All eyes were on Amir Khan following his devastating first round knockout defeat to Breidis Prescott. A lot of people said that Amir Khan had finally been exposed, and that he does not have the chin to box professionally. Since the defeat I have been impressed at how Amir has handled himself and the steps he has taken to get back on track. He has left his Bolton training camp for Freddie Roache’s Wild Card gym in Hollywood, where he can concentrate 100% on his boxing and address the issues with his fighting style. While at the training camp he was also exposed to other great fighters, including Manny Pacquiao who he sparred with on several occassions.
In his first fight back in the ring, he was fighting a tough Irish fighter called Oshin Fagan, who had only ever been stopped once in his professional career. He believed that this was his best opportunity to fight Amir having recently been exposed defensively and probably harbouring some inner demons after being knocked out so brutally.
When the fight started Fagans tactics were obvious as his pushed forwards throwing wild over the top rights. Khan not only looked better defensively but he was now throwing punches on the retreat (something he hadn’t done before) and was indeed throwing combinations on the retreat. His hand speed was also still blistering, and combinations of heavy shots sent Fagan down to the canvas in the first round. In the second round it was getting much worse for Fagan, and his corner threw in the towel (spotted late by referee Mickey Vann) before he took any more damage from the powerful shots flying accurately in from Khan.
Khan looked much improved, and after a fantastic display taking out Fagan is spectacular fashion I would say he is looking like he is back on track. If he continues learning and training under the watchful eye of Freddie Roach he could be ready for a title challenge in 12-18 months.
Author:
admin
Posted in: Boxing News
Tags: amir khan, oshin fagan
