ISLAMABAD - British boxer of Pakistan-origin Amir Khan is firmly back in contention for a World Boxing Council (WBC) title //shot at the welterweight limit.
The former super-lightweight king and pound fo//r pound star are now rated twelve by the WBC, which means a crack at Errol Spence Jr.
On the back of defeating Billy Dib in //July 2019 in Saudi Arabia, Khan /emains on the cusp on being chosen by ‘The Truth’, who is a unified champion. Currently, Spence has obligations to follow through with the IBF but could pick Khan for a WBC /shot in his next fight, if he so wishes. Looking at the current standings, Khan is alongside the likes of Danny Garcia, Mikey Garcia, Keith Thurman /and Josesito Lopez in contention.
Number /one contender/ is Shawn Porter, on the/ back of his epic battle with Spence in 2019. The pair laid into each other in an instant classic and could certainly meet again at some point in/ the future.
For Khan, the opportunity to fight for one more world title as his career winds down would be too m/uch to turn down. Once the current /climate looks brighter, Khan will surely be hoping /to land Spence in what would be a/ high-profile battle stateside. Ex-140 pound title-holder Maurice Hooker is rated by /he WBC a little prematurely but is expected to fully move up in weight by the end of the /year.
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