Amir Khan vs. Julio Diaz, April 27th, Sheffield Motorpoint Arena at 143lbs

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Should be shown on Showtime before Garcia-Judah. Not a terrible opponent, Diaz has caused a few upsets lately. I expect Khan to win comfortably though. I hate catchweight fights though. Either move up or fight at 140.

[andykopgod]

Yeah it should be a good win for Amir, by stoppage i should think, of Diaz 7 losses 5 have been by early KO. He's an ex world champ though so a safe fight for Amir.

[Fenster]

That's pretty shitty for a home fight.

Nothing wrong with Diaz as a "stay busy" opponent, but they could have faced someone more current/sexy considering Khan hasn't fought at home in a few years.

[Master]

That is a very safe fight for Khan, they must be worried about his chin. He will have to get in with Garcia eventually and needs the confidence that he can take a puncher.

[Kirkland Laing]

If Frank Warren had made this fight (orKhan's last fight) people would have been saying, yeah, typical opponent for one of Warren's fighters.

[Tam Seddon]

I thought Khan said that he didnt want to move up at all in weight because he would not be able to perform to his best if he does fight at 140 again? I dont know why the fight is at a catch weight it seems a bit silly to me, especially if Khan is planning on fighting Garcia again at 140.

This should be a routine victory for Khan, but he shouldnt take his eye off his opponent like he has done against Peterson and Garcia. Khan should be 100% focused on getting the job done and not worry about his next fight until he has got the job done first. Thats one thing I dont like about Khan and thats why he lost to Peterson and Garcia IMO. Hes more than capable of beating Diaz and im sure he will but I hope he focuses on Diaz and gets the job done well.

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I read this before, I think that would be an interesting matchup in the future if Khan gets through Diaz. If he could fight and beat Garcia (although im not 100% sure he could beat Garcia) he should look to fight the winner of Peterson-Matthysse. Or if Garcia wins he should be looking for this match up too, if he gets through Judah and Khan. By that time Broner could have potentially cleaned up at 135 and would be looking to move up to 140...I think there are some potential good fights to be made here.