Boxer Amir Khan's greatest hits (video)

Boxer Amir Khan’s greatest hits (video)

By Houston Mitchell

July 10, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A 2004 Olympic silver medalist, Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KOs) is enormously popular in Britain and has displayed a willingness to cross the pond to meet the toughest opponents.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Last December, he put his 140-pound belt on the line against Lamont Peterson in Peterson’s hometown of Washington, D.C., losing a controversial split-decision.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Now the 25-year-old heads to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, where he fights Saturday for the super-lightweight title against Danny Garcia (23-0, 14 KOs).&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The bout will be shown on HBO at 11 p.m. Pacific time.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The 24-year-old Garcia defeated Erik Morales by unanimous decision in March to claim the super-lightweight belt. But he will have his hands full with Khan, as you can see in the above video.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://vinapk.com/sports/lat-home-run-derby-2012-pictures,0,5155768.photogallery”&amp;gt;Photos: 2012 Home Run Derby&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://vinapk.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-prince-king-20120709,0,845148.story?track=rss”&amp;gt;Prince Fielder again king of Home Run Derby&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://vinapk.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-kemp-bows-out-20120709,0,6872185.story”&amp;gt;All-Star Home Run Derby: Matt Kemp bows out in first round&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Boxer Amir Khan’s greatest hits (video)

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