Khan vs Garcia update

Watch the full fight video replay of the fight between Amir "King" Khan and Danny "Swift" Garcia on this site after the scheduled bout on July 14, 2012. Stay tuned!! 

GARCIA vs KHAN fight for the WBA and WBC belts

The WBA has stripped Peterson of it's 140-pound title

Lamont Peterson has been stripped of the WBA 140-pound title he won from Amir Khan as a result of his failed pre-fight drug test, according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer. The vacant belt will be on the line when Khan challenges WBC titleholder Danny Garcia on July 14.
Thus the winner of the HBO-televised Garcia-Khan fight, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, will be partially unified junior welterweight titleholder.

Khan (26-2, 18 knockouts), who lost a split decision and his WBA and IBF titles to Peterson last December, had a scheduled May 19 rematch with the Washington, D.C. native cancelled after Peterson tested positive for the banned substance testosterone.

Schaefer said Golden Boy Promotions sent letters to the WBA and IBF requesting that the sanctioning organizations "rule the fight a no-contest," and, asking "the IBF and the WBA to re-instate Amir Khan as their champion."
On Wednesday, Schaefer told RingTV.com that the WBA notified him that it will sanction Khan's bout with Garcia (23-0, 14 KOs), who earned the WBC 140-pound title by outpointing Erik Morales in March. "I've gotten verbal confirmation that the WBA is going to have Amir fight for the WBA title, so that's that," said Schaefer. "As it relates to the WBC, we already know that the fight is also going to be for the WBC title [owned by Garcia,] so their fight will definitely be for two belts." read more