Khan’s will take on Irishman Paul McCloskey in his next fight, The 31-year-old Irishman is unbeaten in 22 fights and, and ranked number 10 in the world. Khan, said: “I am delighted that this fight has finally been put together following some tough negotiations.
This is a matchup the British public want to see and will be a fantastic fight between two of the best light-welterweights in the country.”
Khan plans to fight Timothy Bradley in a unification clash this summer, provided the McCloskey fight holds no surprises. Critics have chosen Amir Khan as the favourite of this match up.
The fight will be available for PPV on PRIMETIME due to Sky not being able to showcase it on Sky Box Office, Sky then offered to showcase the fight on Sky Sports 3, however this was denied by Team Khan.