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Ameen: Khan apologises to me or I file a lawsuit!

Phil D. Jay 
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.

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