King Khan Returns This Saturday
Undefeated No. 2 Lightweight Contender Amir Khan
to Defend Commonwealth Title Against Breidis Prescott
at MEN Arena in Manchester, England
Poster: Bret "The Threat" Newton
Undefeated
Commonwealth lightweight champion and 2004 Olympic silver
medalist AMIR KHAN returns to the ring Tomorrow! Saturday,
September 6, at Manchester's MEN Arena, with a new trainer and a
new television broadcast partner. Khan (18-0, 14 KOs), from
Bolton, will be making his fifth title defense against
undefeated Colombian knockout artist Breidis Prescott (19-0, 17
KOs), making his European debut.
Khan, currently world-rated No. 2 and No. 5 by the World Boxing
Organization and the World Boxing Council, respectively, will be
stepping into the ring for the first time with new trainer Jorge
Rubio. Rubio, the Florida-based Cuban expatriate, is best known
for formerly training Cuba's vaunted national amateur squad. He
is also currently working with 2004 Olympic Champion and
undefeated professional wunderkind Yuriorkis Gamboa.
Promoted by Frank Warren, Saturday's fight will also mark Khan's
debut on Sky Box Office where he has signed a multi-fight deal
that will follow him on the final leg of his journey toward a
world championship fight. The night of boxing, headlined by Khan
vs. Prescott, will be available to Sky digital subscribers for
£14.95 on Sky Box Office channel 743 and in high definition on
channel 753. It can be ordered by pressing the red button on the
Sky remote handset - there is a £1 booking fee for any orders
made by phone. For further information and to order the event,
viewers can call: 08442 410 888.