Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
‘Man in the hat’ threatens to sue former champ
Mustafa Ameen is contemplating legal action against Amir
Khan after the British fighter made a complaint about his involvement in
overseeing the scorecards at his WBA and IBF light-welterweight title fight
with Lamont Peterson.
Khan, 25, had originally questioned Ameen’s presence at
ringside as he lost his unified crown to the American on a controversial split
decision and may now be faced with legal action if no apology is forthcoming.
“Amir Khan is going to have to apologise because I’m already
in the process of litigating this,” Ameen told Sky Sports News.
“I’m in discussions with some of the most successful legal
firms in Britain regarding the slander, the libellous statements, made against
me by Amir Khan and other individuals in the press.
“I will give Mr Khan an opportunity [to apologise] prior to
me reaching the point of no return, and filing a law suit.
“My name is Mustafa Ameen. I can categorically rule out any
wrongdoing in my life, criminally. I don’t work at it, that’s who I am. I'm an
honest, forthright individual.”
The WBA have seemingly backed up Khan’s original claim that
Ameen’s presence was questionable at ringside at they have ordered an immediate
rematch. Ameen has been very vocal in defence of himself though and has
targeted sections of the media for their portrayal of him in the debacle.
“I saw a mathematical error. I can’t remember which rounds,
it was the early ones. I noticed that Mr Welsh had made the error
and I informed him of that. He agreed and corrected himself.
“It’s immaterial what Mr Welsh had [scored the fight], it
would have had no impact on the fight.
“There didn’t seem to be anything unusual about the way the
he was feeling but at some point he told me he wasn't feeling well.
“I don’t know exactly what that meant. I took it to be true
because I know Mr Welsh is a certified public accountant. He can count circles
around 99 per cent of us.
“He doesn’t need me for basic maths but on that night I
assure you he made several mathematical error,” he added.