Khan who was highly excited for his rematch, is now a man with regrets, who thinks Lamont Peterson is a ‘cheat’ and nothing else. In his recent interview, Khan spoke his heart out. He said, “ First of all I'm disappointed because I trained very hard for
this fight. It was only 10 days away from the fight where my dad came knocking on my bedroom door and said to me 'look, Lamont Peterson's failed his drug test and the fight's no longer going to happen'. It was a big shock for me. My head was all over the place,
I really, really wanted to win my titles back and have the fight. But the truth's come out now and it just proves that Lamont Peterson was a cheat really.”
As of now, Golden Boy Promotions’ CEO Richard Schaefer wants to schedule Khan for May 30 against an opponent who is worthwhile. It has not yet been confirmed if Peterson will be stripped off his titles or not. If the Nevada State Athletic Commission decides
to strip his titles off, then probably Khan’s May 30 fight will be for them. However, if this does not happen, then Khan will have to wait more to get his hands on Peterson.
Lamont Peterson took the titles from Khan last year in December through a controversial decision. Khan had accused the referee of misconduct and appealed the decision with IBF. The organization investigated and found several irregularities with the fight
and ordered an immediate rematch. Peterson’s camp accepted the order and their match was set for May 19. However, nobody ever imagined that Khan’s title defeat’s story is deeper than what he himself knew. Now, Khan is sure of the fact that Peterson took the
titles from him by ‘cheating’.
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