Amir Khan's next fight is reportedly against Manny Pacquiao next year but as early as now, he is already involved in one fight.
Khan, who just won against Chris Algieri this year, hit out at his compatriot from Britain Kell Brook saying the latter needs to improve his game for them to meet in a boxing ring. This of course did not sit well with Brook. On his Twitter, he openly challenged Khan to a boxing fight.
"Are you even still fighting?" Brook tweeted. "If so just let me end your career.. for the fans?"
Both Amir Khan and Kell Brook are not yet booked. Rumors saying Amir Khan's next fight is against Manny Pacquiao is yet to be put on paper.
The former Olympian and current WBC Silver welterweight title first made the comments in an interview with Sky Sports. He urged Brook to fight boxers with the same level that Khan fought and beaten.
"I did say it could happen next year, so in 2016 I think Kell will get that fight," he told Sky Sports.
"But I've always said about the opponents he's fighting and now it's a guy which I don't know much about, but he's lost [not won] three of his last four fights and that says something. Kell really needs to step up his game and fight the top guys like I'm doing."
Khan did wish Brook luck for his future though.
"I wish him all the best. I want him to keep winning I want him to fight the top guys, the likes of Timothy Bradley and Marcos Maidana because that only makes our fight even bigger. But look, I can see that fight happening next year."
Amir Khan's next fight is against Manny Pacquiao and the two camps are positive they will come up with a deal.
"We are working on that fight, we are speaking to [Pacquiao's promoter] Bob Arum and his team and I think if that is going to happen, it will happen early next year," Khan told SkySports last week.
"It's a good fight for me. We know each other quite well, we've done up to 100 rounds of sparring. I used to train with Freddie Roach before so it makes a good story line as well. But I think it is a good time to catch Manny Pacquiao now, I think it would be a huge fight, I don't know where it's going to be yet but we are talking terms and negotiating if we can make the fight happen."
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