Victory over WBA light-welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik at Manchester’s MEN Arena could mean a compulsory first defence against ‘interim’ title holder, Argentinian Marcos Maidana.
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But Khan’s trainer, Freddie Roach, said he would tell the WBA to “take the belt back”.
Roach said: “Belts are fun to win, but they don’t make money. I would like Amir to make his American debut in November against Mexican Erik Morales . ’’