WBA arch calls for Khan rematch

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Khan questions ringside activities

World Boxing Association boss Gilberto Mendoza has called for a rematch of a hitch between Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson.

Khan mislaid his WBA and IBF titles to Peterson in Washington DC in Dec though has questioned a series of aspects of a fight, including an different male seen articulate to a judges.

Mendoza said: “It generates a lot of controversy. There should be a rematch.

“The [Washington DC] Commission did not act scrupulously in this fight.”

Olympic china medallist Khan lost his light-welterweight titles on a separate preference after being deducted one indicate in both a seventh and 12th rounds but has appealed opposite a verdict.

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Who is this person? What’s he doing articulate to a WBA? Why is he doing a slips?

Amir Khan’s business manager Asif Vali

Judges George Hill and Valerie Dorsett scored a quarrel 113-112 in foster of Peterson, with Nelson Vasquez giving a hitch to Khan 115-110.

Hill’s label looked to have creatively given a seventh turn to Khan, though contains amendments that resulted in Peterson holding it 10-8.

On Thursday, Khan indicted a unclear male of “interfering” with officials and a judges’ scorecards by posting a series of images from a hitch on his Twitter page.

The Bolton warrior claimed a male talked to WBA administrator Michael Welsh and also distinguished with Peterson after his win.

However, when contacted by BBC Sport, Welsh refused to answer any questions about a poser male or what was said.

Mendoza combined that a male claimed to be an IBF central though his loyal temperament is not famous to a WBA.

The IBF contend they are not creation any criticism on claims that a poser male was one of their officials.

The WBA boss also claims that Welsh was abandoned when he lifted concerns about a male during ringside.

“Welsh was endangered about a lady being around him and couldn’t get a coordination to do his pursuit scrupulously during a fight,” pronounced Mendoza. “He pronounced he was totally abandoned by a elect in Washington.”

George Hill’s scorecard for a Khan-Peterson fight

Khan’s business manager, Asif Vali, pronounced that they had created to a fighting authorities for explanations to several areas of concern.

“We did a list devise with Golden Boy Promotions [Khan's promoter] and a WBA central was already in his chair and a IBF central was already in his seat, so who is this person?” he asked.

“What’s he doing articulate to a WBA? Why is he doing a slips?

“These are legitimate questions and if they give us sufficient reasons for it afterwards I’ll accept it. we wish to see what a reasons are.

“We’re not observant there is tainted play concerned in any way, figure or form. we only need a answers for a method of events that have taken place. Nothing else.

“I’m not accusing any of a bodies. Lamont Peterson is a champion and good fitness to him for 2012.”