Amir Khan

[Paul.S]

When is the total added up, at the end, or do they fill in the "Total Points" field as they go along?

Its quite easy to see how the 10 year old* judge could make a mistake...










* - age guess based on the handwriting.

[Buzzo]

Wow, they've done it so well you can hardly tell....

[Gibbo]

Rematch announced

Edit, the site that had this up has now taken it down.

Lots of reports saying he's been offered one though. Maybe not signed yet.

[Chazza]

Amir Khan 'mystery man' not an IBF official, insists boxing authority

The International Boxing Federation has confirmed the "mystery man" accused by Amir Khan of interfering with judges' scorecards in his defeat against Lamont Peterson is not an official of the organisation.

The boxing authority said Mustafa Ameen is neither employed nor a sanctioning official, as had been previously claimed by one of the promoters of the fight.

"Mr Ameen does outreach work for the IBF's Sarb [Special Assistance for Retired Boxers] Education Fund," the organisation said in a statement.

The admission by the IBF confirms the claims of Khan's trainer, Freddie Roach, that Ameen is not a boxing official.

The organisation said Ameen is not paid for his work with Sarb, which was created to financially assist retired professional boxers experiencing monetary difficulties.

The IBF has decided to break its silence and provide clarification on Ameen's ringside presence during Khan's controversial split decision defeat to Peterson in Washington DC last month.

The statement added: "Mr Ameen agreed that he would network on behalf of the organisation with the purpose of connecting with these fighters in order for the IBF to provide them with some financial assistance.

"Mr Ameen is not an employee or an official of the organisation, nor does he receive any monetary compensation from the organisation for his efforts."

Richard Schaefer, chief executive of the Golden Boy company which promoted the Khan-Peterson fight, had claimed Ameen is an IBF official who was given accreditation for the fight but was not directly involved in it.

But it was a view that Roach was quick to question.

Khan lost his WBA and IBF titles to Peterson following the defeat but has continued to question a number of aspects of the fight on Twitter and in television interviews.

The WBA, which sanctioned the fight along with the IBF, has told BBC Sport it would like to see a rematch because of questions over the integrity of the bout.

Olympic silver medallist Khan lost his light-welterweight titles, having been deducted a point in two rounds by the referee for pushing his opponent.

Judges George Hill and Valerie Dorsett scored the fight 113-112 to Peterson, while Nelson Vasquez gave the verdict to Khan 115-110.

An appeal brought by Khan's camp over the fight will be heard on 18 January.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/16502041.stm

[Vermilion]

Such a simple answer, and yet it took this long ? Odd they didn't just id him on first day it was brought up.

If you wanted/needed someone to be able to mingle in certain areas of this event, in order to see any er....plans? you've made run smoothly, then i suppose this fella is the perfect guy.

[Chazza]

0918 BOXING: Amir Khan has been granted a rematch with Lamont Peterson by the World Boxing Association, according to his promoter. Richard Schaefer, chief executive of Golden Boy Promotions, told RingTV: "I just received, half an hour ago, a letter from the WBA on their official decision that they are going to order an immediate rematch," Schaefer is reported as saying. "I think that it's the right decision, and I hope that we can get the rematch done." Khan lost both his WBA and IBF titles in a split decision defeat in Peterson's Washington DC hometown on December 10.

[kris90210]

Could they nullify the result? To be fair, it looks dodgy as ****. Hardly a great advert for the sport.

[Chris]

Changing the result would be crazy unless theres some serious evidence, as it is there a man being a bit of a knob but thats not reason enough to rob Peterson of the win. Rematch is fair.

[Shaggy]

guardian_sport Guardian sport
WBA confirms Amir Khan has been granted a rematch with Lamont Peterson …

[Daniel 7]

Reckon Khan will beat him up Lennox Lewis revenge style.

He was too cocky going into that last fight and seemed to take it for granted he'd walk it, just like Manny did in his last fight. Hopefully he'll have learned a lesson. Big payday for Lamont though, not bad for a boy from the streets.

[Gingawaria]

Fully expecting Khan to blow him away in the rematch.

[RichC]

he was looking past him IMO at getting a fight with Mayweather and paid the price.

Sure he'll take him out in the rematch though.

[cream]

GoldenBoy have withdrawn their appeal...what's happened...

[Daniel 7]

Its odd isn't it? Is it because he has a rematch?

[Alex]

They seem too be alluding too the fact it wont be a fair hearing. I would say its all a bit petty, but something doesn't seem right here. I cant believe that they are not even going to investigate the bloke in the hat. Fair enough they know who he is, but why was he talking to the judges. Khan defiantly has a case too be heard there.