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Amir Khan ready to face Pacquiao or Brook in ‘early 2020’

BRITISH boxer Amir Khan is preparing for a blockbuster showdown and believes the time is right for a fight with either Manny Pacquia or Kell Brook.

The 32-year-old will take the rest of the year off before resuming training in early 2020.


He only fought twice in 2019. Khan was taken down by Terence Crawford in Madison Square Garden in April, but beat Billy Dib in Saudi Arabia in July.

Speaking to Boxing Scene, Khan said: "Fighting in Saudi Arabia helped me in the Middle East to get my name out there and it was a full house.

"There’s talk about Dubai, talks about Saudi Arabia again, talks about doing something big there.

"There’s a few options out there for me.

"I’m at a stage in my career where every fight is big, so I have to make sure I’m taking the right fight at the right time.

"I think it’s the right time for me to take the Manny Pacquiao or Kell Brook fight."

Last month, Khan said talks of a fight between him and Brook have been going on for a while.

Speaking to PepTalk UK, the former world champion said: “I think it's a great idea, definitely.

“I think both of us will be fighting end of the year and then we see early next year that fight between me and Kell [Brook] can happen.

“We are both similar age, I think it's a fight that we've been trying to make for a very long time and I think it's getting very close to it now.

“I've worked with Eddie Hearn for a couple of my previous fights and I think going back and working with him on this fight against Kell Brook will be massive.

“We are in talks with Eddie and Kell's team so hopefully we can make that fight happen.

“It’s a fight that the public want, it's a massive fight in Britain, so let make it happen.”

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