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Khan set to learn predestine during hearing



Amir Khan

Khan was beaten for a second time as a veteran in Washington DC

Amir Khan will face Lamont Peterson again on Wednesday during a International Boxing Federation conference into their argumentative quarrel final month.

The International Boxing Federation row have reliable scoring administrator Michael Welsh will not be benefaction to give justification to a three-man panel.

Welsh is seen via a quarrel being oral to by ‘mystery man’ Mustafa Ameen, whose change on a central Khan has called into question.

Khan and Peterson will both attend.

Ameen will also be during a conference in Newark, New Jersey, and has settled he skeleton to urge his actions.


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Khan ‘vindicated’ by WBA decision

The IBF reliable final week that Ameen is not an employee, though has conducted “outreach” work for a organization in a past.

It requested certification for him to attend a quarrel in Washington DC on 10 December, that was awarded to Peterson on points, though settled he was not there in an central capacity.

The media will not be authorised entrance to a record though a orator reliable that a IBF intend to recover footage on their website “within dual to 3 days after a hearing”.

Jack Reiss of California, Sam Viruet of New York – both of whom are referees – and Glenn Feldman, a fighting decider from Connecticut, will control a hearing.

They will have adult to 10 days to broach their settlement and, if they concede Peterson to keep his IBF belt, a rematch is reduction likely.

With giants of a competition like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr potentially looking for box-office opponents after this year, Peterson could nonetheless opt to empty his titles in lapse for a some-more remunerative payday as a welterweight.

In losing to Peterson, Khan relinquished both his IBF and WBA belts, though a WBA final week systematic a rematch between Peterson and Khan to take place within 180 days.

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