Khan: I want ‘big names’, not Brook

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Amir Khan has dismissed the possibility of fighting fellow Briton Kell Brook, despite his plans to return to the welterweight division.

The 29-year-old impressed against WBC middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas on Saturday night until the heavy sixth-round knockout that ended his challenge ultimately exposed him as too small to compete at 155lbs, where that fight was made.

He has already spoken of his desire to pursue his status as mandatory challenger to WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia, who he lost to in 2012, but there remains a strong chance Garcia will be Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent if the undefeated American makes his expected return from retirement.

IBF champion Brook has long sought a fight with the Olympic silver medallist, though even if Garcia remains out of Khan’s reach he is adamant he will not consider Brook an option because of the extent to which he dislikes him.

“Basically, I don’t like him and I’m not going to give him the fight.”

Amir Khan on Kell Brook

“I don’t think that fight will happen, I’ll give that a miss,” said Khan, speaking before Brook’s claim it would no longer be safe for them to fight because of the …

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