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WBA Super Lightweight Champion Amir “King” Khan and WBA Super Lightweight Interim Champion Marcos “Chino” Maidana will face off on Saturday, December 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The HBO World Championship Boxing broadcast begins at 9:30pm ET / 6:30pm PT.
Amir Khan, Current WBA Super Lightweight Champion:
“We are two fighters that are exciting to watch. Both young. Both hungry. It’s the perfect fight for both of us. I’m not scared of anyone. I’ll fight anyone you put in front of me.
“When I beat Maidana, I want to let my fists do the talking, not my words. When people say I have a weak chin, I respond by saying that Pacquiao gave me his best shot and couldn’t wobble me.
“Maidana is a big name. If I want to unify the division I have to fight the best. I believe if you want to be known as a great fighter you have to clean up divisions and that’s what I’m going to do.
“I’m going do something different in this fight, something nobody’s ever seen me do. I’m changing my style. I’m going to come in and be the big puncher. This fight, is going to be explosive. Losing to Prescott made me realize how serious boxing is…I needed to train harder.”
Marcos Maidana, WBA Super Lightweight Interim Champion:
“Khan has been talking a lot. On December 11 he’s going to have all the pressure on him. I felt Amir was scared of me because he wasn’t giving me the opportunity to fight him. It’s been almost a year and half since I won the interim title. I’m excited that we’re going to fight.
“You can say he’s the favorite and I’m the underdog, but I don’t feel that way. I feel calm and prepared and know I will win. I want to be in the best in my era so I’m going to take advantage of this opportunity.”
“Thunder and Lightning: Khan vs. Maidana,” is a 12-round WBA Super Lightweight Championship bout, which is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Khan Promotions and Universum Box Promotion.
Tickets, priced at $350, $250, $150, $100 and $50, are on sale now at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino), by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com . Tickets are also available at the Mandalay Bay Box Office.
