Khan poser male not IBF official
Amir Khan has questioned a purpose of ‘mystery man’ Mustafa Ameen (left)
The International Boxing Federation has reliable a “mystery man” indicted by Amir Khan of interfering with judges’ scorecards in his better opposite Lamont Peterson is not an central of a organisation.
The fighting management pronounced Mustafa Ameen is conjunction employed nor a supporting official, as had been formerly claimed by one of a promoters of a fight.
“Mr Ameen does overdo work for a IBF’s Sarb [Special Assistance for Retired Boxers] Education Fund,” a organization pronounced in a statement.
The acknowledgment by a IBF confirms the claims of Khan’s trainer, Freddie Roach, that Ameen is not a fighting official.
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Khan questions ringside activities
The organization pronounced Ameen is not paid for his work with Sarb, that was combined to financially support late veteran boxers experiencing financial difficulties.
The IBF has motionless to mangle a overpower and yield construction on Ameen’s ringside participation during Khan’s argumentative separate preference better to Peterson in Washington DC final month.
The matter added: “Mr Ameen concluded that he would network on interest of a organization with a purpose of joining with these fighters in sequence for a IBF to yield them with some financial assistance.
“Mr Ameen is not an worker or an central of a organisation, nor does he accept any financial remuneration from a organization for his efforts.”
The matter by a IBF will now supplement serve weight to a Khan camp’s direct for a hitch to be announced a no-contest and a rematch ordered.
Such a pierce would see Khan’s universe titles reinstated.
The IBF also claims in a matter that a Washington DC Boxing and Wrestling Commission supposing a pass for a quarrel for Ameen, during a request.
The interest conference into a quarrel will be listened on 18 Jan in Newark, New Jersey.
George Hill’s scorecard for a Khan-Peterson fight
The IBF has also reliable that “mystery man” Ameen will attend that conference to yield evidence.
“Mr Ameen will be benefaction during a conference to explain his actions and what transpired during a hitch between him and Mr Welsh, a WBA supervisor,” pronounced a organisation.
BBC Sport understands that both Khan and Peterson are also expected to attend.
Richard Schaefer, arch executive of a Golden Boy association that promoted a Khan-Peterson fight, had claimed Ameen is an IBF central who was given accreditation for a quarrel though was not directly concerned in it.
But it was a perspective that Roach was discerning to question.
Khan mislaid his WBA and IBF titles to Peterson following a better but has continued to doubt a series of aspects of a quarrel on Twitter and in radio interviews.
The WBA, that authorised a quarrel along with a IBF, has told BBC Sport it would like to see a rematch since of questions over a firmness of a bout.
Olympic china medallist Khan mislaid his light-welterweight titles, carrying been deducted a indicate in dual rounds by a arbitrate for pulling his opponent.
Judges George Hill and Valerie Dorsett scored a quarrel 113-112 to Peterson, while Nelson Vasquez gave a outcome to Khan 115-110.
