It has always been Amir Khan’s dream since he was a little boy to be “Top of the Bill” and his dream came true on Saturday night, where he put in a cracking performance against Scott Lawton.
Khan certainly recovered his poise and pride in this fight and simply out fought the normally durable Scott Lawson and the referee was forced to stop the fight in only the forth round. The fight on paper, did look like to be good match and a great workout for Khan, but in truth it was really a one sided event. Amir Khan was just to fast, clever and more importantly to powerful for Scott Lawton. The crowd was very lively at Nottingham and it was clear from the offset that Khan was a far better boxer than Lawton.
Earlier this year Lawton had lost a title fight and in the changing rooms after the fight on Saturday night he insisted that Khan would beat the current champion Jon Thaxton at lightweight level. It has been reported that Khan has been saying the same thing himself for a long time. Thaxton fought on Friday night at York hall, where he retained his British Title when he stopped Dave Stewart in round 12. This fight was also an eliminator for the right to being negotiations for a possible meeting with Khan. However the fight still remains a remote possibility at best at the moment and when Khan fights again on December the 8th in his home town of Bolton, he will most likely be facing the former British champion, Graham Earl. This will be the next big fight from Khan, to keep a watch out for!
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