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Boxing: Khan eyes bigger goal.


AMIR KHAN Amir Khan may refer to:
  • Amir Khan (boxer), British boxer
  • Ustad Amir Khan, Hindustani vocalist
  • Amir Khan (Pindari), Indian ruler
  • Amir Khan (cricketer), West Indian cricketer
  • Aamir Khan, Indian actor
  • Amir Khan Lepzerin, A Kurdish ruler of Beradost near Urmia.
 yesterday predicted he could win a world title before he is old enough to fight for a British Championship.

The 19-year-old will face his first foreign opponent in his first six-round fight when he meets Vitali Martynov in his fifth fight at Nottingham Ice Stadium The Nottingham Ice Stadium was an ice rink in Nottingham, England.

The building was first opened in 1939 but it was quickly called upon for other purposes. Throughout World War II, the Ice Stadium acted as a store for guns, bullets and other ammunition produced at the nearby
 on January 28.

But Khan has already announced his sixth fight will take place on the undercard un·der·card  
n.
The event or events coming before and supporting the main event, as of boxing matches.
 of the Commonwealth heavyweight title showdown between Danny Williams and British champion, Matt Skelton, at London's Excel Arena on February 25.

Khan insists that the title in question could be for a world belt and said: "It's my ambition to be one of the youngest world champions ever.

"To fight for a British title you have to be 21 so I might be a world champion before that."
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Title Annotation:Sport
Publication:Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date:Jan 20, 2006
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