Khan vs Peterson rematch on March 31, 2012

Brit/Pak boxer Amir Khan a.k.a King Khan will be set in ring with Peterson, the current IBF and WBF title holder on March 31st 2012 in a rematch.

Amir Khan lost to Peterson last weekend losing both his titles on a split decision by the judges. Amir Khan was of the view the referee(Cooper) was not being fair, ultimately deducting two points for pushing without warning. According to Khan he was ultimately playing with two people in the ring, Peterson and the referee. Amir Khan after the match readily demanded for the rematch.

Khan's Hall of Fame trainer, Freddie Roach, didn't hold back in his criticism of Cooper, who declined to talk after the fight.

"(Cooper) did a terrible job. A referee shouldn't decide fights," Roach said. "He's not a judge. He made himself a judge tonight. He missed a knockdown. The first knockdown (ruled a slip) was clearer than the second one. And then he took two points away for nothing and didn't give warnings. This is like amateur refereeing. A referee at this level of competition shouldn't make those mistakes. He decided the fight, not the judges. The referee took it out of the judges' hands."

[ via Sporty Arena ] 

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Khan outraged for poor officiating

[ Irish Times ] 11 Dec

Defeat mired in perceived injustice can be tough to accept. But convincing Amir Khan that he lost to Lamont Peterson in the challenger’s own backyard because of a referee unfamiliar with the demands of governing a world-class fight, as well as a curious delay by ringside officials in tallying the scores, was a cursedly difficult assignment for friends and family who gathered around him after he had surrendered his two world titles.

Khan had Peterson over in the first, almost again in the ninth and flirted with disintegration on the ropes more than once himself as the Washingtonian thrashed his ribs, before taking the 12th – only to be penalised a second time for the rare crime of pushing.

Amir Khan loses Washington war

[ ESPN ] 11 Dec

Lamont Peterson - the new light-welterweight champion (Photo: Getty Images)

Britain's Amir Khan's dreams of boxing superstardom are in tatters after he lost his WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles to Lamont Peterson on a split points decision.

Khan had Peterson down in the first round, but failed to capitalise on that stirring start and was eventually drawn into a brawl in which Peterson hit him easily and often. Khan failed to use his speed to get himself out of the line of fire as Peterson put him under relentless pressure.

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