Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana
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| Date | December 11, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA World Light Welterweight Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Khan defeats Maidana via unanimous decision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxer |
 Amir Khan
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 Marcos Maidana
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| Nickname | King Khan | El Chino | |
| Hometown | Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| Pre-fight record | 23–1–0 (17 KO) | 29–1–0 (27 KO) | |
| Height | 5 feet, 10 inches | 5 feet, 9 inches | |
| Recognition | WBA World Light Welterweight Champion | WBA Light Welterweight Interim Titlist |
Light welterweight titlist Amir Khan and interim titlist Marcos Maidana reached an agreement to meet on December 11, 2010. The bout was for Khan's WBA Light Welterweight Title, which Khan successfully defended, winning via unanimous decision. The fight was awarded Fight of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
On 9 March 2010, Golden Boy Promotions confirmed that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and former light welterweight world champion Paulie Malignaggi will hold a press conference in London to announce their world title bout set for 15 May at the Madison Square Garden in New York. This was Khan's first bout in the U.S. The fight was for the WBA light welterweight title, which Khan won in the 11th round. Immediately after the fight, Khan stated he wanted to fight Marcos Maidana next and unify the light-welterwight division, suggesting that the way to do this would be for him to fight Maidana, and then go on to face the winner of a Devon Alexander vs. Timothy Bradley match.
Maidana, after failing to challenge undefeated WBO Junior Welterwight champion Timothy Bradley, postponed the fight to June 19 due to a back injury suffered by Maidana.
On May 3, Maidana pulled out of the fight yet again, still citing his back as the problem. The fight had already been rescheduled from June 19 to July 17, and Bradley went on to fight Luis Carlos Abregu on July 17, instead of Maidana.
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