Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
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Briton could fight on until 2015
Former unified light-welterweight champion Amir ‘King’ Khan
has indicated that his planned retirement age of 28 will be pushed back as the
Olympic silver medallist chases some massive bouts in the coming years.
Khan, 26, had originally stated that he would step away from
boxing in two years time, although recent defeats to Lamont Peterson and Danny
Garcia have forced the Bolton fighter to be open to an extension, which could be up to another twelve months.
"I know a lot of fighters when
they retire want to go back in because they have unfinished business. I don't
want to go that way. If I have unfinished business, I wouldn't retire,” Khan
told The Daily Mail.
"I will know when to call it a day. I will let my body make
the decision. And when the time is right to retire, I will."
An impressive win over Carlos
Molina has since put Khan back on track for a rematch with WBC and WBA title
holder Garcia, although a huge 2015 clash with Floyd Mayweather would be the
icing on the cake for his career.
"At 28 or 29 I will call it a
day,' he added. 'I'm 26 years old now and I think in three years I can have six
fights - and they can be six big fights. But I'm in no rush. Mayweather wants
to fight for a couple more years.
"In my career, I think we will
definitely have a Mayweather fight. I want to fight in April but that won't be
against Garcia because he is fighting in February against Zab Judah.
Khan added: "I have been in the position where it was nearly
over. That has motivated me and makes me train harder. I never want to be in
that position again.”